The IS-2 was developed during the last few years of World War II. It went by the name Object 240, as per the Soviet system of naming military prototypes (such as Object 279, the unique Soviet tank ...

At the time, forty-eight T-35 tanks were assigned to 67th and 68th Heavy Tank Regiments, part of the 34th Tank Division of the 8th Mechanized Corps in the area around Kharkov.

Here's a Russian TV news segment on the heavy tank showing it running: View full post on Youtube The T-35 was built with the trenches of World War II—and enemy tanks—in mind.

During World War II, the Soviets refined their heavy tank designs, ... The success of the IS-2 was never replicated again in a Soviet heavy tank. A follow-up, the IS-3, ...

Russian tanks have been highly influential on the battlefield since they rolled onto the scene in the early 20th century. From the battlefields of World War II to the ... Heavy tank; Armament ...

As if WW2 tanks weren’t grimdark enough already, Grim Prints has created a new miniature wargame tank kit straight out of ...

All Russian tank engines are based on highly successful V-2 diesel engine designed in ... 23 thoughts on “Russian Tanks Use Modified WW2 Era Engine Designs and Were ... No – just like the 1911 .45 ...