The IS-2 (Russian: ИС-2, sometimes romanized as JS-2[note 1]) is a Soviet heavy tank, the second of the IS tank series named after the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. It was developed and saw combat during World War II and saw service in other Soviet allied countries after the war.

2014年6月30日 · An up-gunned version of the IS-1, the IS-2 was the main Russian heavy tank of 1944, replacing the KV-1 and variants. It was armed with a 122 mm gun.

2019年8月26日 · After the capture of a German Tiger I in January 1943, Soviet designers set out on a major redesign to carry a 122 mm cannon in a turret. The new heavy tank that resulted was named the Iosip (Joseph) Stalin, and the first production version, the IS …

Turret side: 90 mm at 20° angle. The IS tanks (Russian: ИС) were a series of heavy tanks developed as a successor to the KV-series by the Soviet Union during World War II. The IS acronym is the anglicized initialism of Joseph Stalin (Ио́сиф Ста́лин, Iosif Stalin).

Around 102 to 107 IS-122s were delivered between December 1943 and February 1944, and the name was changed to IS-2. The first version of the IS-2 (production name) was equipped with the A19 gun, and production started in November 1943 at the Chelyabinsk factory.

The Soviet heavy tank IS-2 is barely covered in English or German literature so we looked a bit into Russian sources as well, for this Jens Wehner from the M...

2019年2月12日 · One of the most powerful tanks of the Great Patriotic War, the IS-2 was so successful that it not only destroyed the Nazis, but served the Soviet and Russian armies for another half a century.

The IS-2, born in war, was the epitome of armored warfare, combining powerful weaponry and increased protection. Let’s have a look at the IS-2 heavy tank’s origins, development, and battlefield performance.

The IS-1 redesignated the IS-2 for security reasons is the first Soviet heavy tank model of the IS tank series. It saw combat in World War II as well as service in other Soviet allied countries after the war.

IS-2 (Iosif Stalin, Иосиф Сталин) was a heavy tank developed by the Soviet Union during Second World War. Tank went into service in April 1944 and was used as a spearhead by the Red Army in the final stage of war.