IS-2s of the 7th Separate Guards Heavy Tank Brigade by the Reichstag, 2 May 1945. The IS-2 tank first saw combat in early 1944, equipping elite Guards Heavy Tank Regiments of the Red Army. A regiment had 21 IS-2 tanks in four companies of five tanks each and one being used by the regimental commander. [28]

2014年6月30日 · The only variant known was a mine roller version deployed by a special Guards Battalion during the later phase of the assault on Berlin. Reliability also increased in time. The first IS-2s from the summer 1944 series were only guaranteed for a 1,000 km (621 mi) run.

2022年12月20日 · 约瑟夫（你也可以叫乔瑟夫）·斯大林 2，即IS-2坦克是苏联红军在二战期间和战后使用的一种IS系列重型坦克，取代了KV系列重型坦克。 1943年，苏联根据KV重型坦克的设计经验研制出了安装85毫米火炮的新型重型坦克，命名为IS系列，目标是抗衡德国的虎式坦克。 考虑到85毫米坦克炮已经装到T-34-85中型坦克上，而重型坦克仍然采用这种火炮就不太合适，基于IS坦克的底盘，苏联车里雅宾斯克坦克厂总设计师约瑟夫·雅科夫列维奇·科京（KV系列也是他的杰 …

2009年8月25日 · From 20 April to 10 May while being attached to the 1st Guards Tank Army the 72nd Guards Heavy regiment lost 8 IS-2 as total write-offs and claimed 42 German tanks and assault guns. The losses included:

Tactically, the IS-2s were deployed with the elite Guards Battalions, which acted on request wherever a strongpoint was encountered. Its capacity to destroy Panthers and Tigers, as well as fortifications with HE rounds, made it irreplaceable. A typical Guard Tank Brigade had 3 regiments of 65 IS-2s each.

2015年7月4日 · The success of the Red Army in 1944 was in no small part aided by the arrival of IS-2 (IS-122) heavy tanks on the battlefield. They were formed into independent heavy tank regiments. Considering the importance of the tasks they would complete, these units were assigned the title of Guards in advance.

2018年5月21日 · First combat action was recorded in April of 1944 when IS-2, operating under the banners of the 11th and 72nd Independent Guards Heavy Tank Regiments, fared well against German Panther tanks - for all intents and purposes, the …

2021年5月31日 · IS-2 tanks painted in winter camouflage loaded on a train. The IS tanks had a good debut at other parts of the front as well. These successes left Soviet commanders with an overinflated opinion of the tank's capabilities. In a way the official name of IS tank regiments, "Heavy Guards Breakthrough Tank Regiment", contributed to this reputation.

2016年1月17日 · The IS-2 heavy tank was designed to replace the aging KV tanks as the Guards heavy breakthrough units. It was equipped with the massive D25-T 122mm gun for hunting the enemy heavy tanks. With 120mm armour on the front and 90mm on the side, the tank was well protected for duty on the eastern front.

IS-2 414 of the 7th Guards separate heavy tank brigade. Brandenburger Tor in the foreground.