Ruski teški tenk Staljin JS3 – Tamija 35211

Une maquette de la marque Tamiya le kit: «Ruski teški tenk Josif Staljin JS3 – Tamija 35211 ».

7 septembra 1945, savezničke nacije su bile zatečene ruskim obelodanjivanjem njihovog JS-3 težak tenk na pobedničkoj paradi u Berlinu. Iako je kodiran tenk "JS" (Jozef Staljin) imao je potpuno drugačiji izgled od svojih prethodnih modela. Jednodelna livena kupola imala je jednostavan sravnjeni hemisferski oblik. Maksimalna debljina oklopa kupole dostigla je 250mm. Prednji trup je izgrađen zavarivši tri oklopne ploče debljine 120 mm, formirajući oblik kao brodski luk.

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.

Izvor: Tank Stalin JS3 on Tamiya