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IS-5 — Tier VIII Soviet heavy tank

IS-5

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1750
HP
31 / 45
271.2m
View range
18 / 45
Firepower
Shell
2036
DPM
27 / 45
221
Penetration
19 / 45
400
Damage
8 / 45
165
Devices/crew damage
4 / 45
—
Burst damage
— / —
1400
Velocity
1 / 45
12.67%
Penetration loss over distance
33 / 45
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1731
DPM
26 / 44
270
Penetration
8 / 44
340
Damage
7 / 44
165
Devices/crew damage
3 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
820
Velocity
36 / 44
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2545
DPM
30 / 44
61
Penetration
8 / 44
500
Damage
9 / 44
165
Devices/crew damage
5 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
790
Velocity
39 / 44
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
2.49
Explosion radius
5 / 44
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
122.0
Caliber
6 / 45
5.09
Rate of fire
27 / 45
11.79
Reload time
18 / 36
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.81
Base aim time
32 / 45
0.389
Dispersion
32 / 45
Dispersion factors
0.260
When moving
44 / 45
0.260
When rotating
44 / 45
0.120
When rotating turret
7 / 45
4.000
After shot
11 / 45
Gun angles
5°
Depression
43 / 45
17°
Elevation
26 / 45
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 45
29.16
Turret traverse speed
15 / 45
Mobility
49.05
Weight
35 / 45
Speed
42
Forward
2 / 45
14
Backward
28 / 45
Effective Power / Weight ratio
13.08
On hard terrain
22 / 45
10.47
On medium terrain
21 / 45
8.26
On soft terrain
7 / 45
Traverse speed
31.59
On hard terrain
21 / 45
25.27
On medium terrain
25 / 45
19.95
On soft terrain
11 / 45
6.97m×3.40m×1.95m
Size
24 / 45
Concealment
14.20%
While still
7 / 45
8.10%
While moving
7 / 45
4.32%
Upon firing while still
15 / 45
3.16%
Upon firing while moving
15 / 45
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
266.2m
While still
281.6m
While moving
291.1m
Upon firing while still
294.0m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

The development of the vehicle was started in 1949 by the Design Bureau of the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant under the supervision of Joseph Kotin. In 1950 a preproduction batch of 10 vehicles was launched. After the vehicle underwent all trials and received upgrades, it was adopted for service in 1953 under the designation IS-8.