The IS (Iosif Stalin) heavy tank series marked a dramatic turning point in Soviet armored doctrine during World War II. Emerging from the shortcomings of the KV-1 and KV-2, Soviet engineers rethought ...
The KV series stands as one of the most astonishing armored developments of the early Second World War. Conceived in the late 1930s as a breakthrough tank capable of smashing fortified lines, the KV-1 ...