IS-2 heavy tank
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The IS-2 was a late-World War II Soviet heavy tank known for its powerful 122 mm gun and thick armor, designed to break through German defenses and engage enemy heavy tanks.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IS series heavy tanks | 2 |
| IS-2 heavy tank canonical | 1 |
| Iosif Stalin tanks | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet heavy tank
ⓘ
World War II tank ⓘ |
| armorType | cast and welded steel armor ⓘ |
| caliberOfMainGun | 122 mm ⓘ |
| category | armored fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew |
4
ⓘ
4 men ⓘ |
| designedAs | breakthrough tank ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet tank design bureaus ⓘ |
| designedTo |
break through fortified defenses
ⓘ
defeat German heavy tanks ⓘ |
| developedFrom | IS-1 heavy tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | about 600 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | V-2-IS V12 diesel engine ⓘ |
| era | late World War II ⓘ |
| gunType | D-25T 122 mm tank gun ⓘ |
| hullFrontArmorThickness | up to about 120 mm ⓘ |
| introducedAsImprovementOver | KV series heavy tanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 122 mm D-25T gun ⓘ |
| maximumRoadSpeed | about 37 km/h ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large, rounded turret
ⓘ
sloped frontal hull armor ⓘ two-piece 122 mm ammunition ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | IS tank family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse | Cold War period ⓘ |
| predecessor | KV-1 heavy tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel engine ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
IS-3 heavy tank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T-10 heavy tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | breakthrough and assault tank ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
Battle of Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
12.7 mm DShK machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm DT machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1944 ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| turretFrontArmorThickness | up to about 100–120 mm ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Korean People's Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish People's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant |
IS-2 model 1943
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IS-2 model 1944 ⓘ |
| weight | around 46 tonnes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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IS series heavy tanks
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IS series heavy tanks
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Iosif Stalin tanks