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The Object 685 is a Soviet prototype amphibious light tank, developed in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s as a replacement for the obsolete PT-76. Despite it not being ordered into production, tankers in War Thunder may look forward to the highly interesting Object 685 coming to the game as part of the upcoming update 1.91!
Briefly: A ‘70s experimental Soviet amphibious light tank, offering excellent mobility combined with a fast-firing, autoloading 100mm main gun!
Object 685, light tank, USSR, VI rank.
Pros
- A 100mm cannon with a mechanised loading system
- Superb mobility
Cons
- Very light armour
After production of the PT-76 was discontinued, Soviet engineers began work on developing a suitable replacement around a set of requirements provided by the military. The requirements were sent to three different design bureaus, with each bureau developing its own vehicle around the given specifications.
One of the proposed designs, the Object 788, was disqualified early from the competition due to being incomplete and missing several key features mandated by the requirements. The other two designs, the Object 685 and Object 934 were both deemed as sufficient, and work on them continued. By the mid 1970s, both vehicles were built and tested, but neither managed to garner enough interest to warrant a production order being issued. Despite not making it past the prototype stage, design solutions from both vehicles were later applied to other Soviet fighting vehicles.
In War Thunder, the Object 685 will continue the light tank branch at rank VI of the Soviet ground forces tree after its arrival to the game as part of update 1.91. Reminiscent of the Object 906 which precedes it, the Object 685 builds upon the foundation laid by its predecessor and expands on it with the use of a larger, more powerful main gun assisted by a very handy autoloading mechanism.
Unlike the Object 906, the Object 685 is armed with a bigger, 100mm 2A48 cannon. In addition to an increase in gun calibre, the Object 685 also sports an autoloading mechanism, which will substantially increase the fire rate of the vehicle compared to other Soviet tanks armed with 100mm guns. To round off the combination of excellent ballistics and fire rate, the Object 685 will also have access to a wide selection of various ammunition types, ranging from regular armour-piercing rounds with explosive filler, to chemical rounds, and going all the way up to highly potent sub-calibre munitions. Thanks to such firepower, the Object 685 can comfortably punch well above its weight category and be confident to come out on top most of the time.
Fun Fact: Although a failed project, parts of the Object 685, such as its chassis, found their way into subsequent, more successful designs, such as the BMP-3.
While firepower certainly received a significant upgrade, protection and mobility remained virtually identical to that offered by the Object 906. With armour thickness only going up to 50mm, tankers can expect sufficient protection against lighter cannons and machine gun fire, but anything larger than that will virtually ignore the presence of the armour entirely. The 400 horsepower engine found on the Object 685 may be stronger than that of the Object 906, but it effectively only compensates for the weight increase, allowing the Object 685 to reach a similar top speed of 70 km/h forwards, 21 km/h in reverse and up to 10 km/h in water.
The Object 685 is coming to War Thunder as part of the upcoming update 1.91 and will become available to all tankers at rank VI of the Soviet ground forces tree. In the meantime, let us know what you think about the Object 685 in the comments below and stay tuned for more news regarding the next major update. Until then, tankers!
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Comments (329)
Does it have stabilazer?
Yes it has
Can people stop with the dumb comments about "reeee prototype tank while muh German tanks are gone" The Maus isn't being removed because it was a prototype, it's because the Devs believe it can't be balanced The Panther 2 as it exists in game was never built, neither was the Coelian and the Tiger II 105 as it exists in game is complete fantasy Regardless of whether or not you think the game needs it, the Object 685 was actually built and still exists today so stop comparing it to these vehicles
It can be balanced it’s called be decompression
No
Gaijin please add the BTR 40-90 line, or BMP 3 before you add another prototype trial tank. Thank you
I want BMP-3 more than anything
So does this mean we are also going to see the Object 934 at some point? I find it interesting that you mention it along with this as "both deemed as sufficient" and " by mid 1970s, both were built and tested".
I guess the next logical step (maybe end of this year/early next year) is the BMP-3 at rank VII.
When are we going to get more British and German light tanks? Russia isn't exactly hurting for light tanks right now but Germany and especially Britain are getting it bad right now? We don't want more Russian lights we want balance across the nations. Please Gaijin gib british fast.
Could you guys please add some more tier three or less? There's a lot of content waiting to be added, and I think a lot of people would be very happy. Love the shell ejection tho
Seriously. We don't need more prototypes in WT. I'm sure the player base would much rather prefer AC lines. We're still waiting for the SDKFZ 232 and 222. Same with the stag Hound
Oh dear .... not another lolpen gocart prototype racer .... the game is already full of those tincans zooming around with ludicrous speeds and roflpen any real tank. Btw... why do your remove prototype and paper tanks from the German tech tree, while you introduce a new prototype racer for the soviet one? This makes no sense. Also the images seem to look iffy, such a light chassis can never support such a huge gun. Doesn't look real for me.
If all that matters is for a vehicle to be built (not a paper vehicle), then why don't you add the R2Y1 and remove the R2Y2s?
You already killed them anyways...
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