Rusijos sunkusis tankas Stalinas JS3 – Tamiya 35211

Une maquette de la marque Tamiya le rinkinys: «Russian Heavy Tank Joseph Stalin JS3 – Tamiya 35211 ».

On September 7th 1945, the allied nations were staggered by Russia’s disclosure of their JS-3 heavy tank at a victory parade in Berlin. Although coded a “JS” (Josef Stalin) tank, it had a totally different appearance from its preceding models. The one-piece cast turret had a simple flattened hemispherical shape. The maximum thickness of the turret armor reached 250mm. The front hull was constructed by welding three 120mm thick armor plates, forming a shape like a ship’s bow.

Pagrindinė ginkluotė naudojo tą patį L/43 122 mm pistoletą kaip ir JS-2. 520 arklio galių dyzelinis variklis užtikrino 40 km/val. maksimalų greitį. Suderintomis talentingų Rusijos tankų inžinierių, tokių kaip N.L. Jukhov ir Z.A. Kotin, pastangomis prototipas buvo baigtas 1944 m. Spalio mėn., O masinė gamyba prasidėjo kitais metais. Buvo daug ginčų dėl to, ar JS-3 matė kovas Berlyno kampanijos metu. Bent vienas pulkas buvo aprūpintas 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.

Šaltinis: Tank Stalin JS3 on Tamiya