During the nearly forty-eight-hour standoff, the KV-2 had survived eight 50mm direct hits. When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the ...

The KV-2 and KV-3 pushed Soviet heavy tank design toward massive guns and extreme armor, but the results were often impractical. Mechanical strain, awkward layouts, and wartime pressure exposed the ...

Traditionally only Russian ships and aircraft were named after prominent figures, though small arms also bore their inventor’s name. But two Soviet tanks are enshrined in military history not under ...

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 ...