IS-3
Sign in to saveThe IS-3 (also known as Object 703) is a Soviet heavy tank developed in late 1944. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret (resembling that of an upturned soup bowl) became the hallmark of post-war Soviet tanks. Its pike nose design would also be mirrored by other tanks of the IS tank family such as the IS-7 and T-10. Produced too late to see combat in World War II, the IS-3 participated in the Berlin Victory Parade of 1945, the Soviet invasion of Hungary, the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, and one was used during the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- IS-3
- Weapon.image
- IS3.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.alt
- IS-3 tank in a museum in Brussels
- Weapon.caption
- IS-3 tank in a museum in Brussels
- Weapon.type
- Heavy tank
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.is_ranged
- Yes
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- Yes
- Weapon.service
- 1945−1980s
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.design_date
- 1944
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Factory No.100 Kirovskiy Works
- Weapon.unit_cost
- 350,000 Rbls
- Weapon.production_date
- 1945–47
- Weapon.number
- 2,311
- Weapon.variants
- IS-3M
- Weapon.crew
- 4 (commander/radio operator, gunner, loader, driver)
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Design and production
- Combat history
- Soviet Invasion of Hungary
- Six-Day War
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Models and variants
- Soviet Union
- Israel
- Operators
- Former
- Non-state former
- Evaluation-only
- Surviving vehicles
- See also
- Tanks of comparable role
- References
- Bibliography
The IS-3 (also known as Object 703) is a Soviet heavy tank developed in late 1944. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret (resembling that of an upturned soup bowl) became the hallmark of post-war Soviet tanks. Its pike nose design would also be mirrored by other tanks of the IS tank family such as the IS-7 and T-10. Produced too late to see combat in World War II, the IS-3 participated in the Berlin Victory Parade of 1945, the Soviet invasion of Hungary, the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, and one was used during the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
== Design and production ==