Iosif Stalin tank .
Russian heavy tank made in response to German tank tiger 1.
Before the end of the war, Russians mounted a heavy ball of 122 mm with a new dome on the existing body kv1.
This is the only heavy tank in a Russians who could penetrate armor of Tiger 1 and he could take a direct hit.
Developed from 1943 to 1944, sent in combat in the last months of the war.
You can see that the tank looks quite ridiculous with a large dome and small body.
but it served its purpose. IS 2 is the first successful attempt by the Russians to counter German heavy tanks.
From these tanks the Russians have developed many other tanks after some successes some not.
Only 130 copies of this tank were made, because it was constantly upgraded so that later specimens were given a different look.
I would put more pictures but I do not have them, and the pictures from the internet show newer tanks.
One but Genuine.
Specifications
Weight 46 tonnes
Length 9.90 m
Width 3.09 m
Height 2.73 m
Crew 4
Armor
Hull front: 100 mm at 60 ° angle
Lower glaciers: 100 mm at 30 ° angle
Turret front: 100 mm
Mantle: 155 mm
Hull side: 90-130 mm at 9-25 °
Turret side: 90 mm at 20 ° angle.
Main armament
D25-T 122 mm gun (28 rounds)
Secondary armament
1 × DShK, 3 × DT (2,079 rounds)
Engine 12-cyl. Diesel model V-2 600 hp (450 kW)
I do not know if there are any specimens of this tank.
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