Vene rasketank Stalin JS3 – Tamiya 35211

Une maquette de la marque Tamiya le komplekt: «Vene rasketank Jossif Stalin JS3 – Tamija 35211 ».

7. septembrilth 1945 olid liitlasriigid vapustatud, kui Venemaa avalikustas nende JS-3 raske tank Berliini võiduparaadil. Kuigi kodeeritud "JS" (Josef Stalin) tank, oli sellel eelmistest mudelitest täiesti erinev välimus. Ühes tükis valatud tornil oli lihtne lamedam poolkerakujuline kuju. Torni armorite maksimaalne paksus oli 250 mm. Eesmine kere ehitati kolme 120 mm paksuse soomusplaadi keevitamise teel, moodustades kuju nagu laeva vööri.

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.

Allikas: Tank Stalin JS3 on Tamiya