How Bad Was The IS-3?

Since I couldn't stop talking about how great the Soviet IS-2 heavy tank was, I figured I would balance it out by talking about its less auspicious successor, the IS-3. The IS-3 terrified the Western Allies when it appeared in the Berlin victory parade, but while impressive on the outside, it was plagued with a number of issues that saw its production cut short.

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Sources:
Tankograd: The Formation of a Soviet Company Town: Cheliabinsk, 1900s-1950s - L. Samuelson
IS-3 Heavy Tank, Technical Description and Manual - Russian Motor Books
The IS Tanks IS-1, IS-2, IS-3 - Mikhail Baryatinskiy
Soviet T-10 Heavy Tank and Variants - James Kinnear, ‎Stephen Sewell
IS-3 Stalin Heavy Tank - Steven Zaloga
Armor, Volume 111, Issue 4
Armor, Volumes 106-107

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Subnautica - Into the Unknown
Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness)

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