"IS-7: a Titan Late for the War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Jul 2020 10:37 p.m. PST |
"The IS-7 was born in a strange time for the Soviet tank industry. The raising of the Red Banner over the Reichstag marked not only the glory of victory, but the problems of rebuilding for peace. Cities had to be rebuilt, factories returned from evacuation, defense industry repurposed. The People's Commissariat of Tank Production was converted into the People's Commissariat of Transport Machinebuilding and later, when the commissariat system was deprecated, into a ministry of the same name. Wartime vehicles were modernized in the UKN program for longer use in the military during peacetime. Some work on future tanks was cancelled, other work progressed at a reduced pace. One of those post-war projects was the Object 260. Work on it began in late 1944. The idea was that the new vehicle would combine all experience obtained during the design and use of heavy tanks. The design bureau of factory #100 headed by Joseph Kotin was tasked with this project…"
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| Legionarius | 02 Jul 2020 10:06 a.m. PST |
A must have for those late war tank fanatics who want something to stand up to the German King Tiger. :) |
| General Kirchner | 02 Jul 2020 10:43 a.m. PST |
frightening to think about facing |
| Tango01 | 02 Jul 2020 12:18 p.m. PST |
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| Chuckaroobob | 02 Jul 2020 8:40 p.m. PST |
I've got one in World of Tanks! Wish I was a better player… |
| Thresher01 | 06 Jul 2020 11:24 a.m. PST |
That is an impressive beast. Surprising they and others have made and fielded a number of heavy tank designs, and then just abandoned them after spending ALL that money on research, tooling, and initial production. |
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