IS-3 - Wikipedia
During the late 1950s, all IS-3s were modernized as IS-3M models. [1] According to Zaloga, the Egyptian Army acquired about 100 IS-3M tanks from the Soviet Union, while Sewell gives a figure of 120 tanks.
IS-3 - Tank Encyclopedia
Jun 30, 2014 · The IS-3 was the last Soviet heavy tank designed during World War Two, it introduced a new standard turret shape for Soviet designs.
IS tank family - Wikipedia
The IS-3 known as Object 703 is a Soviet heavy tank developed in late 1944, and began production in May 1945. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret (resembling an upturned soup bowl), became the hallmark of post-war Soviet tanks.
IS-3: The Tank with a Piked Nose - Tank Archives
Jun 19, 2016 · The IS-3 tanks went through several modernizations. In 1948, designers reinforced the engine mounts, changed the mounts for the gearbox and the main friction clutch design, replaced the 10-RK radio with a 10-RP radio, and the hand fuel pump with an electric one.
IS-3 — The Soviet Heavy that Scared the West - Medium
Nov 30, 2022 · Although the IS-3 arrived too late to see combat in WWII, it would become the main Soviet tank of the immediate Cold War period and participate in conflicts throughout the 1950s and ’60s and...
IS-3: The Soviet Super-Tank Plagued with Teething Problems
Jun 15, 2022 · This modernized version of IS-3 had additional jettisonable external fuel tanks, improved hull welding, and a new anti-air machine gun.
IS-3 - the Soviet Heavy that Scared the West - Tank Historia
Aug 1, 2022 · Although the IS-3 arrived too late to see combat in WWII, it would become the main Soviet tank of the immediate Cold War period and participate in conflicts throughout the 1950s and ’60s and even into the modern day.
IS-3 / JS-3 (Josef Stalin) Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
May 21, 2018 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the IS-3 / JS-3 (Josef Stalin) Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle including pictures.
The IS-3 was fitted with the very powerful D-25T 122mm main gun, well-known by the end of World War II, that was a proven killer of German heavy armor during the war. The reaction caused by the...
IS-3 Green Light - Tank Archives
The ballistics trials of the IS-3 hull demonstrate its obvious advantages over the hull of the IS-122 tank. The modernized IS-3 tank is recommended for service under the condition that the defects in this report be resolved.