Thursday, July 7, 2016

IS-4/Object 701 Heavy Tank

The IS-4 was a Soviet heavy tank sent to a the Eastern theatre during the cold war. The vehicle was retired in early 1960s. The IS-4M was a modernized version.


Variants:
1.
Name: IS-4/Object 701
Type: Heavy
Origin: Soviet Union
Year: 1943 first blueprints, 1945
Produced: 250

Length: 6.6 Meters
Width: 3.26 Meters
Height: 2.48 Meters
Weight: 58500 Kilograms
Speed: 43 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-100 mm S-34-1 (Object 701-3) OR
-100 mm S-34-2 (Object 701-2) OR
-122 mm D-25T
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm DSK (2)

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
140 mm Front Upper Plate
160 mm Front Lower Plate
160 mm Side
100 mm Rear
30 mm Top
30 mm Bottom
-Turret
250 mm Front
200 mm Side
170 mm Rear
30 mm Top

Sources:
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/ussr/is-4.htm
http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2013/12/is-4-start-to-finish.html
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/USSR/soviet_IS-4.php

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