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Hobby Master 1:48 Ground Power Series HG1108 JS-2 Heavy Tank Diecast Model Russian Army 29th Guards Heavy Tank Rgt, Poland, 1945 1:48 Scale     Length     Width JS-2 Heavy Tank     8"     2.5" PLEASE NOTE: This item has a planned release date of November 2008 and is only available for PRE-ORDER at this time. Orders are not shipped until complete. If you wish to receive in-stock items prior to pre-ordered items, you must place separate orders. Release dates are subject to change. Consider them to be estimates as manufacturers frequently revise them. Credit Cards are not billed until time of shipment. Check or PayPal payment (not recommended) is required at time of order. The IS or as known in the West as JS – series of tanks were named after Soviet leader Iosif – Joseph- Stalin. This tank was lighter and faster than the KV series tanks and was designed mainly as a breakthrough tank. The crew could fire high-explosive shells at trenches and bunkers as well as German tanks. The new A-19 122mm gun delivered its shells with 3.5 times the kinetic energy of the older 76.2mm gun. This gave it excellent armor penetrating ability but even when the shell didn’t penetrate the armor it often knocked the turret off the tank with a combination of impact and explosion. This huge gun also gave the JS-2 its disadvantage. The ammunition was in two parts and very difficult for the crew to manhandle. This meant a slow rate of fire of about 2 rounds per minute and the size meant only 28 shells could be carried. A Front (Soviet army group) consists of several field armies of between 400,000 – 1.5 million troops that are usually responsible for a particular geographic area and commanded by a single General or Field Marshal. In early 1945 the 1st Ukrainian Front was involved in the “Vistula-Oder Strategic Offensive”. This offensive began at the Vistula River in Poland in mid January 1945 and lasted about 3 weeks. Soviet forces engaged German troops in numerous battles and forced them back to the Oder River that is about 50 miles from Berlin. After this the 1st took part in the advance to Leipzig, Dresden and finally Prague. On June 10, 1945 the 1st was disbanded. Hobby Master 1:48 Ground Power Series The Hobby Master "1:48 Ground Power Series" presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military vehicles. Hobby Master "1:48 Ground Power Series" diecast vehicles feature: Diecast metal and plastic construction. Rotating turret, elevating cannon and accurate hull. Selected opening hatches. Painted, fitted, non-moving tracks on detailed non-rotating wheels. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details. Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals. [See more Hobby Master 1:48 Ground Power Series products] JS-2 Heavy Tank [See more JS-2 Heavy Tank products]