Tier VII Heavy Tank China

IS-2

Tank ID 3633

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Soviet IS-2 tanks were exported to China in the early 1950s and were used during the Korean War from 1950 through 1953. According to U.S. reconnaissance data, at least four Chinese tank companies deployed in Korea had the IS-2 tank, with five tanks in each company. The IS-2 remained in Chinese service until the late 1950s. Production was discontinued due to a shortage of spare parts and the launch of the Type 59 project. A few IS-2 tanks were exported to Vietnam, where they fought in the final stage of the Indochina War of 1946–1954.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,280

Weight

45.7 t

Forward speed

37 km/h

Reverse speed

14 km/h

View range

350 m

Signal range

600 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	90	90	60
Turret	100	90	90

Engine: V-2-10 · 600 hp

Radio: A-220

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

100 mm 44-100JT (IS-2)

Calibre 100 mm

Reload time 8.8 s

Aiming time 2.9 s

Dispersion 0.42

Rate of fire 6.82 /min

Ammo capacity 36

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 188 / 250 / 313

Penetration 131 / 175 / 219 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 188 / 250 / 313

Penetration 176 / 235 / 294 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 248 / 330 / 413

Penetration 38 / 50 / 63 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,740

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,531

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,269

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 1,055

Avg. spotted 1.08

Avg. kills 1.00

Avg. defence 0.83

Exp. win rate 54.29 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

55.47 %

Avg. WN8

1,887

Battles

22,083

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 18 of 85 at Tier VII

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	sady3296 eu	4,894	103	63.11 %
2	Yzne eu	4,176	208	67.79 %
3	mailand eu	3,700	70	67.14 %
4	Cauti0n eu	3,516	91	62.64 %
5	kjunik eu	3,435	74	62.16 %
6	Quickfingers eu	3,393	56	55.36 %
7	Rasierer32 eu	3,376	104	53.85 %
8	ReAze eu	3,363	59	72.88 %
9	WhiteScar eu	3,352	241	63.90 %
10	GehakteMolen eu	3,280	137	54.74 %