IS-M
USSR·
Heavy Tank·HT breakThe IS-2Sh (IS-M) was a project for the significant modification of the IS-2 proposed by N. F. Shashmurin at Kirov Factory No. 100 in early 1944. The design featured a long-barrel 122 mm gun and a rear placement of the fighting compartment. The project was discontinued in favor of the IS-6 (Object 252).
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 7 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 12 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,000
- Damage
- 390
- Penetration
- 221 mm
- … at 500m
- 220 mm
- Reload time
- 11.70 s
- Rate of fire
- 5.13/min
- Aim time
- 2.80 s
- Dispersion
- 0.420 m
- … moving
- 0.180
- … tank traverse
- 0.180
- … turret traverse
- 0.080
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 165
- Caliber
- 122.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 850 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 30
- Potential damage
- 11,700
- Shell cost
- 1,025 cr
- Top speed
- 35 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12 km/h
- Power/weight
- 13.64 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 26.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 32.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 35.0 km/h
- … medium
- 32.1 km/h
- … soft
- 21.8 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 26.0 °/s
- … medium
- 16.8 °/s
- … soft
- 11.4 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 5 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.70
- … soft
- 2.50
- Hull armor
- 130 / 120 / 80
- Turret armor
- 250 / 140 / 120
- Health
- 1,650
- Engine health
- 360
- … repaired
- 180
- Track health
- 220
- … repaired
- 165
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 200
- … repaired
- 135
- Fuel tank health
- 175
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 55,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 5.55 / 0.92%
- Moving camo
- 2.80 / 0.47%
- View range
- 350 m
- Fire chance
- 15%
- Tank cost
- 2,550,000 cr
360° traverse
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
Module research
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the IS-M on NA
- #1stijn1942121 battles2,389
- #2Osmiy138 battles2,328
- #3Killstealer__119 battles2,270
- #4zZ_R_U_S_Zz123 battles2,257
- #5NewSeyfer120 battles2,184
- #6Lerro_Manscaped_Sigma105 battles2,120
- #797Wass122 battles2,118
- #8Tristan_Gold100 battles2,089
- #9los_vengadores152 battles2,064
- #10__The_Bananero_ak47_109 battles2,063
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Power650680
- Vehicle durability14001560
- Turret front armor100160
- Vehicle durability15001650
- GunIS-M / 122 mm D-25TIS-M / 122 mm D-25T (IS-M)
- Reload time13.312.3
- Dispersion at 100 m0.450.43
- Aiming time3.43
- Dispersion on turret traverse——
- AP penetration175206
- APCR* penetration217242
- Reload time13.312
- Aiming time3.42.9
- AP penetration212221
- APCR* penetration240258
- GunIS-BM / 122 mm D-25TIS-BM / 122 mm D-25T (IS-M)
- Reload time13.312.3
- Dispersion at 100 m0.440.43
- Aiming time3.43
- Dispersion on turret traverse——
- AP penetration175206
- APCR* penetration217242
- Aiming time32.8
- AP penetration212221
- APCR* penetration240258