Osprey - IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73 German it has spawned derivatives such

it has spawned derivatives such as the Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge

D-specific features such as turret-side smoke dischargers are faithfully captured

When the Red Army needed to mechanise its cavalry branch in the 1930s

namely the Panzer III and IV

Osprey - IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73 German it has spawned derivatives suchBy Steven J. Zaloga Zaloga describes the events that led to the Soviet Union's need to create the new series. Especially referencing the unsuccessful KV series. Popularly called 'Victory Tanks', the losef Stalin tanks were the ultimate heavy tanks create by the Soviet Union. They played a crucial role during the Second World War, named the victory tanks due to their close association with the defeat of Germany in 1945. However, they had a troubled