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IS-2: Brawny Brawler

IS-2
The Soviet Slugger

The Berlin Quartet is here again, and the rare Soviet IS-2 is ready to rule the Premium Shop for a limited time! Bring home a piece of history -- tanks with these markings made the final push to Berlin. 

Does the IS-2 fit your profile, or should you save up for something different? Find out below!

Summary | Loadout

Summary

The Good

  • This tank deals great damage per shot (aka "alpha damage")
  • It's fast and maneuverable for a heavy tank
  • Decent armor

The Bad

  • Low accuracy and poor gun handling make snap shots less advised
  • Low penetration against higher-tier tanks

The Ugly

  • The look of fear on your enemies' faces as you engage at close range!

Reasons to Buy

  • Comes with an elite "Zero-Skill" Crew
  • Great Crew trainer for Soviet heavy tanks
  • It's surprisingly fast, and great at brawling!
  • Its powerful gun means you'll always be useful, even when low tier!

Reasons Not to Buy

  • You're not a heavy tanker (try the ISU-122S tank destroyer or the swift Cromwell B medium tank)

Play Style

  • Engage the enemy up-close! If you're high-tier, be the spearhead and dictate the flow of battle. If you're low-tier, stick with whomever is the spearhead and help them.
  • If you find something you can't penetrate frontally, don't engage it alone! You're fast enough to shoot off its tracks and go around to engage the softer side armor!

Loadout:

These are only suggestions! Feel free to see what works best for you.

Equipment
 
Consumables
Crew Skills & Perks

Brothers in Arms is a Perk that improves major qualifications and all Skills for the entire Crew.

All of the Berlin Quartet tanks sold here come with a Crew that is already trained in a "Zero-Skill"Brothers in Arms Perk. "Zero-Skill" means that in this case, BIA isn't considered "earned" in our usual sense. You can't re-train this Perk to a different Perk or Skill, but the XP required to train future skills doesn't increase, unlike "normal" Skills or Perks. This makes it effectively a "Free" Skill!

 

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