WWII Soviet IS-3 heavy tank - photos

WWII IS-3 heavy tank developed by the Soviets in 1944. The war ended before the tanks saw combat.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...840#post190706
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...311#post188633
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...243#post165574
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...439#post142707
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...226#post188325

from all accounts, the design of the IS-3 was revolutionary at the time, and had it seen combat, would have been a game changer. The inverted V glacis plate at the front, and the sloped sides of the turret was unseen prior to the Berlin victory parades, and western observers freaked when they saw the IS-3.