72040 OKB Grigorov 1/72 Soviet Heavy Tank IS-6 (Object 253)

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the Design of the is-6 heavy tank (object 253) was developed at the pilot plant No. 100 in Chelyabinsk in the first half of 1944. The main feature of this combat vehicle was the use of Electromechanical transmission. In accordance with the decision of t-bills by the order of people's Commissar of the tank industry, dated 8 June 1944 Uralmashzavod together with the plant number 100 was entrusted with the production of drawings and production of prototypes is-6.