Editing Iosif Stalin tank (section)

==Models==
===IS-1===
[[File:SD2_Armory_A069.png|right|thumb|300px|An IS-1 in the armory.]]
<section begin="is1" />IS-1, initially designated IS-85, was the first generation Iosif Stalin tank. It was armed with the 85mm tank gun and was quickly matched in terms of firepower by [[T-34]] tanks. With the introduction of the IS-122, IS-1s still on the factory floors were quickly upgraded with 122mm guns.<section end="is1" />
* [[IS-1 Komroti]]: One of the remaining IS-1s used as a command tank.
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===IS-2 obr. 1943===
[[File:Bagration_mood_17.png|right|300px|thumb|An IS-2 rolling through the countryside.]]
<section begin="is243" />The first generation of the IS-2 featured a complex, stepped front hull shape with a small driver's visor, and the [[A-19 122mm|A-19 122mm gun]]. While offering tremendous firepower, the tank suffered from low fire rate due to two-piece ammunition. However, it proved to be a tremendous asset to Soviet tank units on the battlefield.<section end="is243" />
* [[IS-2 obr.1943]]: The basic tank.
**[[Beute Stalin]]: A captured tank pressed into Nazi service.
* [[IS-2 Komroti]]: A commander's tank.
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===IS-2 obr. 1944===
[[File:Bagration_mood_55.png|right|300px|thumb|IS-2 late models advance past burning [[Panther]]s; the distinctive forward glacis plate is visible.]]
<section begin="is244" />The 1944 variant introduced late in the year added a number of changes to the design, most notably a simplified, single cast front glacis with an incredible protection of 120mm steel angled at 60 degrees. The [[A-19 122mm|A-19 gun]] was replaced with the D-25T model, improving the rate of fire and fire control.<section end="is244" />
* [[IS-2 obr. 1944]]: The basic tank.
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