IS-2

IS-2
IS-2 Model 1943, in Sevastopol.
Type	Heavy tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1944-1970s
Used by	See Operators
Wars	World War II, Korean War
Production history
Designer	Zhozef Kotin Nikolay Dukhov
Designed	1943
Manufacturer	Kirov Factory, UZTM
Unit cost	IS-2 Model 1944: 264,400 rubles[1]
Produced	1943–45
No. built	3,854 (all models)
Specifications (IS-2 Model 1944[3])
Mass	46 tonnes (51 short tons; 45 long tons)
Length	9.90 m (32 ft 6 in)
Width	3.09 m (10 ft 2 in)
Height	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Crew	4 (Commander/Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader, Driver
Armor	IS-2 Model 1944: Hull front: 100 mm at 60° angle Lower glacis: 100 mm at 30° angle Turret front: 100 mm (rounded) Mantlet: 120 mm (rounded) Hull side: 90–130 mm at 9-25° Turret side: 90 mm at 20° angle.
Main armament	D-25T 122 mm gun (28 rounds)
Secondary armament	1×DShK, 3×DT (2,079 rounds)
Engine	V-2-10 (V-2IS) diesel (V-12 configuration) based on the Kharkiv model V-2 520 metric horsepower (382 kW)
Power/weight	11.3 PS/tonne
Suspension	torsion bar
Fuel capacity	820 L (180 imp gal; 220 US gal)
Operational range	Road: 240 km (150 mi) Cross-country: 180 km (110 mi) [2]
Maximum speed	37 km/h (23 mph)

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.

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