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11 Apr 09, 02:00
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Iosif Stalin Tanks
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11 Apr 09, 04:13
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Where is that IS-10 preserved?
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11 Apr 09, 06:28
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Originally Posted by Exorcist
Where is that IS-10 preserved?
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11 Apr 09, 06:47
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No, that one is in Kiev.
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11 Apr 09, 08:26
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..some of my favourite tanks of all time is this series....of course, ..right up there with the illustriate Tiger 2, right AB...!
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11 Apr 09, 10:56
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Doesn't look like being the driver was all that fun. 
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11 Apr 09, 13:22
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Famous Tiger Commander Otto Carius' comments on his first encounter with the IS-2.
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After Kerscher had closed on me, he radioed and pointed to the right. A "Stalin" tank was broadside to us next to a barn. It was a vehicle we hadn't yet seen in the Northern Sector of the front. We were startled for a moment, becase the tank was outfitted with an extremely long 122-mm cannon.
This was the first Russian tank cannon with a muzzle brake. Moreover, the "Stalin" tank looked somewhat similar in it's shape to our "King Tiger." After I initially hesitated, just as Kerscher did, it occured to me immediately that only the running gear was typically Russian. I fired and the tank burst into flames. After this short disgression, we finished off all of Ivan's vehicles in the village, just as we had arranged earlier.
Kerscher and I later had to laugh because we had thought for a moment that we had had a "KIng Tiger" in front of us that had been captured by the Russians. In the heat of battle, however, such things could sometimes come to pass.
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We then drove on to the first objective of our attack, Malinava, where some of the tanks were still smouldering. We inspected a "Stalin" that was, to a certain extent, still in one peice. The 122-mm long barreled cannon was already capable of instilling some respect in us. Disadvantageous was the fact that one-peice rounds were not used on the "Stalin."
Instead, the shell and the powder had to be loaded seperately. The armour and the shape were better than our "Tiger," but we liked our weapons a lot more. A "Stalin" that had not burned out was supposed to have been brought to Dünaburg for transporting to Berlin, but the Russians didn't allow us any time for that.
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11 Apr 09, 15:20
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11 Apr 09, 15:58
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Originally Posted by Zap Brannigan
Doesn't look like being the driver was all that fun. |
From what I have heard, driving any Russian tank is an exercise in misery.
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11 Apr 09, 19:37
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Originally Posted by galland
..some of my favourite tanks of all time is this series....of course, ..right up there with the illustriate Tiger 2, right AB...!
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The IS series is quite amazing... and I'm surprised when some say that these were big tanks, compared to the Tiger II they look like a medium tank in size. There is a comparison picture I could post but cannot remember what bookmark it came from.
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11 Apr 09, 21:20
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I'm drawing an IS-3 right now.
And here, Achtung.
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11 Apr 09, 22:28
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I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with the accuracy of all of those. I'd be inclined to be careful with that poster.
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11 Apr 09, 22:38
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12 Apr 09, 06:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by panther3485
I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with the accuracy of all of those. I'd be inclined to be careful with that poster.
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Which examples do you find suspect, just curiosity on my part!
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