What is the IS-7 tank?
The IS-7 Tank was a Russian Heavy Tank designed for breaking through enemy lines. It was another of the IS Tank series aka JS or “Joseph Stalin” Tank.
What is the heaviest tank in the world?
The IS-7 heavy tank design began in Leningrad in 1945 by Nikolai Fedorovich Shashmurin and was developed in 1948. Weighing 68 tonnes, thickly armoured and armed with a 130 mm S-70 long-barrelled gun, it was the largest and heaviest member of the IS family. The IS-8 (also known as Objekt 730) was the final development of the KV and IS tank series.
What did the IS-2 and IS-3 tanks do in WW2?
The IS-2 saw combat late in World War II in small numbers, notably against Tiger I, Tiger II tanks and Elefant tank destroyers. The IS-3 saw service on the Chinese-Soviet border, the Soviet invasion of Hungary, the Prague Spring and on both sides of the Six-Day War.
What was the thickness of the armor on the IS-7?
The hull armor was 150 mm placed at 50-52 degree angles. On the turret, the frontal thickness was 240–350 mm at an angle of 45-0 degrees. The IS-7 had a crew of five, with the driver in the hull, the commander and gunner in the front of the turret, with both loaders in the rear of the turret.
The IS-7 also known as the Object 260 is a Soviet Heavy tank that began development in 1945.
Should I play the IS-7 like a heavy tank?
To put it simply: Despite the IS-7’s status as a ‘heavy tank’, it shouldn’t be played like earlier heavy tanks, but instead should be played like an early MBT, utilising mobility and reload over armour. Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick.
What does the IS-7 look like?
The IS-7 looks quite similar to the IS-3 and T-10M, however due to the assisted loader and much heavier armour, the turret is significantly longer. It has machine guns strewn all over the hull and turret, and a distinctive gun with a perforated cylinder type muzzle brake.
How good is the IS-7?
The IS-7 is the ultimate ‘super-heavy tank’, rivalling the Maus and E-100 in pure survivability, with a massive 130mm naval gun. Nigh impenetrable from the front, even with all but the highest penetration HEAT rounds and ATGMs, this behemoth is more than capable of standing its ground at 8.3 when played correctly.