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Josif Stalin (IS) tank

The IS tank (IS stands for Josef Stalin in Russian) is a heavy tank developed as a successor to the KV-series by the Soviet Union during World War II. The heavy tank was designed with thick armor to counter the German 88 mm guns, and carried a main gun that was capable of defeating the German Tiger and Panther tanks.

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