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here, i found a russian beast other than the overrated P.1000 Ratte and the P.1500 Monster ultra heavy tank projects..

i present to you, the Osokin heavy tank cruiser. which comprises of 4 T-34-76 hulls and a main hull in the middle.



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Oh yes. It's like that crazy fake KV-VI project, except someone actually thought that this was a good idea. Someone that should know better, too. Osokin wasn't some kind of peasant, he was an Engineer-Lieutenant-Colonel. Of the VVS, though, so hopefully his airplane engineering was at least a little bit more realistic. Let's look at the statistics of his beast.
Combat mass, with armament: ~270 tons
Armament and ammunition:
guns: 2*152 (160-200 shells), 5*76 (650-800 shells), 2*23 (1200 shells)
machine guns: 3*12.7 (4500 rounds), 14*7.62 (26460)
Armour thickness (in various places): 40-125 mm
Engines: aircraft M-30 or M-40
Total horsepower: 4000-6000 hp
hp/ton: 13.3-22
Area of tracks in contact with ground: 43.4 meters squared
Ground pressure: ~0.7 kg/meter squared
Maximum speed: 36-40 kph
Minimum speed: 4.2 kph
Performance:
elevation: up to 40 degrees
vertical obstacle: up to ___ meters
crossable trench: 9 meters
fording depth: 1.8 meters
Fuel capacity: 8400 kg of diesel
Operational range: ~600 km
Crew: 30
Amount of transportable infantry: 50
Water hazards can be crossed using attachable pontoons of the Epron type (soft or rigid).

Well, it looks like he stapled 4 T-34 model 1940s to two T-100-Zs and called it a day. Oh, also, this monster is 21.45 meters in length and 9.7 meters in width. You would think that an air force officer would be aware of what a juicy target this would represent. I guess that's what the 5 AA guns are for. The Red Army was also unimpressed with the project, and it disappeared into the archives.

Giganaut made a 3D model of this thing, and made it sillier in the only way possible.

and apperantly that the engines are the ones between the T-34s when i modeled it. and not in the T34 itself

Giganaut wrote:and apperantly that the engines are the ones between the T-34s when i modeled it. and not in the T34 itself

So forseeably the tank could be shorter.. as you wouldn't need the rear portions of the T34s NO?

ALPHA

Thats just dumb! Had it been built it would have made a PERFECT target for EVERY freeking plane in the air!

jackalope wrote:Thats just dumb! Had it been built it would have made a PERFECT target for EVERY freeking plane in the air!

probably why it was only made on paper

ALPHA

ALPHA wrote:

Giganaut wrote:and apperantly that the engines are the ones between the T-34s when i modeled it. and not in the T34 itself

So forseeably the tank could be shorter.. as you wouldn't need the rear portions of the T34s NO?

ALPHA

cause russians must have big and glorious comrade weapons to scare facist german tanks XDD

jackalope wrote:Thats just dumb! Had it been built it would have made a PERFECT target for EVERY freeking plane in the air!

and awesome for parade purposes

I'm beginning to seriously think some of these generals and Mr.Hitler (BIG TIME) must have had the genitals of a gnat as they all MUST have the BIGGEST gun they can find! Come on guys don't make it so obvious that your hung like a fly!

150mm guns on a tank come on now, or better yet 2 150mm guns! "Look at how BIG and POWERFUL my guns are ladies" Geeezzzzz.

jackalope wrote:I'm beginning to seriously think some of these generals and Mr.Hitler (BIG TIME) must have had the genitals of a gnat as they all MUST have the BIGGEST gun they can find! Come on guys don't make it so obvious that your hung like a fly!

150mm guns on a tank come on now, or better yet 2 150mm guns! "Look at how BIG and POWERFUL my guns are ladies" Geeezzzzz.

more like hung like an amoeba XD And yes, russians had that "more guns more power more GLORY TO MOTHERLAND!"

all in all, who would voulenteer in building this beast in 1:16 scale XDD