Talk:Obyekt 279

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Removed part saying four track design is unique, it clearly isn't, for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-28_%28tank%29

It is very unusual, and somewhat different from that of the T-28's (most obviously in that it was designed to confer an advantage, rather than to work around a major design flaw, that of building a 95-tonne AFV!).  —Michael Z. 2006-09-12 19:13 Z

What the heck is 'w'? Can someone disambiguate it? --71.125.61.11

[edit] Video Game Appearance

Should we mention this tank's appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater? The 279 appears in rows in the Groznyj Grad fortress. If the player contacts SIGINT, they recieve a history lesson on the vehicle. I think it's an important reference, as it's how I found out about this interesting tank. PowderedToastMan 07:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't sound very notable to me. Have a look at the guideline at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history#Popular_culture. —Michael Z. 2007-02-18 16:23 Z

Interesting how this "heavy tank" could have actually performed better than some of the contemporary and later Soviet MBTs (I'm looking at those T-55s and T-62s, in particular). A shame this project didn't go through. Darth Sidious 20:30, 15 April 2007 (UTC)