Historically Accurate Panzer '46: Object 701/IS-4

Putting the IS-3 into production in 1945 was a compromise. The tank the Red Army really wanted was the Object 701, which was only accepted into service as the IS-4 in 1946. Would the IS-4 have been a better choice than the IS-3 and did it have a chance of seeing battle if the war had gone on for a little longer? **Sources and further reading** M. Kolomiets, Tyazheliy Tank IS-4 https://www.tankarchives.com/2022/04/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2021/09/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2022/05/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2020/04/... 00:00 Intro 00:33 Designing the Object 701 04:03 Object 701 №0 05:01 Object 701 №1 and №2 07:04 Second generation of Object 701 prototypes 8:24 Object 701 vs Object 703 9:39 Issues in production 10:45 IS-4M and service 11:36 Conclusions **My books** Panzer III vs. T-34: Eastern Front 1941 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-III-T-3... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/p... ACHTUNG TIGER! How the Allies defeated Germany's heavy tank Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ACHTUNG-TIGER-... Direct from publisher: https://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-samso... British Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/British-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... Panzer III vs. T-34: Eastern Front 1941 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-III-T-3... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/p... IS-2: Design, Development, and Production of Stalin's War Hammer Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/2-Development-... Direct from publisher: http://is-2-tank.com/ Designing the T-34 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-T-34... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... E-book: https://pocketmags.com/mortons-books-... Sherman Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sherman-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... **My sites** Blog: http://www.tankarchives.ca/ Facebook:   / tankarchivesblog   Twitter:   / tank_archives   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tankarchives... Email: tankarchives@gmail.com