The IS Series - The Best Heavies of WW2?

Watch my OTHER Soviet Tank Design videos:    • Soviet Tank Design!   Support me on Patreon:   / redwrenchfilms   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... 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 All content is presented in historical context for educational purposes. All footage is owned by its copyright holder and is used in this channel under "fair use". Music by Epidemic Sound