IS-2
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The IS-2 is a Soviet heavy tank, the second of the IS tank series named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. It was developed and saw combat during World War II and saw service in other Soviet allied co
IS-2 Model 1943, in Sevastopol
The KV-85 was a stop-gap solution until the introduction of the IS series. Note the modified KV chassis with the removal of the hull machine-gunner/ radio operator's station with one operated by the driver, and the driver's station slightly centered at the front; a staple design of all IS-series tanks.
IS-85 (IS-1) Prototype equipped with D-5T gun. Later IS-2 converted models were replaced with the 122mm D-25T gun whilst retaining the same hull.
Line drawing of IS-2
122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)
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122 mm corps gun M1931/37 was a Soviet field gun developed in late 1930s by combining the barrel of the 122 mm gun M1931 and the carriage of the 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937. The gun was in production fr
IS-2
…up-gun the IS-85 began in late 1943. Two candidate weapons were the D-25 122 mm tank gun, the ballistic characteristics of which were identical to the A-19 122 mm gun, and the D-10 100 mm gun, which was based on a dual-purpose naval gun. The D-10 had been designed for anti-tank fire and had better armor penetration…
M1931/37 at the Museum on Sapun Mountain, Sevastopol
The M1931/37 (right) stands beside what appears to be its predecessor, the M1931, in the Artillery Museum in Saint Petersburg.
The M1931/37 in the Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow
The M1931/37 in Poznań Citadel