The IS (Iosif Stalin) heavy tank series marked a dramatic turning point in Soviet armored doctrine during World War II.
On September 7th, 1945, military heads of the Western Powers were horrified by what they saw rumbling towards them along Charlottenburger Chaussee in central Berlin during the Victory Parade.
The IS-3 heavy tank was to be the Soviet Union’s ultimate heavy tank: well-armed and very well protected. It could have in theory allowed the Red Army to punch through ...
What You Need to Know: The M103 was a heavy tank developed by the United States in the 1950s to counter Soviet heavy tanks like the IS-3 and IS-4. Weighing 62 tons and equipped with a powerful 120mm ...