IS-8: Soviet Super Maneuverability Fortress

History

The T-10 (also known as Object 730) was a Soviet heavy tank of the Cold War, the final development of the KV and IS tank series. It was accepted into production in 1952 as the IS-8 (Iosif Stalin, Russian form of Joseph Stalin), but due to the political climate in the wake of Stalin's death in 1953, it was renamed T-10. The T-10 served with the Soviet Union but was not known to have been provided to Warsaw Pact nations, though Soviet heavy tank regiments stationed in those countries may have been equipped with them. T-10Ms were "in the unhappy position" of simultaneous production by two factories (Kirov as Object 272 and Chelyabinsk as Object 734) "with incompatible parts".[2] Not until 1962 was Kirov's version standardized upon.[3] The T-10 is known to have been exported to Egypt and Syria.[4] It was used in combat during the Yom Kippur War, where it normally provided long-range fire support to the T-55/T-62 tanks, with little success.[5] Heavy tanks were withdrawn from Soviet front-line service by 1967, and completely removed from service in 1993. Many of the tank chassis were converted to missile vehicles. It is estimated that some 6,000 Soviet heavy tanks were built after the end of WWII, including IS-2s, IS-3s, and T-10s.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Very good speed for a heavy tank, can keep up with medium tanks
• Turns fast for a heavy tank
• Powerful 122mm gun with more damage and faster reload than the earlier guns. With rammer, vent, 100% crews with BIA, it's only 11 secs for the top gun. With food, it's 10 secs
• Sloped armor has a chance to ricochet shots
• Spaced armor on the sides
• Quite strong front turret armor
• Good moveshot

Cons:

• Turret armor is weak on both sides and rear
• Can't reach the top speed on flat ground
• Frequent module damage
• Large lower glacis is easily penetrated
• Less HP than other tier 9 heavy tanks
• Artillery hitting sides or rear can do a lot of damage
• Bad gun depression like other Soviet heavies
• Considered by some players to be the worst Tier 9 in the game when compared its opposition

Play style

Get to the front line, attack when the enemies are loading. You can flank them, go behind enemy line due to amazing mobility. Avoid gun fighting at uneven terrain- remember you have bad gun depression.

With IS-8 speed, you can even play like a med, go with team-med and help them destroy enemies.

Crew skill (recommend)

Necessary:

Full and

Equipment (recommend)

Maneuverability Combo: 

Cover Combo:

Getting-sight Combo: