The T-10 (other designations: IS-8 or Object 730) is a Soviet heavy tank of the Cold War era. The first prototypes of this car were made in 1953, and the production of the car lasted from 1954 to 1967. The combat weight of the tank was up to 49 tons. The drive was provided by a single diesel engine with a capacity of up to 700 horsepower. The main armament consisted of a 122-mm D-25TA or M-62-T2 gun and two 12.7-mm DSzK or 14.5-mm KPWT machine guns. The T-10, originally called the IS-8, was the last serial heavy tank in the IS family. It was perceived as a kind of counterweight in the arsenals of the Soviet Army to the Western machines M103 or Conqueror. At the same time, it differed from its predecessors - mainly IS-3 and IS-4 tanks - with an elongated body, an increased number of cargo wheels, but most of all a new tower with a modernized 122-mm gun. Although the T-10 was technically a good design, it quickly became an anachronism due to the introduction of the very successful T-54, T-55 and especially the T-62 MBTs into the Soviet Army. Especially the latter had comparable armor to the T-10, with the same or possibly better firepower, and at the same time it was much more mobile and had better maneuverability. This fact, as well as the experience of the Six-Day War, led to the relatively quick withdrawal of the T-10 from front-line service. It is worth noting that the T-10 was produced in several modifications, including the T-10A (the basic serial version) or the T-10M (a machine with an M-62-T2 gun, stabilized in two planes, or an observation vehicle). system in the infrared range).
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