Tier VII Heavy Tank Soviet Union

IS-2 shielded

IS-2S

Tank ID 31233

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Built in 1944, the IS-2 (IS-122) heavy tank was a modification of the IS-1. It had a 120 mm glacis plate that was much simpler to cast. Heavy tank regiments of the Elite Soviet Guards used the IS-2 extensively in their assaults on the fortress cities of Budapest, Breslau, and Berlin. The IS-2 shielded tank is a modification featuring additional meshed screens to increase the vehicle's survivability in urban warfare.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,270

Weight

46.5 t

Forward speed

30 km/h

Reverse speed

14 km/h

View range

340 m

Signal range

730 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	100	90	60
Turret	100	90	90

Engine: V-2IS · 600 hp

Radio: 10RKM

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

122 mm D-25T

Calibre 122 mm

Reload time 12.3 s

Aiming time 3.4 s

Dispersion 0.46

Rate of fire 4.88 /min

Ammo capacity 28

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 293 / 390 / 488

Penetration 131 / 175 / 219 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 293 / 390 / 488

Penetration 163 / 217 / 271 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 398 / 530 / 663

Penetration 46 / 61 / 76 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,824

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,653

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,426

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 1,105

Avg. spotted 0.88

Avg. kills 0.99

Avg. defence 0.56

Exp. win rate 53.63 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

53.95 %

Avg. WN8

1,679

Battles

7,031

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 39 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	skill4ltu eu	4,783	93	65.59 %
2	Yzne eu	4,599	97	60.82 %
3	Artus2000 eu	3,305	85	69.41 %
4	Eastfront87 eu	3,083	88	62.50 %
5	Eumelmad eu	2,627	75	76.00 %
6	SupremeMaster eu	2,573	258	55.43 %
7	Dollarovich eu	2,381	86	63.95 %
8	_Murin_ eu	2,123	112	57.14 %
9	_Jenkie_ eu	2,073	155	54.84 %
10	mona982 eu	1,939	76	71.05 %