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IS-6
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10,600 Cost |
1550310 HP Hit Points |
51.5/59.927.22/59.9 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator)
- Gunner
- Driver
- Loader
700700 hp Engine Power |
35/14 km/h Speed Limit |
2626 deg/s Traverse |
13.5925.72 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
NoNo Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
150/150/100150/150/100 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
1025/4800/608
1025/4800/608 Shell Cost |
390/390/530390/390/530 HP Damage |
196/225/61196/225/61 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
5.13 r/m Standard Gun ▲
5.13 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2000.7 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2000.7 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.44 m With 50% Crew: 0.545 m ▲
0.44 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.545 m |
s 2.8 s 2.8 Aim time |
2424 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-6°/+20°-6°/+20° Elevation Arc |
3737 rounds Ammo Capacity |
1515 % Chance of Fire |
m 350 m 350 View Range |
m 730 m 730 Signal Range |
VIII
10600
The IS-6 is a Soviet tier 8 premium heavy tank.
Plans for this vehicle were drawn up in the construction bureau of the Chelyabinsk Kirov plant from December 1943 to the summer of 1944. Further development and the construction of the first prototype took place at the Uralmash plant. However, the vehicle had no advantages over the other heavy tank designs under consideration, and its armor was seen as inferior to the IS-4 (Object 701), so the IS-6 was not selected for production.
The IS-6 replaced the KV-5 as the Soviet Tier 8 premium heavy tank available through the ingame store from patch 0.7.3. It is also currently available from the gift shop as a bundle with a garage slot all year-round. It is the cheapest of the Tier 8 premium heavy tanks, and the third cheapest of all the Tier 8 premium tanks currently available in the ingame store, after the T26E4 Super Pershing and the 8.8 cm PaK 43 Jagdtiger. It has good armour and decent mobility, but an inaccurate gun with fairly low penetration.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VIII | 122 mm D-30 | 196/225/61 | 390/390/530 | 5.13 | 0.44 | 2.8 | 2590 | 135140 |
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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IX | V-12 A | 700 | 15 | 750 | 84000 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VIII | IS-6 | 59.9 | 26 | B/2 | 11000 | 27920 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Second best damage-per-minute of the Tier 8 premium heavy tanks, after the KV-5.
- Good alpha damage.
- Preferential matchmaking (Tier 9 maximum).
- Thick, well-angled armour from the front and sides.
- Good credit profitability.
Cons:
- Low ammunition capacity.
- Expensive ammunition.
- Below average gun penetration.
- Terrible accuracy and aim time.
- Crew slots do not match those of the IS-7.
Performance
Most Soviet heavy tank players who went to the IS line should feel right at home with the IS-6. In many ways, the IS-6 is essentially an IS that has been moved up to Tier 8, but still meets the same opponents. It plays quite similarly, but trades a little mobility for much better armour.
The 122 mm D-30 is for all intents and purposes the same as the IS's top gun, the 122 mm D-25T (and in fact, the D-30 was historically a modified version of the D-25T). It has the exact same penetration (175 mm), the exact same accuracy (0.46 m), and the exact same aim time (3.4 s), all of which are quite below average. Using the gun at ranges above 300 m requires a lot of patience in allowing the gun to fully aim in, and even then the gun can and will miss. It works best at medium to close ranges. The rate-of-fire and alpha damage are quite good, however, and at shorter ranges the IS-6 can use its superior damage output to its advantage, especially against the Löwe and T34. An Enhanced Gun Laying Drive and a Vertical Stabiliser are highly recommended. The limited ammunition capacity of only 30 rounds coupled with the high rate-of-fire means that running out of ammunition is a very real possibility, and shots should be taken with care.
The IS-6 is among the best overall-protected of the Tier 8 premium heavy tanks, with better hull armour than the T34 and the Löwe. Unlike the KV-5, which depends on raw armour thickness and high HP to absorb hits, the IS-6 relies on its very well-sloped armour to bounce incoming enemy fire. It also lacks the distinct weak spots that the KV-5 has, although the driver's hatch can be considered a weak spot. While not nearly as thick as the T34's turret front or as well-shaped as the Löwe's turret front, the IS-6's turret is quite reasonably well-protected, and has better side armour. Angling and sidescraping will really boost the IS-6's survivability, especially since the side armour is just as thick, and almost as well-angled as the frontal armour. there is also a piece of spaced armour covering the lower hull sides, which helps to protect it against hits that might otherwise penetrate and damage that area. The rear of the turret and hull are significantly weaker than the other sides, however, and one should be very careful about enemy tanks getting behind the IS-6.
Probably more than any of the other Tier 8 premium heavy tanks (with the distinct exception of the very mobile FCM 50 t) the IS-6 is better at reacting to changes of the battlefield. It has very decent mobility for a heavy tank, which gives it the flexibility that some of the other Tier 8 premium heavy tanks lack, although the IS-3 is superior in overall mobility. The mobility combined with the good armour allow the IS-6 to get in close, where it can make the best use of its gun.
As a Tier 8 premium tank, the IS-6 is very good at making credits. However, the expensive ammunition, particularly when shooting APCR, will quite noticeably cut into its profits, especially if many of the shots miss.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
From the 13-17th of November 1943 Chief Design Department (OGK) of NKTP together with VAMM of Stalin and NATI under the general command of chief's assistant of GBTU I. Lebedev completed the development of TTT for "high powered assault self moving tank". Sketches were drawn up by the construction bureau of Chelyabinsk Kirov Factory (CKZ) from the beginning of December 1943 to the summer of 1944. The original plan was to construct a tank with the combat compartment and electric mechanical machinery located in the rear as per "Ferdinand's assault artillery". In the end, by the middle of 1944, two different tanks were put forward. "Object 252" had the same transmission as the IS-3, but larger leg wheels were used in it's running gear, and it had no supporting wheel. The main feature of the "Object 252" was the usage of an electrical transmission. The setup of electric transmission was to simplify the tank's operation and increase it's maneuverability. In this case, the running gear was similar to that of IS-2.
In the summer of 1944 the first production models were rolled out by Uralmashzavod as СKZ was busy working on series of machines and "Object 701". The electric-mechanical transmission for the tank and also the working draft were also developed here. However, in testing both tanks were inferior to the "Object 701" in armored defense, and they were out-gunned and out-maneuvered.
IS-6 with its mechanical transmission had no upsides in comparison to other heavy tanks and "Object 253". The tank was scrapped due to it's huge mass, and low reliability of its electrical transmission. The tank was never exported.
Historical Gallery