IS-3 Heavy Tank

Russia's IS-3

Image: IS-3 (34K)

1/72 Diecast
Models of JS-3
Easy Models
36247:
Easy Models 36247 Soviet JS-3/3M

A group lead by N. Dukhov redesigned IS-2 with a lower silhouette and pointed hull. It's hull was made of rolled plate and the turret was carapace shaped.

Most reports say it didn't make it to the front by VE-Day. It did appear publicly at the Berlin Victory Parade in September 1945. Delivered in very small numbers to heavy guard tank regiments in January 1945.

  IS-3 IS-3 1945
Crew 41,3,4 42
Physical Characteristics    
Weight 100,972 lb
45.8 tons3,4, 51.2 tons1
46,250 kg3, 46,500 kg1
45.8 tons2
Length w/gun 32.75'4, 35' 3"1
10.74 m1
10 m2
Length w/o gun 22' 4"3, 6.81 m3
6.67 m2
Height 8.9'4, 8' 11"3, 9' 6"1
2.93 m3, 2.92 m1
2.44 m2
Width 10.5'4, 11', 11' 3"1 , 10' 6"3
3.07 m, 3.44 m1,3
3.2 m2
Ground clearance 0.43 m  
Ground contact length    
Ground pressure   0.79 kp/(cm2)2
Turret ring diameter    
Armament    
Main 122 mm D-253
122 mm M1943 D-25 T L/43
122 mm1,4
122 mm 1944 D-25 T2
Secondary    
MG 1 or 2: 7.62 mm DT MG
12.7 mm AA1
1 or 2: 7.62 mm MG1
2: 7.62 mm DT MG, 12.7 mm DShK AA MG3
2: MG4
76.2 mm DT MG, 12.7 mm DSchK 38/44 AA MG2
Side arms    
Quantity    
Main 28  
Secondary    
MG 7.62: 1,000  
Side arms    
Armor Thickness (mm) 24 - 1204
2303
 
Hull Front, Upper   90-1202
Hull Front, Lower    
Hull Sides, Upper   902
Hull Sides, Lower    
Hull Rear    
Hull Top    
Hull Bottom    
Turret Front   200-2302
Turret Sides   75-1152
Turret Rear   75-1152
Turret Top   302
Engine (Make / Model) ( V-2K) V-2-IS2,3
Cylinders    
Net HP 5194  
Transmission    
Fuel type Diesel4  
Octane    
Capacity   780 liters2
Performance    
Traverse 360°  
Max Speed 23 mph1,3,4
37 kph1,3
40 kph2
Cross Country 15 mph  
Road radius 130 miles3, 192.3 miles1
209 km3, 208 km1
190 km2
Turning Radius    
Elevation Limits    
Fording depth   1.3 m2
Trench crossing   2.7 m2
Vertical Obstacle   1 m2
Suspension (Type)    
Wheels each side    
Return rollers each side    
Track length    
Tires    
Track width    
Track centers/tread    
Production    

Sources:

  1. Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
  2. Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
  3. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
  4. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
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