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Military


IS-7 Object 260

ClassificationHeavy tank
Combat weight, t68
Layout diagramClassic
Crew , people5 people
History
DeveloperUSSR
Manufacturer
  • Experimental Plant No. 100 and LKZ (samples of 1946)
  • LKZ (samples 1948)
  • Development years1945 - 1948
    Production years1946 - 1948
    Years of operation1946 - 1949 (experimental)
    number of issued, pcs.6 prototypes (2 pieces - sample 1946, 4 pieces - sample 1948) Basic operatorsUSSR
    Variants
  • Object 260 - IS-7 baseline
  • Object 261 – Self-propelled gun variant with a 152mm gun at the front.
  • Object 262 – Self-propelled gun variant with a 152mm gun at the rear. Only a wooden mockup was produced.
  • Object 263 – Tank destroyer variant with a 130mm gun mounted in a rear, semi-enclosed fighting compartment.
  • Dimensions
    Body length , mm7380
    Length with gun forward, mm10000
    Width, mm3440
    Height, mm2480
    Clearance , mm410
    Survivability
    Armor typeSteel cast and rolled
    Body forehead (top), mm / deg.150/65°
    Body forehead (bottom), mm / deg.150/50°
    Hull board (top), mm / deg.150/45°
    Hull board (bottom), mm / deg.100 / 40-65°
    Body feed (top), mm / deg.60/55°
    Body feed (bottom), mm / deg.100/15°
    Bottom, mm20
    Hull roof, mm20
    Turret forehead, mm / deg.210 / 51-60°
    Gun mask , mm / deg.350/0°
    Turret board, mm / deg.150 / 30-65°
    Turret feed, mm / deg.94
    Turret roof, mmfifty
    Armament
    Caliber and brand of the gun130 mm S-70
    Cannon typeSliced
    Barrel length , calibers54
    Gun ammunition28-30 rounds of ammunition
    Angles GN, deg.360
    Machine guns
  • 1 x 12.7-mm or 14.5 mm KPVT coaxial machine gun
  • 1 x 12.7-mm or 14.5 mm KPVT anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof of the turret (in the stowed position folded on the left side).
  • 6 x 7.62-mm RP-46 machine guns (four installed in front, on tracked shelves and on the sides of the turret, controlled remotely),
  • Ammunition for machine guns
  • 400 rounds (for KPVT )
  • 2500 rounds (for RP-46 )
  • Mobility
    Engine power, hp from.1050
    Highway speed, km / h60
    Cross country speed, km / h32
    Cruising on the highway , km300
    Fuel tank capacity, l1300
    Specific power, hp s / t15.45
    Suspension typeIndividual, torsion
    Track width, mm710
    Specific ground pressure, kg / cm²0.97
    overcome rise, deg.thirty
    Overcome ford , m1.5



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