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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.
30 cze 2014 · The engine was fed by three tanks, two into alongside fighting compartment and one at the rear, in the engine compartment unit. Four external tanks with a total capacity of 360 liters could be added as well, not a luxury since the near 50 ton vehicles were well-known “gas-guzzlers”.
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). The heavy tanks were designed as a response to the capture of a German Tiger I in 1943. [ 7 ] .
Soviet Union (1943) Heavy Tank - 3,854 Built. A new standard in hell: The IS-2.
13 maj 2024 · The heart of the IS-2 was its 12-cylinder V2 engine, which was mounted in a rear compartment within its hull and generated 600 horsepower. This enabled the heavy tank to reach 23 miles per...
6 dni temu · The Soviet IS-2 was a testament to the innovation and determination of Soviet engineers during World War II. Its combination of firepower, armor, and battlefield presence made it one of the most effective heavy tanks of the war.
The IS-2 was the most powerful and heavily armored of the Soviet serial tanks of the war period, and one of the strongest tanks at that time in the world. Tanks of this type played a large...
