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On paper the IS-3 was an improvement of the IS-2, with Western observers noting the ballistic shape of the turret and the thickness of the frontal armor, in reality the tank was considered by tank commanders as less reliable than its predecessor, with the IS-3 suffering from flexing and cracking of the hull welds, road wheels ball bearings that ...
The tank was a result of the USSR's tank design bureau being torn in two, one half focusing on the KV-85 and its variants, and the other working on the later IS series. The IS-85 was soon finished and it combined the hull of the KV-13 , the new turret from the KV-85, and the same 85mm D-5T gun as both these tanks.
JS-3, JS3, or variation, may refer to: JS-3 heavy tank , the "Josef Stalin 3" Soviet WWII tank Ligier JS3 , French sportscar racecar built by Ligier from 1971
Russian Heavy Tank JS3 Stalin: 1996: Yes: New tool 35212: German Soldiers at Field Briefing: 1996: Yes: New tool 35213: German Kübelwagen Type 82: 1997: Yes: New tool 35214: Russian Army Tank Crew at Rest: 1997: Yes: New tool 35215: Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L (Sd.Kfz. 141/1) 1997: Yes: New tool 35216: Tiger I Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I ...
Tank is equipped with a turret armed with the ASCALON (Autoloaded and SCALable Outperforming guN) gun, capable of firing 120 or 140 mm shells, an ARX30 turret, a PASEO sight coupled with a 7.62 mm machine gun, a "Trophy" active protection system and the ability to use remotely operated ammunition. [35] EMBT: 2018–2024 2035 France Germany: 3
In the 1960s, the Soviets embraced the main battle tank (MBT) concept, by replacing heavy tanks with mobile medium tanks. In the late 1960s, the independent tank battalions with heavy tanks were re-equipped with the higher-technology T-64s, and later, the very fast T-80, while regular tank and mechanized units fielded the more basic T-55s and T ...
An M60 crew of the division's 3rd Armoured Brigade standing in front of their tank during Operation Desert Shield. The division's U.S. M60A3s tanks were transferred to Egypt in 1987 and another 150 were transferred between 1987 and 1993. [5] They were issued first to the two independent tank brigades and then to the 4th and 9th Armoured ...
The number of Type 97 medium tanks produced was slightly lower than the output of Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks, but larger than any other medium tank fielded by Japan. [36] Some 3,000 examples of the Type 97 Chi-Ha were produced by Mitsubishi, including several types of specialized tanks .