IS-2M
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | IS-2M [IS - Iosef
Stalin, also IS-122, and JS-2M] , M = Modernized |
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| Type | Heavy Tank |
Radio Equipment | 10R or 10RK |
| Manufacturer(s) | Factory No.100
Kirovskiy Works in Chelyabinsk (ChKZ or Tankograd) |
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| Crew | 4 |
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| Production Quantity | 3475 (IS-2 & IS-2M) |
Production Period | April 1944 - June 1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 46500 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.81 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 6.7 m |
Length w/Gun | 9.8 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 3.10 m |
Height | 2.7 m |
| Width | 3.1 m |
Ground clearance | 0.46 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 122 mm Gun D-25T L/43 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 28 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual & electric) |
Elevation | -3° to +20° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | TSh-17, POP |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 12.7mm DShK MG (2) |
945 |
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3 x 7.62 mm DT MG (3) |
Ammunition
Carried |
2330 |
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| Location | 1: Turret - 2: AA - 3: coaxial,
turret rear |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 120 mm / 60° |
90 mm / 90° |
60 mm / 49° |
20 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 120 mm /
30° |
90 mm /
75° |
60 mm /
41° |
30 mm /
0° |
| Turret | 160 mm / round |
110 mm / 72° |
90 mm / 60° |
30 mm / 0-5° |
| Mantlet | 100 mm /
round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | V-2-IS (V-2-10) |
Type & Displacement | V12, 38.9 liters |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 600 hp at 2000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 13.0 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 520 (+270 external) L Diesel |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 6 double, steel |
| Track return rollers | 3 double |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear, double |
| Idler Sprockets | Front, double |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Central guides, Cast allow steel, dry pin | ||
| Width | 650 mm |
Pitch | 165.10 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 87-90 |
Track ground contact | 4.36 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 37 km/hon road, 19 km/h off road |
Range | 150-230 km on road, 125-210 km off
road |
| Mileage | 340 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 36° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.5 m |
Vertical obstacles | 1.0 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.3 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 0 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°3 | - |
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Drawings |
File |
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