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'''Armour type:'''
 
'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof, Hatch roof)
 
* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof, Hatch roof)
 
* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
 
* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
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* Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, torsion bars are 10 mm thick, and tracks are 30 mm thick.
 
* Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, torsion bars are 10 mm thick, and tracks are 30 mm thick.
  
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|rowspan="2" | 60.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 45 (AB)  
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|43 (RB/SB)
 
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|750
 
|750
 
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'''Pros:'''  
 
'''Pros:'''  
  
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* Very good frontal armour; can sometimes cause even 128 mm shells to bounce off
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* Very good frontal armour; can even bounce 128 mm shells from the Maus.
 
* Retains the powerful D-25T 122mm gun as on the previous IS-2 and IS-3
 
* Retains the powerful D-25T 122mm gun as on the previous IS-2 and IS-3
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* The mere presence of an IS-4 can make enemies panic or run and hide.
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* Slightly wider choices of ammo compared to the IS-2 and IS-3.
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Can - and will - be a priority target for the enemy team due to its fearsome reputation
 
* Can - and will - be a priority target for the enemy team due to its fearsome reputation
 
* Long reload of 20 seconds
 
* Long reload of 20 seconds
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* Ammo rack in back of the turret; if a shell penetrates, the ammo could detonate.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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===Usage===
 
===Usage===
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''Object 701'' was eventually approved for production in 1947 as the '''IS-4'''. The production turned out 200 tanks (some sources say 250) before the production was halted. The reason being that the IS-4 was criticized for being inadequate in mobility despite its new engine.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/> While production ended, the remaining IS-4 still saw service in the Soviet Union. When the Korean War broke out in 1950 and the United States and its allies got involved, the IS-4s were all shipped to the Far East of the Soviet Union in anticipation of Soviet intervention in the Korean War. They were not committed despite pressure by the Chinese from fear of inciting another world war. Even so, the IS-4 stayed in the region ready for action. In the late 1950s, the IS-4 underwent a modernization program along the lines of the IS-3 with increased ammo stowage, new machine gun armaments, new gun optics, better engine, and better filtration system and this modernized variant was named the '''IS-4M'''.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/> The IS-4 stayed in service in the Soviet Union until the 1960s.
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''Object 701'' was eventually approved for production in 1947 as the '''IS-4'''. The production turned out 200 tanks (some sources say 250) before the production was halted. The reason being that the IS-4 was criticized for being inadequate in mobility despite its new engine.<ref name="ZalogaIS" /> While production ended, the remaining IS-4 still saw service in the Soviet Union. When the Korean War broke out in 1950 and the United States and its allies got involved, the IS-4s were all shipped to the Far East of the Soviet Union in anticipation of Soviet intervention in the Korean War. They were not committed despite pressure by the Chinese from fear of inciting another world war. Even so, the IS-4 stayed in the region ready for action. In the late 1950s, the IS-4 underwent a modernization program along the lines of the IS-3 with increased ammo stowage, new machine gun armaments, new gun optics, better engine, and better filtration system and this modernized variant was named the '''IS-4M'''.<ref name="ZalogaIS" /> The IS-4 stayed in service in the Soviet Union until the 1960s.
  
 
===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
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The IS-4, as a relatively unsuccessful Soviet tank, faded to obscurity with little information on it past its development period. It was the heaviest of the Soviet heavy tanks that were slated for a production. The IS-4's design was further developed on in the IS tank family with the ''Object 703'', with the design using an electrical transmission instead of a mechanical one. This vehicle, redesignated the ''[[IS-6]]'', also proved to be problematic and was shelved.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/>
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The IS-4, as a relatively unsuccessful Soviet tank, faded to obscurity with little information on it past its development period. It was the heaviest of the Soviet heavy tanks that were slated for a production. The IS-4's design was further developed on in the IS tank family with the ''Object 703'', with the design using an electrical transmission instead of a mechanical one. This vehicle, redesignated the ''[[IS-6]]'', also proved to be problematic and was shelved.<ref name="ZalogaIS" />
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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Revision as of 12:37, 12 March 2019

Rank 7 USA
F-5C Pack
IS-4M
ussr_is_4m.png
IS-4M
USSR flag.png USSR
V Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
7.7 7.7 7.7
Class:
Research:120 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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Description

GarageImage IS-4M.jpg


The IS-4M is a Rank V Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during the closed beta testing for Ground Forces before Update 1.41.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof, Hatch roof)
  • Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
Armour Front Sides Rear Roof
Hull 140 mm (62°) Front glacis
160 mm (40°) Lower glacis
160 mm (34-77°) Driver's port
40 mm (44-87°) Top of Driver's port		 160 mm (30-53°) Top
160 mm Middle
30 mm (61°) Bottom 		100 mm (37°) Top
30 mm (80°) Middle
100 mm (31-39°) Bottom 		30 mm
Turret 200-250 mm (2-89°) Turret front
200 mm (0-65°) , 170 + 250 mm (2-61°) Gun mantlet 		200 mm (3-40°) 150 (62-72°) Top
170 mm (21-49°) Bottom 		30 mm Front, Hatch roof, Ventilators
50 mm Front sides
170 mm Center

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, torsion bars are 10 mm thick, and tracks are 30 mm thick.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armour
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
60.0 N/A 45 (AB)
43 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 968 ___
Realistic/Simulator 663 750
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 16.13 __.__
Realistic/Simulator 11.05 12.50

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: D-25T (122 mm)
122 mm D-25T
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
30 -3°/+19° ±180° N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 8.1 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 5.9 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
27.1 __.__ __.__ __.__
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
BR-471 APHE 204 200 182 162 144 128
BR-471B APHEBC 205 202 191 178 165 154
BR-471D APCBC 229 227 214 199 186 173
OF-471 HE 45 45 44 43 42 42
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
BR-471 APHE 795 25 1.2 15 272 -1° 47° 60° 65°
BR-471B APHEBC 795 25 1.2 15 272 +4° 48° 63° 71°
BR-471D APCBC 800 25 1.2 15 212.5 +4° 48° 63° 71°
OF-471 HE 800 25 0.1 0.1 3,600 +0° 79° 80° 81°
Ammo racks
Ammo racks of the IS-4M.
Full
ammo 		Ammo
Part 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
30 Projectiles
Propellants 		29 (+1)
29 (+1) 		24 (+6)
24 (+6) 		19 (+11)
19 (+11) 		14 (+16)
14 (+16) 		9 (+21)
9 (+21) 		1 (+29)
1 (+29) 		no

Machine guns

Main article: DShK (12.7 mm)
12.7 mm DShK
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
250 (50) 600 -10°/+60° ±180°
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
1,000 (50) 600 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Very good frontal armour; can even bounce 128 mm shells from the Maus.
  • Retains the powerful D-25T 122mm gun as on the previous IS-2 and IS-3
  • The mere presence of an IS-4 can make enemies panic or run and hide.
  • Slightly wider choices of ammo compared to the IS-2 and IS-3.

Cons:

  • Can - and will - be a priority target for the enemy team due to its fearsome reputation
  • Long reload of 20 seconds
  • Ammo rack in back of the turret; if a shell penetrates, the ammo could detonate.

History

Development

During the development of the IS-3 in 1944 under General Nikolai Dukhov, a separate project was underway by a design team led by L.S. Troyanov to improve the IS-2 design. This separate project commenced under the designation Object 701. The project produced three proposed design. The Object 701-2 with a S-34 100 mm gun, 701-5 with a different armour configuration, and the 701-6 with the 122 mm D-25 gun. The 701-6 was accepted for further development, to which was modified with thicker armour, longer hull, and a more powerful engine. There was some implementation of German designs into the prototype; the engine has a cooling system that uses a pair of circular fans on the engine deck, a feature also seen on the Panther tank.[1]

Usage

Object 701 was eventually approved for production in 1947 as the IS-4. The production turned out 200 tanks (some sources say 250) before the production was halted. The reason being that the IS-4 was criticized for being inadequate in mobility despite its new engine.[1] While production ended, the remaining IS-4 still saw service in the Soviet Union. When the Korean War broke out in 1950 and the United States and its allies got involved, the IS-4s were all shipped to the Far East of the Soviet Union in anticipation of Soviet intervention in the Korean War. They were not committed despite pressure by the Chinese from fear of inciting another world war. Even so, the IS-4 stayed in the region ready for action. In the late 1950s, the IS-4 underwent a modernization program along the lines of the IS-3 with increased ammo stowage, new machine gun armaments, new gun optics, better engine, and better filtration system and this modernized variant was named the IS-4M.[1] The IS-4 stayed in service in the Soviet Union until the 1960s.

Legacy

The IS-4, as a relatively unsuccessful Soviet tank, faded to obscurity with little information on it past its development period. It was the heaviest of the Soviet heavy tanks that were slated for a production. The IS-4's design was further developed on in the IS tank family with the Object 703, with the design using an electrical transmission instead of a mechanical one. This vehicle, redesignated the IS-6, also proved to be problematic and was shelved.[1]

Media

Camouflages and skins for the IS-4 from live.warthunder.com

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Zaloga Steven. IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73 Great Britain: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1994

See also

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External links

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USSR heavy tanks
KV-1  KV-1 (L-11) · KV-1 (ZiS-5) · KV-1E · KV-1S
KV-2  KV-2 (1939) · KV-2 (1940) · KV-2 (ZiS-6)
Other KVs  KV-85 · KV-122 · KV-220
IS-1/2  IS-1 · IS-2 · IS-2 (1944) · IS-2 No.321 · IS-2 "Revenge" · Object 248
Other IS tanks  IS-3 · IS-4M · IS-6 · IS-7
T-10  T-10A · T-10M
Multi-turreted  T-35 · SMK
Other  Object 279
Lend-Lease  ▂MK-II "Matilda"

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