IS-2

IS-2 — Photo: Министерство обороны РФ · CC BY 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type: Tank
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Kirov Factory, UZTM
Designer: Zhozef Kotin, Nikolay Dukhov
Designed: 1943
Entered service: 1944
Produced: 1943–1945
Units produced: 3,854
Status: Retired
Crew: 4

Overview

IS-2 is a tank from the Soviet Union, made by Kirov Factory and UZTM. It entered service in 1944; it was produced from 1943 to 1945; 3,854 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 122 mm. It is used or was used by the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia and 7 other countries, and saw combat in the Korean War and World War II.

Armament

Main armament: D-25T 122 mm gun (28 rounds)
Caliber: 122 mm
Secondary armament: 1×DShK, 3×DT (2,079 rounds)

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 46 t
Length: 9.90 m
Width: 3.09 m
Height: 2.73 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: V-2-10 (V-2IS) diesel (V-12 configuration) based on the Kharkiv model V-2
Power: 382 kW
Road speed: 37 km/h
Off-road speed: 10 km/h
Operational range: 240 km
Fuel capacity: 820 l
Suspension: torsion bar
Armour: IS-2 Model 1944:Hull front: 100 mm at 60° angleLower glacis: 100 mm at 30° angleTurret front: 100 mm (rounded)Mantlet: 120 mm (rounded)Hull side: 90–130 mm at…

Weapons and ammunition on board

DP-27 DShK 12.7×108mm 7.62×54mmR

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Operators

Czechoslovakia East Germany

Sources

Wikipedia (ru): ИС-2, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: IS-2, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.