The IS-2 (Russian: ИС-2, sometimes romanized as JS-2[note 1]) is a Soviet heavy tank, the second of the IS tank series named after the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. It was developed and saw combat during World War II and saw service in other Soviet allied countries after the war.

Jun 30, 2014 · An up-gunned version of the IS-1, the IS-2 was the main Russian heavy tank of 1944, replacing the KV-1 and variants. It was armed with a 122 mm gun.

The IS tanks (Russian: ИС) were a series of heavy tanks developed as a successor to the KV-series by the Soviet Union during World War II. The IS acronym is the anglicized initialism of Joseph Stalin (Ио́сиф Ста́лин, Iosif Stalin).

Aug 26, 2019 · While the IS-2 held its own during World War II, the Soviets discontinued the heavy tank in 1960 to save rubles. (Illustration by Peter Sarson, from IS-2 Heavy Tank, 1944–73, by Steven J. Zaloga (Osprey Publishing, Bloomsbury Press Publishing))

Around 102 to 107 IS-122s were delivered between December 1943 and February 1944, and the name was changed to IS-2. The first version of the IS-2 (production name) was equipped with the A19 gun, and production started in November 1943 at the Chelyabinsk factory.

World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland, after which the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany. Poland was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.

May 13, 2024 · The IS-2 tank helped the Soviet Union defeat German enemies in World War II and was important in establishing its place as one of the world's superpowers after.

Starting in late 1943, the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant produced hundreds of IS-2 tanks for the Red Army by June 1944. These tanks greatly aided the penetration of enemy defenses and the advancing of friendly forces. The IS-2 will be remembered for a long time after WWII ends.

May 21, 2018 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the IS-2 / JS-2 (Josef Stalin) Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle including pictures.

On Oct. 31, 1943 it entered the service of the Soviet Red Army to resist the German tank troops. It was created to smash heavily fortified enemy positions and combat heavy tanks. The IS-2 tanks...