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IS-2: History & Products

The IS-2 (Russian: ИС-2, sometimes romanized as JS-2) is a Soviet heavy tank, the second of the IS tank series named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. It was developed and saw combat during World War II and saw service in other Soviet allied countries after the war.

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IS-2 topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around IS-2.

Related topics
77
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
87
Extracted relationships
155
Concept neighborhoods
39
Bridge connections
87

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 22 topics
Operators · 20 topics
Combat history · 13 topics
Surviving vehicles · 13 topics
Design and production · 6 topics
Variants · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
37 km/h (23 mph)
Armor
IS-2 Model 1944: Hull front: 100 mm at 60° angle Lower glacis: 100 mm at 30° angle Turret front: 100 mm (rounded) Mantlet: 120 mm (rounded) Hull side: 90–130 mm at 9-25° Turret…
Crew
4 (Commander/Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader, Driver
Designed
1943
Designer
Zhozef Kotin Nikolay Dukhov
Engine
V-2-10 (V-2IS) diesel (V-12 configuration) based on the Kharkiv model V-2 520 metric horsepower (382 kW)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Design and production

Combat history

Variants

Operators

Surviving vehicles

Sources

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How IS-2 connects Entity context

The extracted context around IS-2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, IS-2 → Aberjona, Armour Press, Arms, Atglen, Blandford Press, Bryan, Christopher, Combat Supremacy, Combat Vehicles, David, Design, Development, Doyle, Duel, Flaws, Germany's Panther Tank, Grandsen, Heavy Tank, Heavy Tanks, Higgins Another extracted example is IS-2 → August, Elefants, German, Guards Heavy Tank Regiments, Guards Tank Brigade, Independent Guards Heavy Tank, King Tigers, Kubinka, Later, Oględów, On, Once, Panzer Division, Red Army, Regiment, Soviet, Soviet IS-2, Soviets, Staszów, T-34/76. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

IS-2

Top relations

related to Sources · 54
IS-2 → Aberjona, Armour Press, Arms, Atglen, Blandford Press, Bryan, Christopher, Combat Supremacy, Combat Vehicles, David, Design, Development, Doyle, Duel, Flaws, Germany's Panther Tank, Grandsen, Heavy Tank, Heavy Tanks, Higgins
related to history · 27
IS-2 → August, Elefants, German, Guards Heavy Tank Regiments, Guards Tank Brigade, Independent Guards Heavy Tank, King Tigers, Kubinka, Later, Oględów, On, Once, Panzer Division, Red Army, Regiment, Soviet, Soviet IS-2, Soviets, Staszów, T-34/76
related to Surviving vehicles · 18
IS-2 → Armoured Weapon, Arms, Chrobry Park, Fort Winiary, Górali, IS-1, Kraków, Land Forces, Lębork, Os, Poland, PolandMuseum, PolandOutdoor, PolandPolish Army Museum, Poznań, There, Training Center, Warsaw
related to Production quality and reliability · 13
IS-2 → August, Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant, Guards Senior Lieutenant Vasiliy, In April, Independent Guards Heavy Tank, IS-series, November, Quality-control, Regiment, Series-production, The, Udalov, Wartime
related to Post World War II · 10
IS-2 → By, China, Chinese IS-2s, Cuba, In, Korean War, North Korea, Red Army, Soviet, The IS-2 Model
related to Operators · 7
IS-2 → Cuban Army, IS-2Ms, IS-2s, Korean War, Operated, People's Liberation Army, Sino-Soviet
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
IS-2 → 37 km/h (23 mph)
Armor · 1
IS-2 → IS-2 Model 1944: Hull front: 100 mm at 60° angle Lower glacis: 100 mm at 30° angle Turret front: 100 mm (rounded) Mantlet: 120 mm (rounded) Hull side: 90–130 mm at 9-25° Turret…
Crew · 1
IS-2 → 4 (Commander/Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader, Driver
Designed · 1
IS-2 → 1943

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

tank tanks 1944 heavy soviet gun tiger armor war mm service could 1943 ii front army panther production combat vehicles

IS-2 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 155 structured relationships around IS-2. Examples in this analysis include IS-2 → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → 37 km/h (23 mph) and IS-2 → Armor → IS-2 Model 1944: Hull front: 100 mm at 60° angle Lower glacis: 100 mm at 30° angle Turret front: 100 mm (rounded) Mantlet: 120 mm (rounded) Hull side: 90–130 mm at 9-25° Turret…. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IS-2.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed37 km/h (23 mph)1.00infobox
IS-2ArmorIS-2 Model 1944: Hull front: 100 mm at 60° angle Lower glacis: 100 mm at 30° angle Turret front: 100 mm (rounded) Mantlet: 120 mm (rounded) Hull side: 90–130 mm at 9-25° Turret…1.00infobox
IS-2Crew4 (Commander/Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader, Driver1.00infobox
IS-2Designed19431.00infobox
IS-2DesignerZhozef Kotin Nikolay Dukhov1.00infobox
IS-2EngineV-2-10 (V-2IS) diesel (V-12 configuration) based on the Kharkiv model V-2 520 metric horsepower (382 kW)1.00infobox
IS-2Fuel capacity820 L (180 imp gal; 220 US gal)1.00infobox
IS-2Height2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)1.00infobox
IS-2In service1944–1970s1.00infobox
IS-2Length9.90 m (32 ft 6 in)1.00infobox
IS-2Main armamentD-25T 122 mm gun (28 rounds)1.00infobox
IS-2ManufacturerKirov Factory, UZTM1.00infobox
IS-2Mass46 tonnes (51 short tons; 45 long tons)1.00infobox
IS-2No. built3,854 (all models)1.00infobox
IS-2Operational rangeRoad: 240 km (150 mi) Cross-country: 180 km (110 mi)1.00infobox
IS-2Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
IS-2Power/weight11.3 PS/tonne1.00infobox
IS-2Produced1943–19451.00infobox
IS-2Secondary armament1×DShK, 3×DT (2,079 rounds)1.00infobox
IS-2Suspensiontorsion bar1.00infobox
IS-2TypeHeavy tank1.00infobox
IS-2Unit costIS-2 Model 1944: 300,000 rubles1.00infobox
IS-2Used bySee Operators1.00infobox
IS-2WarsWorld War II, Korean War1.00infobox
IS-2Width3.09 m (10 ft 2 in)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around IS-2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Tiger, Model and Tanks. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • IS-2
    • Tiger
    • Model
    • Tanks
    • Armor
    • Panther
    • Heavy
    • Service
    • Tank
    • Mm
    • Soviet
    • One
    • Production
  • is-2
    • Tiger
    • Model
    • Tanks
    • Armor
    • Panther
    • Heavy
    • Service
    • Tank
    • Mm
    • Soviet
    • One
    • Production
  • soviet
    • Service
    • War
    • World
    • Tanks
    • Ii
    • Combat
    • Army
    • Tiger
    • Armor
    • German
    • T-34
    • Model
  • heavy tank
    • Tank
    • Object
    • Tanks
    • Armor
    • Is-2
    • Could
    • Tiger
    • Army
    • Soviet
    • T-34
    • German
    • Lighter
  • world war ii
    • Ii
    • World
    • War
    • Tiger
    • Combat
    • One
    • Service
    • Is-2s
    • T-34
    • Soviet
    • Army
    • Vehicles
  • a-19 122 mm gun
    • Mm
    • Yd
    • Front
    • Panther
    • Could
    • Tank
    • Tiger
    • Model
    • Turret
    • Hull
    • Armor
    • T-34
  • d-10 100 mm gun
    • Mm
    • Yd
    • Front
    • Panther
    • Could
    • Tank
    • Tiger
    • Model
    • Turret
    • Hull
    • Armor
    • T-34
  • naval gun
    • Mm
    • Model
    • Yd
    • Turret
    • Tank
    • Hull
    • Front
    • Could
    • Armor
    • T-34
    • World
    • One

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For IS-2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects IS-2 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
IS-2Overview · splits 65 ⟂ 23
IS-2Operators · splits 67 ⟂ 21
IS-2Combat history · splits 74 ⟂ 14
IS-2Surviving vehicles · splits 74 ⟂ 14
IS-2Design and production · splits 81 ⟂ 7
IS-2Variants · splits 84 ⟂ 4
IS-2Sources · splits 84 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

IS-2

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples155
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around IS-2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — IS-2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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