IS-2 No.321

This page is about the gift Soviet heavy tank IS-2 No.321. For other versions, see IS-2 (Family).

IS-2 No.321

IS-2 No.321

Description

The IS-2 No.321 is a gift rank Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "Wind of Change" as a reward for the Legend of Victory event.

General info

Survivability and armour

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Armour type:

• Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Hull front, Hull sides)
• Rolled homogeneous armour (Lower hull glacis, Hull rear, Hull & Turret roof)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	100 mm (45-50°) Front glacis 100 mm (31-33°) Lower glacis	100-110 (14-25°) Top front 90 mm (12-14°) Top rear 90 mm Bottom	60 mm (49-50°) Top 60 mm (38°) Bottom	30 mm
Turret	100 mm (6-85°) Turret front 115-130 mm Gun mantlet	100 mm (22-52°)	100 mm (6-62°)	30 mm
Cupola	90 mm			30 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 10 mm thick.
• Wooden logs laid on the hull sides are 100 mm thick.
• A 45 mm thick plate lies behind the gun mantlet above and below the gun breech.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				671			__.__
Realistic				460			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

122 mm D-25T					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	28	-3°/+20°	±180°	N/A	11.3	15.7	19.0	21.1	22.4	27.04	23.92	22.05	20.80
Realistic					8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
BR-471	APHE	205	201	183	162	144	128
BR-471B	APHEBC	205	203	191	178	166	155
OF-471	HE	37	37	37	37	37	37

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
BR-471	APHE	795	25	1.2	19	246.4	47°	60°	65°
BR-471B	APHEBC	795	25	1.2	19	246.4	48°	63°	71°
OF-471	HE	800	25	0	0.1	3,600	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the IS-2

Full ammo	Ammo part	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
28	Projectiles Propellants	13 (+15) 27 (+1)	1 (+27) 24 (+4)	N/A 21 (+7)	N/A 11 (+17)	N/A 6 (+22)	N/A 1 (+27)	No

Notes:

• The IS-2 No.321 uses two-piece ammunition, composed of projectiles (yellow) and propellant bags (orange). Both have separate racks.
• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Centre floor rack emptied: 11 (+17) shells.

Machine guns

12.7 mm DShK
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	250 (50)	600	-10°/+60°	±180°

7.62 mm DT
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	1,890 (63)	600	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful 122 mm gun with enough explosive filler to knock out a tank with a single penetrating shot.
• Large calibre gives round good overmatching mechanics against most front armour of medium tanks.
• Upper hull plate is thickly armored and angled, able to resist most shells with the exception of HEAT or APDS.
• Relatively good mobility and top speed for a heavy tank, with a faster reverse speed as well to withdraw quickly.
• Roof mounted machine gun can help defend against lightly-armoured vehicles or low-flying aircraft.

Cons:

• Long reload speed makes follow-up shots slow
• Has front armour weak points in the turret and lower glacis.
• Hull armour construction makes angling difficult due to weaker hull sides and cheeks
• Cramped interior compartment can likely knock out entire crew or ignite ammunition in a single shot.
• Poor -3 degree depression prohibits the usage of many hull-down fighting positions
• No add-on spaced armour compared to the original IS-2 (1944).

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the IS-2 No.321 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• IS-2 (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Legend of Victory: IS-2 №321

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