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Den IS-4, også kjent som Objekt 701, var en sovjetisk tung tank som startet utviklingen i 1943 og begynte produksjonen i 1946. IS-4 er avledet fra IS-2 og en del av IS-tankfamilien, og hadde et lengre skrog og økt rustning. Med IS-3 allerede i produksjon, samt det reduserte behovet for tanker (spesielt tunge tanker) og svak mobilitet, ble mange sendt til det russiske Fjerne Østen med noen til slutt å bli pillebokser langs den kinesiske grensen på 1960-tallet. Mindre enn 250 ble produsert.

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The IS-4 tank was a Soviet heavy tank that started development in 1943 and began production in 1946. It was derived from the IS-2 tank and was part of the IS tank family, which were named after Joseph Stalin. The IS-4 tank featured a longer hull and increased armor than the IS-2, as well as a more powerful engine and a larger turret. The IS-4 tank was designed to withstand the German 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, which was one of the most effective weapons of World War II. The IS-4 tank had a crew of four and was armed with a 122 mm D-25T gun, which could fire high-explosive shells that were useful against fortifications and bunkers.
The IS-4 tank also had two 12.7 mm DShK machine guns for anti-aircraft defense and close-range combat. The IS-4 tank had a top speed of 43 km/h and a range of 100 km on road or 170 km with external fuel tanks. The IS-4 tank was produced in limited numbers, with less than 250 units built by 1949. Many of them were sent to the Russian Far East, where some were used as pillboxes along the Chinese border in the 1960s.