Tanque pesado ruso Stalin JS3 – Tamiya 35211

Una maqueta de la marca Tamiya le kit: «Tanque pesado ruso Joseph Stalin JS3 – Tamiya 35211 ».

El 7 de septiembre de 1945, las naciones aliadas se sorprendieron por la revelación de Rusia de sus JS-3 tanque pesado en un desfile de la victoria en Berlín. Aunque codificado como un tanque "JS" (Josef Stalin), tenía una apariencia totalmente diferente de sus modelos anteriores. La torreta fundida de una sola pieza tenía una forma hemisférica aplanada simple. El grosor máximo de la armadura de la torreta alcanzó los 250 mm. El casco delantero se construyó soldando tres placas de blindaje de 120 mm de espesor, formando una forma como la proa de un barco.

The main armament used the same L/43 122mm gun as the JS-2. The 520 horsepower diesel engine provided 40km/h of maximum speed. With the concerted effort of the talented Russian tank engineers such as N.L. Jukhov and Z.A. Kotin, the prototype was completed in October 1944 and the mass production began in the following year. There have been a lot of controversy concerning whether or not the JS-3 saw any fighting during the Berlin campaign. At least one regiment was equipped with the JS-3 by then, but it’s still uncertain if they were committed to the actual fighting. Other sources claim that it was first deployed in combat against the Japanese in Manchuria in August 1945. Incorporating several modifications, its production was continued until 1951 and about 1,800 JS-3’s were produced. Its simple and effective turret and hull configuration deeply influenced not only the following Russian tanks, but also fighting vehicles of the western nations.

Fuente: Tank Stalin JS3 on Tamiya