Arguably one of the most controversial premium tanks ever added in World of Tanks, the Object 252U (also known as the Defender due to its premium reskinned variants) is essentially a much better version of the IS-6 that had almost everything the IS-6 lacked.

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Mar 9, 2025 · Today, the tank is commonly known as the Object 252U, with the U likely coming from the Russian word улучшенный for ‘improved’. Although based on archive documents and drawings, the name is likely to be a modern fabrication …

Feb 28, 2021 · VIII Object 252U. Breakthrough Heavy Tank. This is a proposed field modification from skill4ltu for Object 252U.

Good HP, Low DPM, Penetration 225, Damage 420, Reload time: 13.05, High damage, Big caliber. All about the tank: hidden stats, armor, 3D model.

Speed is good for what it is, it has protection comparable to the VK100.01P but handily beats it in mobility. It's ok. Armour still works, it can sidescrape. Skoda is better in raw firepower, but armour is much worse on skoda. Hull is great, turret is decent.

Object 252U equipment builds for World of Tanks. Equipment setups based on Skill4ltu and Yzne configurations.

He's correct. 252U has better frontal armor than IS-7 due to its better slopes. It's one of the very few t8 HT that can actually take punishment and bounce in tier 10 games. If you hide the lower plate, you will bounce gold ammo from many tier 9 and 10 tanks.

Dec 21, 2021 · The 252u isn’t especially unique or fancy, nor is its playstyle. What it is is consistent. It will do its job very, very reliably if you play to its strengths, and it will do it better than any other IS clone.

Feb 22, 2022 · The VIII Object 252U Defender is feared across battlefields for its armor and firepower. Take the fight to the enemy with 440 alpha damage, 1,760 DPM, high-penetration shells from a 122 mm gun, and bouncy frontal armor.