IS-6 - The Complete History

In the midst of the Second World War, the Soviet Union were cranking out hundreds of brand new IS-2 heavy tanks. However this vehicle had flaws, and work was underway on a replacement. Or, to be more precise, 3 of them. The IS-6 was the most ambitious, the most expensive, and the most secretive of this trio. But what happened to it? Why were hundreds of brand new, invulnerable IS-6 tanks not cruising into Berlin in 1945? This is the torrid tale of the Soviet Union's Forgotten Heavy Tank.

SOURCES:

"IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73"- Steven Zaloga
"Heavy Tank IS-2: Our Answer To Tigers", "IS-3, The Last Tank Of WW2" - Mikhail Baryatinsky
"Stalin's Supertanks: IS-7 And Others" - Maxim Kolomiets
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time", "Comrade Vovk and the Chamber of Secrets" - Tank Archives

"Object 252 Improved, ‘Object 252U’" - Tank Encyclopedia

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:07 The Failed Precursors
03:20 An Insane Specification
04:10 Competition!
05:30 Armour
06:56 Suspension
08:20 Engine
08:40 Turret & Gun
09:26 The Obj. 252 Disaster
10:30 Obj. 252U and Cancellation
11:20 Obj. 253 - The Electronic Tank
13:53 Obj. 257/260
14:12 Outro

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