Overview[]
The IS-4 is a Soviet heavy tank developed in the mid 1940s.
Development[]
Development of the IS-4 began in the final weeks of 1943. N.L. Dukhov lead the design team and a number of prototypes were constructed and tested until a final model was accepted as Ob"yekt 701 in 1946, and manufactured by ChKZ in 1947.
Production was planned to run from 1947 to 1952 at ChKZ, but in 1951 the modernized IS-4M took over production. 219 IS-4 were manufactured during this time, with 217 of them returning to the factory to be upgraded to IS-4M standard.
Design[]
Outline of the IS-4.
The IS-4 utilized a conventional layout with a crew of 4 and a rotating turret with a 122mm gun.
Variants[]
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Operational History[]
The IS-4 was officially adopted on 29 April 1946, before serial production began. Various units would receive a number of IS-4, but would be phased out in the 1960s. All but 2 IS-4 would be converted into IS-4M in the early 1950s.
The IS-4 was officially removed from service on 23 September 1997.
 Soviet UnionLand Vehicles Interwar & World War II Period (1919 — 1945) |
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| Tracked Vehicles | ||
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| Light Tanks | Tankettes | PPG • T-17 • T-21 • T-23 • T-27 |
| Standard Light Tanks | GAZ-70 • LTG • LTP • LTTB • NI • Obj. 211 • Obj. 217 • T-18 (M) • T-26 (1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • -1 • -4) • T-30 • T-45 • T-50 • T-53 • T-60 (1 • 2 • ZiS-19) • T-70 (M) • T-80 • T-118T • T-126 • T-127 | |
| Amphibious Light Tanks | PT-1 (A) • T-5PCh • T-36 • T-37 1933 • T-37 1934 • T-38 • T-39 • T-40 • T-41 • T-43 (-1 • -2) • TM | |
| Flamethrower & Chemical Light Tanks | KhBT-7 • OT-7 • OT-26 • OT-130 • OT-131 • OT-132 • OT-133 • OT-134 | |
| Remote Controlled Light Tanks | TTBT-7 • TT-26 • TU-26 | |
| Utility Light Tanks | BT-DT • SBT | |
| Cavalry/Fast Tanks | Ob. A-8 • Ob. A-20 BDT-1 • BT-1 • BT-2 • BT-2IS • BT-3 • BT-4 • BT-5 (A • IS • PKh) • BT-6 • BT-7 (M) • BT-20 • D-38 • MT-25 • T-46 | |
| Command Light Tanks | BT-TU • KBT-7 • T-26PT | |
| Medium Tanks | Standard Medium Tanks | Ob. A-20 • Ob. A-32 • Ob. A-34 • Ob. A-43 • Ob. A-44 KV-13 • T-22 • T-24 • T-28 (1932 • 1934 • 1938 • E 1938 • 1940) • T-29 • T-34 (G • K • S) • T-43 • T-44 • T-112 |
| Flamethrowing Medium Tanks | OT-28 • OT-34 • OT-34-85 | |
| Heavy Tanks | Standard Heavy Tanks | Ob. 103 • Ob. 220 • Ob. 221 • Ob. 222 • Ob. 223 • Ob. 224 • Ob. 225 • Ob. 226 • Ob. 227 • Ob. 228 • Ob. 229 • Ob. 230 • Ob. 231 • Ob. 232 • Ob. 233 (IS) • Ob. 234 (IS) • Ob. 235 • Ob. 237 • Ob. 238 • Ob. 239 • Ob. 240 (M) • Ob. 244 • Ob. 245 • Ob. 248 • Ob. 252 • Ob. 253 IS-1 • IS-2 • IS-3 • IS-4 • IS-5 • IS-6 • IS-7 • KV-1 (1939 • 1940 • E 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • S 1942) • KV-3 • KV-4 • KV-5 • KV-7 • KV-9 • KV-10 • KV-11 • KV-85 (G) • KV-100 • KV-122 • KV-220 • KV-221 • KV-222 • Ob. 100 • SMK • T-32 • T-35-1 • T-35-2 • T-35A • T-35B • T-39 • T-100 (Z) • T-150 • U-14 |
| Flamethrowing Heavy Tanks | KV-8 • KV-8S • KV-8M • KV-12 | |
| Self-Propelled Guns | SPAA | GAZ-72 • SU-8 • SU-11 • SU-17 • SU-72 • T-60-Z • T-70-Z • T-90 • ZSU-37 • ZUT-37 |
| SPATG | Ob. 242 • Ob. 243 • Ob. 249 • Ob. 251 GAZ-71 • ISU-122 (-1 • -2 • -3 • S) • KhTZ-16 • OSU-76 • SU-26 • SU-31 • SU-71 • SU-76 (M) • SU-76i • SU-85 (M) • SU-85i • SU-85B • SU-100 • SU-101 • SU-102 • SU-122P • SU-122-44 • ZiS-30 | |
| SPG | Ob. 212 • Ob. 236 • Ob. 241 (K • M) • Ob. 246 • Ob. 247 • Ob. 250 BT-5A • BT-5AT • BT-7A • ISU-130 • ISU-152 (-1 • -2) • KV-2 • KV-14 • Ob. 212 • OSU-76 • SU-1 • SU-3 • SU-6 • SU-7 • SU-10 • SU-14-2 • SU-18 • SU-45 • SU-100-Y • SU-122 (-3 • M) • SU-130 • SU-152 • SU-212 • T-26-4 | |
| SPH | AT-1 • S-51 • SU-2 • SU-5 (-1 • -2 • -3) • SU-14 | |
| SPRA | BM-8-24 • KV-10 • RBT-5 | |
| Miscellaneous | Bridge-related | IT-26 • IT-28 • ST-26 |
| Prime Movers | BT-5PB • T-20 Komsomolets • T-26T • T-26T2 | |
| Half-Tracked Vehicles | ||
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| Combat | Armoured Cars | BA-30 • BA-64Z |
| SPAA | M15A1 CGMC • ZiS-42 • ZSU-17 | |
| SPATG | GAZ-TK • SU-57 • ZiS-41 | |
| Utility | Transport | Autocar 2½-ton Halftrack • B-3 • GAZ-60 • M2 Halftrack • M5 Halftrack • NATI-3 • ZiS-22 • ZiS-33 • ZiS-35Sh • ZiS-42 • ZiS-42M |
| Wheeled Vehicles | ||
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| Combat | Armoured Cars | BA-I • BA-3 • BA-5 • BA-6 (M) • BA-9 • BA-10 (M) • BA-11 (D) • BA-20 • BA-21 • BA-27 (M) • BA-64 • BA-NATI • BAD • BAD-2 • D-8 • D-12 • D-13 • FA-2 • FAI (M) • GAZ-TK • PB-4 • PB-7 • LB-23 • LB-62 |
| Railroad Armoured Cars | BA-6 ZhD • BA-10 ZhD (M) • BA-20 ZhD • BA-64 ZhD • BAD-2 ZhD • FAI ZhD | |
| SPAA | ZSU TKB-149 | |
| SPATG | KSP-76 • SD-57 (N) • ZiS-31 | |
| SPH | SU-1-12 • SU-12 | |
| SPG | SU-4 | |
| SPRA | BM-13-16 | |
| Utility | APC | BA-64E |
| Medical | BA-22 | |
| Motorcycles | BSA-M20 | |
| Transport | GAZ-63 | |
| Trailers | KP-42 • KP-43 | |
 Soviet UnionLand Vehicles Cold War Period (1946 — 1990) |
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| Tracked Vehicles | ||
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| Light Tanks | Light Tank | 2S25 (M) • T-54 • T-100 |
| Light Tank, Amphibious | Ob. 101 • Ob. 685 • Ob. 740 • Ob. 906 K-90 • PT-76 (A, B, M) • PT-85 • PT-90 • R-39 | |
| Light Tank, Amphibious Command | PT-76K | |
| IFV | Ob. 19 • Ob. 911 • Ob. 914 B-10 • B-19 • BMP-64 • BMPT • BMPV-64 | |
| IFV, Amphibious | Ob. 765 (Sp.1 • Sp.2 • Sp.3 • Sp.4 • Sp.8) • Ob. 911 BMP-1 (1966 • 1969 • 1973 • 1979 • P • PG) • BMP-2 (D • M) • BMP-3 (F • FK • Fr • K • M • M-3) | |
| Medium Tanks | MBT | Ob. 139 • Ob. 140 • Ob. 167 (T) • Ob. 430 (U) • Ob. 450 • Ob. 640 • Ob. 785 T-54 • T-55 (64) • T-62 (1960, 1972, 1975, D, D-1, K, KN, M, M-1, M1, M1-1, M1-2, M1-2-1, M1V, M1V-1, MD, MD-1, MK, MK-1, MV-1) • T-64 (A, AK, B, B1, B1M, BM2, BV, R, T, U) • T-67 • T-72 (A 1979 • A 1984 • AK • AV • B • B 1989 • B 1990 • B1 • B2 • B3 2011 • B3 2014 • B3 2016 • T-72B3M • BA • BU • BV • M • M1 • M1M • M1V • S • V) • T-74 • T-80 (A 1982 • A 1984 • AK • AKV • B 1978 • B 1980 • BK • BV 1985 • BVK • BVM 2017 • M-1 • U 1986 • U 1992 • UE 1999 • UK • UM 1995 • UM-1 1997 • UM-2 • UM2) • T-90 (1992 • A 2006 • AK • AM • K • M 2017 • MS • S • SK) • T-95 • T-99 |
| Command Tanks | 446B • T-64B1K • T-64BK • T-72 (AK • B1K • BK • K • M1K • MK) • T-90 (K) | |
| Flamethrowing | OT-54 (B) • OT-55 • OT-62 | |
| Heavy Tanks | Heavy Tank | Ob. 240 (M) Ob. 277 • Ob. 279 • Ob. 770 IS-2 (M • MK) • IS-3 (M) • IS-4 (M) • IS-7 • IS-8 • T-10 |
| SPG | ATGMV | Ob. 150 • Ob. 287 IT-1 |
| SPAA | Ob. 119 • Ob. 500 • Ob. 575 2S6 (M • M1) • 2S38 • 9K35 • 9K37 • 9K330 • PT-76B with 9M14 • S-300 • ZSU-23-4 (V • V1, M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5) • ZSU-37-2 • ZSU-57-2 | |
| SPATG | Ob. 120 2S15 • 2S25 (M1) • 2S28 • 2S29 • 2S37 • ASU-57 • ASU-76 • ASU-85 • BTR-50P • SU-85M • SU-100 • SU-122-54 | |
| SPG | 2S1M • 2S5 (M • M1) • 2S7 (M) • 2S9 (-1 • 1M) • 2S11 • 2S13 • 2S17 (-2) • 2S22 • 2S23 (M) • 2S31 (Ye • M) • 2S34 (-1 • M) • 2S36 • 2S39 • 2S40 • 2S42 • 2S43 • ISU-152 • Obzhimka • T-62/160 | |
| SPH | 924 • 2A3 • 2A4 • 2S1 (M1) • 2S2 • 2S3 (M • M1, M2 • M2-155 • M3) • 2S18 • 2S19 (M • M1 • M1-155 • M2) • 2S21 • 2S26 • 2S27 • 2S30 • 2S33 • S-103 | |
| Self-Propelled Laser | 1K17 Szhatie | |
| SPM | 2S4 • 2S8 • 2S10 • 2S12 (A • B) • 2S24 • 2S41 | |
| SPRA | 2P16 • 9P139 • BM-24T • Object 280 • Object 634 (B) • TOS-1 • TOS-1M (A) | |
| Explosive Related | Mine Laying | GMZ-3 |
| Mine Clearing / Sweeping | BMR-3 • BMR-3M (A) • UR-07 • UR-67 • UR-77 | |
| Misc Tanks | Ammunition Carrier | TZM-T |
| APC | BTR-50 • BTR-50PA • BTR-50PM • BTRV-64 • R-40 | |
| ARV | BREM-1 (M) • BREM-64 • BREM-L • Object 447T • BTS-4V • T-62T | |
| Bridge Laying | MTU-72 • MTU-90 | |
| Command | Ob. 773 (P) • Ob. 774 BMP-1 (K • KSh • PK) • BTR-50PN • BTR-50PU • BTR-50PU-2 • BTR-50PUM • BTR-50PUM-1 | |
| Engineering & Maintenance | BAT-2 • BMT-3 • BTM-4 • IMR-2 • IMR-3M • IRM • MDK-3 • MTP-1 • ZSU-57-2 BTS-55 | |
| Firefighting | SPM | |
| Observation, Spotting & Survey | Ob. 767 • Ob. 779 (M) PRP-3 • PRP-4 (M • MU) | |
| Reconnaissance | PT-76RKh | |
| Transport & Towing | BMO-T • IT-1T | |
| Wheeled Vehicles | ||
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| Offensive / Defensive | IFV | BMPT-K-64 • VPK-7829 • Object 19 |
| SPAA | 9P31 • BTR-40A • BTR-141A | |
| SPATGM | 2P27 • 2P32 • 9P110 • 9P122 • 9P124 • 9P133 • 9P137 • 9P148 | |
| SPBM | 9P71 • 9P117 • 9P120 | |
| SPH | 2S27 • A-222 | |
| SPRA | 2B5 • 2B17 • 2B26 | |
| Other | APC | BTR-40 (V • B • B (RKh) • ZhD) • BTR-60 (P • PA • PB • PBM) • BTR-70 • BTR-80 • BTR-90 • BTR-141 • BTR-7829 • GAZ-3937-11 |
| ARV | BREM-K | |
| Bridge Laying | PP-2005 • PPS-84 • TMM-3 • TMM-6 | |
| Cargo | GAZ-33097 • KamAZ-5350 • KamAZ-6350 • KamAZ-43501 • MAZ-4370 • MAZ-4570 • MAZ-5336 • MAZ-5337 • MAZ-5432 • MAZ-5433 • MAZ-5434 • MAZ-5442 • MAZ-5516 • MAZ-5551 • MAZ-6303 • MAZ-6317 • MAZ-6417 • MAZ-6422 • MAZ-6425 • MAZ-6430 • Ural-4320 • Ural-5323 • Ural-43206 • ZiL-4334 | |
| CP | GA-39371 | |
| Crane | KS-5571 • KS-5573 • KS-5576 • KS-6571 | |
| Decontamination Vehicle | ARS-14KM • TMS-65 • USSO | |
| Dump Truck | MAZ-7510 | |
| Engineering | EOV-3521 • EOV-3523 • KamAZ-65225 • KS-3574M3 • MAZ-205 • MAZ-500 (A, SH) • MAZ-501 • MAZ-503 (A) • MAZ-509A • MAZ-510 • MAZ-511 • MAZ-516B • MAZ-525 • MAZ-529 • MAZ-530 • MAZ-5335 • MAZ-5334 • MAZ-5549 • MAZ-53352 • PBU-100 | |
| Firefighting Vehicle | AA-60(543)-160 • AA-70(543)-172 • AA-60(7310)-160.01 • AA-60(7313) (160.01 • AA-60(7313)-220) | |
| IMV | GAZ-2975 • GAZ-3937 • GAZ-3937-10 • GAZ-233034 • GAZ-233036 • Iveco LMV | |
| Medical | BMM-80 | |
| RV | BPM-97 • BRDM-1 (RKh • U) • BRDM-2 (RKh • RKhA • RKhB • U) | |
| Security | Lavina-M | |
| Smoke Generating Vehicle | TDA-2K • TDA-3 | |
| Transport & Towing | 9T254 • MAZ-200 (V) • MAZ-502 • MAZ-504 (A • B • G, S • V) • MAZ-508B • MAZ-520 • MAZ-535 (A) • MAZ-5429 • MAZ-7310 • MAZ-7904 • MAZ-7906 • MAZ-79221 • NAMI-020 • NAMI-021 • Ural-375 • ZiL-131 | |
| Utility | MAZ-543 (A, M, P) • MAZ-547 • MAZ-7907 • MAZ-7910 • MAZ-7912 • MAZ-7917 • MAZ-74106 • UAZ-452 • UAZ-469 • UAZ-3132 • UAZ-3163 | |
| Sources | ||
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| Books | Online | Documents |
| • Отечественные Бронированные Машины - ХХ век - Том 3, 1949-1965. А.Г. Солянкин, И.Г. Желтов, К. Н. Кудряшов (ISBN 978-5-9771-0106-6) | ||