We have added more photos to IS-2 walkaround. It is exhibited in Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. It is an early version with stepped front hull. According to description provided by museum it was used in 4th Heavy Tank Regiment during Berlin Operation. Unit used mostly IS-2M tanks according to photos available. Photos by Wojciech Bulhak
In Poland is also another one IS-2 tank but it is IS-2M. It is exhibited in Polish Army Tank Museum in Poznan. Both Warsaw’s and Poznan’s Museums tanks walkaround photos are included in RossaGraph book “IS2/IS-2M Model Detail Photo Monograph No6″.
4th Heavy Tank Regiment was the only tank unit of 1st Polish Army involved in Berlin Campaign. The Army’s role in final battle was to secure right flank of 1st Byelorussian Front, North to the city. Unsuccessful Steiner’s counter attack was to be opposed by this Army. Some Army units were involved in final fights in Berlin’s center.
Mike Rinaldi kindly supllied us with extensive Step-by-Step article on Polish IS-2M model It is a conversion of Dragon 1:35 IS-2 to IS-2M . You can build this version easily using latest IS-2M kit from Tamiya at now.
IS-2 (not “M”) museum photos you can see in IS-2 walkaround. Another interesting article Winter ISU-122 by Mike Rinaldi on (Tamiya ISU-152 converted) in Polish laguage with excellent photos is published on Lifecolor.pl website.
