Captured Soviet IS-2 heavy tanks were used by the Wehrmacht during 1944–1945 as emergency replacements for Germany’s mounting armored losses on the Eastern Front. These vehicles appeared in Poland and Germany with German markings, reflecting both their limited historical use and the desperation of late-war German forces. Because Germany did historically operate the IS-2, even in small numbers, its inclusion in War Thunder would be accurate and justified—and, more importantly, it would finally give German mains a taste of Russian bias, letting them one-shot half the lobby while still suffering through a long reload, endless CAS revenge bombing, and teammates who treat capture points like lava.
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Unless it was modified I really don’t see the point, it’s not like Germany lacks heavy tanks
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skill issue
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Germany has enough captured vehicles when compared to most others.
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If u can’t do well with a German tank: skill issue
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no we dont need more copy slop less the better tiger 2p in sweden is bad enough
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Rather have the T34 with 88mm gun, instead of a copy paste.
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Also found finish t34 with german 75mm.
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T-34/88 and Ps. 245 - 1
wouldnt german 75 have muzzle break like panzer 4 or is this like the 75 off a panther F ? ? it also doesnt have sleeves that slide into eachother when it recoils so im guessing if it is a german 75mm its from a panther but did they chop the muzzle off
StuK 40 L/48 off thier sturmi I’m pretty sure, but idk why it doesnt have a double chamber muzzle break. Panther F was a prototype so idk why the Finns would have one
idk but this is a L/48 the one you have there is missing the recoil sleeves
why does it look like that i think it has a modified 75 from a panther not the F my guess is they got one and cut the break off it for some reason
this is a KWK 42 L70 it looks closer to that swedish t34s cannon in the photo
but im only guessing
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Now that you mention it, its kinda weird, maybe they lost the tip. But I doubt the finnish had the panther f cannon.
Looking closely, i think its the 85mm gonna research more
i mean a muzzle break is not neccessary you could probably remove it from any panther D G A which they probably could have bought
Well the only thing I found its the anti-aircraft 75 mm Zenit-Mellercannon.
Because other 75mm finish cannons have muxzle brake. Like the 7.5 cm Pak 97/38. And other 75mm cannons are just too short.
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Or maybe the 75mm Bofors??
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Perhaps it’s a PaK 40 breech but they remade the barrel for some reason?
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maybe it may have had too fit in the 85mm slot
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sure… but lets make it both ways
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85mm on a KT?
Iirc there were plans to install the 100mm gun on the tiger 1 and KT, the 85mm was intended to be used on the panther, sadly i dont thing that they installed
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It’s not direly needed but it would be cool. +1