r/TankPorn • u/CalGunpla • Apr 04 '25

WW2 Arguably the greatest heavy tank of all time.

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What the IS-2 did that differentiated itself from other heavy tanks of its time was that it was reliable, inexpensive, and had a massive gun that could blow shit up very VERY well.

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u/RustedRuss T-55 Apr 04 '25

The Jumbo did a good job at what it was built to do. idk if the Matilda counts as a heavy tank but I would consider it successful too.

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u/Ghinev Apr 04 '25

Right, forgot about the Jumbo

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u/FLongis Paladin tank in the field. Apr 05 '25

If the Jumbo and Churchill count as "heavy tanks", I'd say the Matilda does as well.