IS-6 B

IS-6 B is a tier 8 heavy tank from USSR in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

IS-6 B stats at a glance

The IS-6 B has 1240 hit points , 110mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 35 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.1:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the IS-6 B can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How IS-6 B compares to its peers

There are 102 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the IS-6 B. Its 1240 HP places it in the top 51% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1249). Frontal hull armor of 110mm ranks in the top 86% for the class (peer average: 144mm). Top forward speed of 35 km/h is faster than 19% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• IS-6 B vs 110 — tier 8 heavy tank from China
• IS-6 B vs 112 FL — tier 8 heavy tank from China
• IS-6 B vs 112 — tier 8 heavy tank from China
• IS-6 B vs 50TP pr. — tier 8 heavy tank from Poland
• See full tier 8 heavy tank tier list — all 102 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

Plans for this vehicle were drawn up in the construction bureau of the Chelyabinsk Kirov plant from December 1943 to the summer of 1944. Further development and the construction of the first prototype took place at the Uralmash plant. However, the vehicle had no advantages over the other heavy tank designs under consideration, and its armor was seen as inferior to the IS-4 (Object 701), so the IS-6 was not selected for production.

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