Object 430
Object 430
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3,460,000  Cost |
| 1800360 HP Hit Points |
| 35.11/3824.22/39 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator)
- Gunner
- Driver
- Loader
| 480520 hp Engine Power |
| 50/18 km/h Speed Limit |
| 5252 deg/s Traverse |
| 13.6721.47 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| YesYes Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 248/185/63248/185/63 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
840/4400/470
840/4400/470 Shell Cost |
| 390/390/530390/390/530 HP Damage |
| 238/270/61238/270/61 mm Penetration |
|
6.19 r/m ▲
6.19 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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2414.1 ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2414.1 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.42 m ▲
0.42 m With 50% Crew: 0.52 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.52 m |
| 2.5 s 2.5 s Aim time |
| 3838 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -5°/+16°-5°/+16° Elevation Arc |
| 4040 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 1210 % Chance of Fire |
| 380 m 380 m View Range |
| 525 m 730 m Signal Range |
Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)
Camouflage
- Stationary: 17.8%
- When Moving: 13.4%
- When Firing: 3.5%
Terrain Resistance
- On Hard Ground: 0.58
- On Medium Ground: 0.67
- On Soft Ground: 1.53
Dispersion Change Values
- Turret Contribution
- Rotation: 0.15
- Shot Recoil: 3.84
- Suspension Contribution
- Acceleration: 0.13
- Turning: 0.13
With 100% Crew
IX
3460000
The Object 430 is a Soviet tier 9 medium tank.
A prototype of this medium tank was developed from 1953 through 1957 to replace the T-54. Soviet authorities wanted a tank with greater nuclear survivability and firepower, so in 1961 the project was discontinued in favor of the Object 432. Several prototypes of the vehicle were manufactured.
The Object 430 leads to the Object 430U.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | 122 mm D-25TSU | 238/270/61 | 390/390/530 | 6.19 | 0.42 | 2.5 | 2590 | 200000 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | 5TD | 480 | 12 | 1050 | 77000 | |
| X | 5TDF | 520 | 10 | 1050 | 110000 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIII | Object 430 | 38 | 52 | 0 | 12000 | 29000 | |
| IX | Object 430 improved | 39 | 52 | 0 | 12000 | 62000 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIII | 9RM | 525 | 100 | 24240 | |
| X | R-113 | 730 | 80 | 52200 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Good alpha damage and DPM
- Very strong turret armor and good hull armor
- Large hitpoint pool for a medium tank
- Good camouflage value
- The easiest grind in the game, only the engine and tracks need to be researched, and the tracks are optional
Cons:
- Thin turret roof can be easily overmatched
- Poor accuracy, subpar aim time, and bad penetration on premium round
- Bad gun depression
- Sluggish acceleration and average top speed
- Weak fuel tank module can be damaged/destroyed often
Performance
The Object 430 is drastically different to its two brothers, but by no means weaker. It sacrifices accuracy, aim time and turret armor for slightly improved hull armor and camo, along with the high damage-per-shot and good sustained damage output. It is an excellent tank, even bad players can sometimes do well in it and in hands of skilled players it can be godlike. In current meta, it is widely considered to be among top 3 best tier IX mediums.
Ideally you want to make use of the tank's decent turret armor and brawling capability. Choose spots where the lack of gun depression won't hamper you and you can expose only your turret when firing. With its good speed and camo, the tank is a serviceable scout and a good flanker. Make sure to maximize your strengths and flex around the battlefield as needed. Avoid fighting superheavies frontally, as your premium round is simply unable to penetrate most of hard targets with only 270mm pen value.
In comparison to its two sister tanks, the Object 430 has the highest alpha damage, and best effective frontal hull armor.
Early Research
Engine provides a tiny boost, and stock tracks can carry everything so don't bother with them (and they don't give any bonuses to hidden stats), so you can practically consider this tank to be elite from the start as far as performance goes, which is extremely rare. Radio carries over from almost every other Soviet high tier vehicle, research if you haven't grinded any other lines.
Suggested Equipment
External Reviews and Opinions
Gallery
Historical Info
At the ZIM (Zavod imeni Malyshev - Factory in the name of V. A. Malyshev) in Kharkov, a new department called KB-60M was created specially for this purpose. It was led by the plant chief designers J. I. Baran and A. A. Morozov (who had worked on the T-34, T-44, and T-54 medium tanks). In 1953, KB-60M submitted a preliminary proposal for the new tank. The project was officially started in April 1954 and received the designation “Ob'yekt 430″. The sketches were ready by the end of 1954, and in May 1955, work began on the technical project itself. This all was finished by June 1955 and a wooden mockup was made.
The Ob'yekt 430 used a completely new chassis with torsion bar suspension, featuring characteristically small roadwheels with internal shock absorbers. The completely new 5TD diesel engine had a new ejection cooling system, the first of its kind to be installed on a medium tank (previously used on the IS-7 and T-10 heavy tanks). The radiator assembly was isolated from the engine-transmission compartment. This allowed water to be used to cool the engine during water crossings, preventing overheating and allowing an unlimited width of water obstacles to be crossed. The new 5TD was also the most compact engine of its time, with the Ob'yekt 430's engine-transmission compartment being half the volume of the T-54's
Armor protection was to be proof against 100 mm armor-piercing shells from a minimum distance of 1,000 m from the front. The hull glacis plate was 120 mm thick, while the ballistically well-shaped turret had a maximum thickness of 240 mm.
The 100 mm D-54TS (U-8TS or 2A24) rifled gun was selected as the armament, in common with other prospective T-54 replacements at the time. This was backed up by the "Metel" (Blizzard) 2-plane gun stabilizer, which allowed the gun to be automatically relaid on a target after being elevated for loading, a TPD-43b (TPDMS) stereoscopic gun sight, TPN-1 gunner night sight, and an automatic ejection mechanism for spent shell cartridges, expended through a hatch in the rear of the turret. A total of 50 rounds were carried. A 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun was also installed on the turret for anti-aircraft use.
The first two prototypes were finished in 1957, and they received the designations “Ob'yekt 430-1*Z” and “Ob'yekt 430-2*Z” ("Zavod" - Factory testing). These prototypes were tested by the factory and were also underwent comparison tests with another experimental Soviet tank, the Ob'yekt 140. A number of problems (especially regarding the engine) were uncovered during the trials, but overall the tests were considered a success. By June 1958, the plant was ordered to build 3 more prototypes for the military to test on proving grounds ("Poligon" in Russian). These were designated “Object 430-1*P, 430-2*P and 430-3*P”. These prototypes were ready in December 1959 and were tested thoroughly in two stages from March 1960 to May 1961.
Eventually, the conclusion of the testing committee was that, while all the development program goals were met and the Ob'yekt 430 was essentially ready for serial production, it did not represent much of an improvement over the T-54. Furthermore, other experimental tanks (Ob'yekt 165 and Ob'yekt 166 – otherwise known as T-62A and T-62) had also passed the tests by that time, but they also had the advantage of sharing components with the T-54. This, and the fact that there was still some more modernization potential left in the T-54, led to the Ob'yekt 430's cancellation on 17 February 1961.
In addition, the KB-60M, on its own initiative, attempted to fit the new 115 mm U-5TS (2A20) "Molot" (Hammer) smoothbore gun also used by the T-62. The resulting tank was designated Ob'yekt 435 KB-60M also undertook design studies for an up-armored Ob'yekt 430U (“Ulushenniy” – improved, or “Usileniy” – reinforced) with a 122 mm gun. The frontal hull armor was to be improved to 160 mm, and the turret was also reworked in order to improve its protection and to install the 122 mm D-25TA gun, also used on the T-10 heavy tank. The conclusion was that it would be possible to create a medium tank with the armor and firepower of contemporary heavy tanks. This would lead to the Ob'yekt 430A, later renamed Ob'yekt 432, the immediate predecessor of the T-64 standard tank.
A single example of both the Ob'yekt 430 and Ob'yekt 435 are both preserved in the Kubinka Tank Museum, near Moscow.
Historical Gallery
Historical Accuracy Errata
* Historical 100 mm D-54TS gun is missing.
- 100 mm D-54TS was the only gun ever mounted on Object 430. 122 mm D-25TSU gun configuration is fake.
