IS-2 No.321

Description

The IS-2 No.321 is a gift rank Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "Wind of Change" as a reward for the Legend of Victory event.

General info

Survivability and armour

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Armour type:

• Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Hull front, Hull sides)
• Rolled homogeneous armour (Lower hull glacis, Hull rear, Hull & Turret roof)

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 10 mm thick.
• Wooden logs laid on the hull sides are 100 mm thick.
• A 45 mm thick plate lies behind the gun mantlet above and below the gun breech.

Mobility

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the IS-2

Notes:

• The IS-2 No.321 uses two-piece ammunition, composed of projectiles (yellow) and propellant bags (orange). Both have separate racks.
• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Centre floor rack emptied: 11 (+17) shells.

Machine guns

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful 122 mm gun with enough explosive filler to knock out a tank with a single penetrating shot.
• Large calibre gives round good overmatching mechanics against most front armour of medium tanks.
• Upper hull plate is thickly armoured and angled, able to resist most shells with the exception of HEAT or APDS.
• Relatively good mobility and top speed for a heavy tank, with a faster reverse speed as well to withdraw quickly.
• Roof mounted machine gun can help defend against lightly-armoured vehicles or low-flying aircraft.

Cons:

• Long reload speed makes follow-up shots slow
• Has front armour weak points in the turret and lower glacis.
• Hull armour construction makes angling difficult due to weaker hull sides and cheeks
• Cramped interior compartment can likely knock out entire crew or ignite ammunition in a single shot.
• Poor -3 degree depression prohibits the usage of many hull-down fighting positions
• No add-on spaced armour compared to the original IS-2 (1944).

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the IS-2 No.321 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• IS-2 (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Legend of Victory: IS-2 №321