Opinion on new IS-2?

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 04:20 AMAdamantawesome

What is your guys opinion on the new IS-2? IMO, I really don't like it. It is just too vulnerable to everything to be a good tank. I really want to like it, but it just can not take that much damage. Also, the turret traverse is slow as fuck and i'm still losing it to Panthers and such.

I want a good Soviet flanking tank for heavy tank battles, but the T-34/76 can't do anything to a Panther or Tiger, even though a Panther costs 130 now..

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 04:20 AMAdamantawesome

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I want a good Soviet flanking tank for heavy tank battles, but the T-34/76 can't do anything to a Panther or Tiger, even though a Panther costs 130 now..

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 05:30 AMpanzerjager2

FACEPALM ... this guy's whines get better and better. IS2 is fine, in fact a tad OP compared to Tiger. L2 play and stop whining.

another russian fan girl who will never be satisfied till Germans are removed from the game.

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 11:16 AMalexshiro

I still kill them with StuGs, so I guess it could be a little more powerful.

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 15:05 PMUGBEAR

Tiger can take down a JS-2 with ease, and your opponent can always get a Tiger before you get a JS-2, JS-2 itself is Okey now, but you still pay for the highest heavy tank price tank to get the stuff which can be raped by a Tiger Or still lose to a much cheaper panther.


Tiger needs 65 sec to finish off a JS-2 while JS-2 took 90 sec to finish off a Tiger
Tiger costs 40MP/40FU less than a Tiger

1280HP 300(front)/250(rear) Armor is much better to 960HP 325(Front)/225(rear) armor,

If we convert the Health to armor value(since the armor value of both tanks is greater than the highest gun penetration of the game)

Tiger "960HP" 400(front)/333.333(rear) armor vs JS-2 960(HP) 325(Front)/225(rear)

and JS-2's gun of cuz obliterate infantry, but Tiger's main gun can still kill infantry with double the fire speeed, JS-2 lose to a Tiger which costs 40MP/40FU more than a Tiger?

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 08:44 AMStephennJF

Your IS-2 is an anti-infantry killing machine. It wins you map control via winning the infantry war, allowing your ZiS-3 or SU-85 to push up more aggressively and safetly. It brings good AT support but your core AT units should still be those listed prior.

As you said the IS-2 turret rotates so slow. Keep this in mind constantly and don't get to close to your opponents tanks and try maintain conscript AT support close in the event of a blitzkreig push. When your close aswell the IS-2 turret doesn't even shoot I noticed since its so long its like it has a minimum range so be careful.

IS-2 is a decently balanced unit now imo.

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 17:16 PMc r u C e

Though the IS-2 is more viable now,Tiger still owns it...pretty weird,in WW2 Tiger and Panther commanders were given instructions to avoid direct contact with an IS-2,which had the best armor and the best gun of that time

Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2013, 17:33 PMCardboard Tank

- And could fire 2-3 shots a minute. Had horrible accuracy as the gun was to big for the turret. After each shot the gun had to be moved into the standard position to reload it. After that it had to be aimed AGAIN at the target.

- In fact the IS-2 was as "fast" as the Tiger (37 km/h for IS-2, 38 km/h for Tiger. Both on roads).

The IS-2 is overrated. Big gun and big armor alone don´t make a good tank.


Also as you are bringing up realism: Germans weren´t running away from SU-85s.