The IS-3 (also known as Object 703) is a Soviet heavy tank developed in late 1944. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret (resembling that of an upturned soup bowl) became the hallmark of post-war Soviet tanks.

2014年6月30日 · The IS-3 was a Cold War tank, of the same generation as the British Centurion and American Pershing. All three were conceived to fight the latest German tanks, but ended on opposite fronts and had a long Cold War career.

The first official showing of the IS-3 occurred on September 7th, 1945, during the Allied parade in Berlin to mark the end of WWII. 52 tanks from the 71st Guards Heavy Tank Regiment of the 2nd Guards Tank Army drove along the Charlottenburg avenue. Foreign military observers were shocked at the presence of such powerful vehicles in Soviet hands.

2022年8月1日 · The IS-3 was employed by the Soviet Army during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 to put down the Prague Spring but details on its performance during this conflict are scarce.

The IS-3 known as Object 703 is a Soviet heavy tank developed in late 1944, and began production in May 1945. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret (resembling an upturned soup bowl), became the hallmark of post-war Soviet tanks.

2020年5月12日 · is-3 1944 armour redesign, with new rounded turret, angular front hull casting, integrated stowage bins over the tracks. Internally similar to IS-2 model 1944, and produced concurrently.

2021年4月14日 · The IS-3 heavy tank was to be the Soviet Union ’s ultimate heavy tank: well-armed and very well protected. It could have in theory allowed the Red Army to punch through enemy armored formations...

2020年8月6日 · In June 2014, in the early weeks of the war between Russia and Ukraine, separatists in eastern Ukraine were desperate for heavy weaponry. Rebels in Kostiantynivka, a city in Donetsk Oblast, eyed a...

Heavy tank "Joseph Stalin - 3" (abbreviated IS - 3) - the last Soviet tank, adopted during the Great Patriotic War, but practically did not participate in hostilities.

2018年5月21日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the IS-3 / JS-3 (Josef Stalin) Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle including pictures.