Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Iosif Stalin tank

Iosif Stalin tank
IS-2 and IS-3
IS-2 model 1943 (front) and IS-3 at the Great Patriotic War Museum, Minsk, Belarus
TypeHeavy tank
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1943–1994
Used bySoviet Union, Cuba, China, North Korea, Egypt
WarsWorld War II, Hungary, Six Day War,Czechoslovakia
Production history
DesignerZh. Kotin, N. Dukhov
Designed1943 (IS-2), 1944 (IS-3), 1944–45 (IS-4)
ManufacturerKirov Factory, UZTM
Produced1943–45 (IS-2), 1945–47 (IS-3), 1945–46 (IS-4)
Number built3,854 IS-2, 2,311 IS-3, 250 IS-4
Specifications (IS-2 Model 1944[2])
Weight46 tonnes (51 short tons; 45 long tons)
Length9.90 m (32 ft 6 in)
Width3.09 m (10 ft 2 in)
Height2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Crew4

Armor30–120 mm (1.2–4.7 in)[1]
Main
armament
D25-T 122 mm gun (28 rds.)
Secondary
armament
3×DT, 1×DShK machine guns
Engine12-cyl. diesel model V-2
600 hp (450 kW)
Power/weight13 hp/tonne
Suspensiontorsion bar
Fuel capacity820 l (180 imp gal; 220 US gal)
Operational
range
240 km (150 mi)
Speed37 km/h (23 mph)

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