IS-3

IS-3 — Photo: Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type: Tank
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Factory No.100 Kirovskiy Works
Designer: Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
Designed: 1944
Entered service: 1945
Produced: 1945–1946
Units produced: 2,311
Status: Retired
Crew: 4

Overview

IS-3 is a tank from the Soviet Union, made by Factory No.100 Kirovskiy Works. It entered service in 1945; it was produced from 1945 to 1946; 2,311 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 122 mm. It is used or was used by Israel, the Soviet Union, China, Egypt and 2 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Yom Kippur War and the Six-Day War.

Armament

Main armament: 122mm Gun D-25 (28 rounds)
Caliber: 122 mm
Secondary armament: 7.62mm DTM MG (coaxial, 1500 rounds)1 × 12.7mm DShK MG (AA, 250 rounds)

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 46 t
Length: 9.73 m
Width: 3.07 m
Height: 2.44 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: V-2-IS (V2K) V-12 water-cooled diesel
Power: 390 kW
Road speed: 37 km/h
Off-road speed: 20 km/h
Operational range: 150 km
Fuel capacity: 520 l
Suspension: torsion bar
Armour: 110 mm (4.3 in) at 55° (hull front); 90 mm (3.5 in) at 60° (upper sides); 25–45 mm (0.98–1.77 in) (roof); 20–35 mm (0.79–1.38 in) (floor); 60 mm (2.4 in) at…

Variants

IS-3M

Weapons and ammunition on board

DShK 12.7×108mm

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Russo-Ukrainian War

Operators

Sources

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.