The IS Series - The Best Heavies of WW2?

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The IS-2 heavy tank was a vehicle borne out of one of the bloodiest and tank-heavy conflicts to ever occur. Learning lessons from Barbarossa, Kursk, and countless other huge engagements, the Soviets worked in an attempt to overhaul the aging KV-1. Projects like the KV-13 and T-43 may have failed, but from them a new series of heavy tanks emerged. One with thicker armour, a new chassis, and a bigger gun. This is the story of the IS-1 and IS-2, including the KV-13, KV-85, ISU-122, ISU-152, and plenty others. It's a wonder I kept this video under an hour long...

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SOURCES:
"IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73"- Steven Zaloga
"Heavy Tank IS-2: Our Answer To Tigers" - Mikhail Baryatinsky
"Kotin's Bobtail", "Unlucky KV", "Birth Of The IS Tanks",
"Heavy Tank Destroyer", "IS With A Heavy Gun" - Tank Archives
"ISU High Power Gun Projects" - Tank Encyclopedia

Thanks to Akagi:
‪@AkagiIJN‬

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 A Poor Start
01:54 The First Four
03:28 Object 240
05:08 IS In Depth
06:41 IS-100
09:26 COMBAT!
11:39 IS-2 vs Panther
12:01 IS-2 vs Tiger
12:20 IS-2 vs KING Tiger
12:38 ISU-152
13:49 ISU-122
14:48 ISU-122S
15:28 Sponsor
16:46 ISU-Insanity!
17:27 What's To Come
18:00 Into Berlin!
19:19 Post-War and the IS-2M
21:02 Outro

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