The
Iosef Stalin tank, named after
Joseph Stalin, was a
tank developed by the
Soviet Union during
World War II. Production started in
1942 and was increased in
1943 due to the performance of the
German Panther[?] and
Tiger tanks at
Kursk.
The
IS-2 was the first production version and was equipped with a 122mm gun. In
1944 the design was upgraded to the
IS-3 which had improved armor and a semicircular cast turret.
The IS-3 remained in the Red Army until the late 1960s and even later in the armies of China and North Korea
- Weight: 46 tons
- Speed: 37 km/h
- Range: 150km
- Armament: 122mm gun
- Secondary armament: 12,7mm and 7,62mm
- Crew: 4