Object 120: For Future Reference

In the 1960s, Soviet engineers created one rather unusual tank destroyer with an extremely powerful cannon: Object 120. The vehicle had another name that did a better job at conveying its essence: the Taran, which is Russian for “ram.” The development of this vehicle went all in on the old formula of a tank destroyer with high firepower and little regard for armor. The resulting machine was arguably the most powerful self-propelled gun that could be made at the time.