World of Tanks - IS Tier 7 Heavy Tank - For the Motherland!

[@The_MightyJingles]

I played them both on the test server, covered them in my 7.5 preview videos. I think I prefer the T110E3, that frontal armour is just monstrous. Did like the Jagdpanzer E-100, though, but its reload means you have to play it more carefully.

[@DisgaeMi]

It might be a good idea to make an updated review of this tank

[@unicumsdiaries5907]

Im still waiting

[@Shauma_llama]

Good luck. 😐 Suffering through this turd right now. 😭

[@Idras74]

Jingles doesn't acknowledge that one could easily ignore the upgraded 85mm and 100mm as the turret is cheaper than both and you SHOULD'VE unlocked the first 122mm from the KV-1S/KV-85, and when you upgrade the turret you can immediately mount the KV-1S/85 122mm

[@whoa_amazing244]

Even though it’s 7 years ago, this video is still accurate enough with the tech tree of research for everything that it helps and that the armor has only been changed slightly. Still would be good to make an updated one

[@sergeigarcia186]

Personally, I think the IS feels to KV1S players like the T32 feels to T29 players...Basically a "bit-better-armored-version-with-same-gun" which on a heavy tank, is one of the most killing factors to decide how good a tank is

[@The_MightyJingles]

I've got one IS-3 video up and another in the pipeline for release in a few days. Great tank, better than the IS in almost every respect.

[@The_MightyJingles]

It all depends on what you want to do. Buying your KV-1 back isn't going to get you any closer to an IS-7 or IS-4, but if you're not interested in grinding towards tier 10s, then sure - pick whatever's the most fun to play.

[@The_MightyJingles]

When I played it on the 7.3 test server it was awful. However it's had a lot of buffs since 7.3 went live and most people who drive it seem to love it now. If I was to get one it would take a while, I don't have it researched yet and it's a nasty grind to get it elited.

[@brandonchan5582]

Jingles, it's just basically a slower, more well-armored KV-1S with the same but faster loading gun(122mm D-2-5T is 4.08 seconds 122mm D-25T is 4.88 seconds). Not bad, but you can really lose money, each round costs 1,025 Credits, I've lost money on more than one occasion. Still it's a bunch of fun ;)

[@AgentTasmania]

I lose money on most teir 7 losing games. Be careful and the damage on the 122 pays you back plenty.

[@MrSpeedskate]

You are correct, running the A and loving it, so fast! Thanks for the advice. Definitely going to check out your replays, unfortunately its getting late where I am and I have some other things I need to do. But thanks again.

[@iR_F]

I am grinding the IS right now, and this helped a lot, thanks!

[@The_MightyJingles]

Oh that's a fair comment. You tend to die pretty soon after getting that one damaging shot on those tier 9s though, that's the point I was making. Any other tier 7 heavy in the game can stay back and still do consistent damage, the IS is the only one that needs to get close and flank the big boys.

[@CantateDomino373]

Jingles, I could use your replays as an ASMR to help me sleep. That's how relaxed your voice is in these replays, which isn't a bad thing.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Yeah, the KV-1S seems like the sweet spot. Same gun but a tier lower and easier matchmaking. Special event on the EU server tomorrow though - half price Russian heavies! I'll be able to get me a KV-1, T-150 and KV-1S on the cheap and play them again.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Coming right up.

[@The_MightyJingles]

That's probably the most sincere and yet bizarre and creepy compliment I ever received! Thanks anyway. ;)

[@Truny6]

good job posting a video with the IS, was really waiting 4 it. Just play it in close range battles and always flank anf look for the rear of high enemy tier tank,

[@The_MightyJingles]

Tier = level. Each tanks is sorted into different tiers to show how powerful they are, from tier 1 to tier 10. The IS is in tier 7.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Well it's been buffed in two seperate patches since it was introduced, so someone at WG seems to agree. Wot Armoury quotes: "But the mediocre armor ( wish, I could forget that huge shot trap) paired with the poor mobility and turret speed, long aim time and low gun depression of the main gun left us in the woods. You must avoid narrow places, because your great length and lack of pivot-turning hamper your maneuverability. Oh, did I mention the flammability, even by frontal hits?"

[@MontyProductionsInc]

The side scraper maneuver is bread and butter for a seasoned ausf b driver like myself. I must say though, having the rear mounter turret is very funky, but it adds charm.

[@MontyProductionsInc]

There is one quirk about the Ausf B's gun though, the shell velocity is slow for such a big gun, and the shells arch quite a bit. You will learn ALOT from the ausf B that can be applied to the maus. Like instead of driving around a corner, you have to sort of "Back around" it. I have a couple replays on the Ausf B if you ever wanna look at them.

[@zakstratford744]

I play this on the xbox 360 and I love it, just shoot and drop back and it only takes a few shots to deal big damage. The matchmaking for all tier 7s are good because tier 9s are always in tier 10 games because theres not a lot of tier 10s in the whole game. When im in a tier 9 game there is 1-5 tier 9s so it's rare that you will fight one. This tank will murder tier 8 quite easily

[@NaturalVTSKilla]

close and personal is the way to play this tank... even t9's start shitting themseves after you put a few shells in them.. with good backup this tank dominates the battle

[@ricochetparadox8128]

Its so strange to watch an old video nowadays. My how his channel has moved forward.

[@LightPartikles]

the proper way to side scrape it to turn your tank around so that the back of your tank is toward the wall and your moving forwards, instead of backwards to hit the enemy. It works best with tanks that have the turret in the front of the tank instead of in the middle (i.e. the is4).

[@harrisongore1840]

Played a game yesterday in my IS on Lakevile in a tier7 game and was the only one to go town and I killed all 5 enemy tanks(2 lights, a medium, a KV1S and a T29) and only lost about 200 hit points. Love my IS

[@j0rdan908]

I've played 54 games and got 63 kills in my IS

[@The_MightyJingles]

Turret bounce, yep. Problem was I was aiming at his hull. :P

[@ajt5508]

jingles... you should review these tanks again.. power creaped changes etc

[@mollysmoshingtankcrew9441]

Am I the only one who misses this version of world of tanks? the sound effects..bring back so many memories. of course the current wot is beautiful beyond measure in comparison. But part of me wishes I could go back and play it all again from the beginning. back when weak spots where unknown and people actually shot on the is7s turret lol back when weak spots where little known and armor had some value. In todays wot if you can't penetrate you just load gold and auto aim. *Sigh* most just fire gold as standard :/

[@DJYC21215]

The best way to grind this tank is to IGNORE the guns that are not below the new turret. If you already brought the derp gun for the KV-1S, suck up the pain, and grind 12K XP for the new turrent then mount the 122M. Grind the 19K Xp then get the D-25T+ a gun rammer. That puts the reload at 10.6 seconds. I know people don't like a 10 second reload, but the IS has terrible aumor.(Not good like BohemienEagle said) You want to shoot, then hide or run. It's a heavy-meduim. Not a heavy tank.

[@MontyProductionsInc]

Jingles, you are incorrect about the drivers hatch. The IS, like the KV-13, has "120mm" of frontal armor. Well it just so happens the STRONGEST point on the armor is the drivers hatch, at 120, in fact it's the only point on the IS with 120mm armor.

[@AmericanWolf016]

I have the IS and the MM where ever it places me, I enjoyed from battles of tier 9 & 10. As far as range, you can make an IS a sniper tank. You don't always have to be up close to get a good shot. In 9 & 10 tier battles the IS is good for support fire.

[@longrider42]

In 26 games, using first the 85mm gun and now the 100mm gun, I have earned Master Gunner, Sharpshooter and Fire for Effect. Now I dont play this as a up close brawler, thats not my style. I have kept the first turret, it turns faster and installed optics to increas the view range. So yes, you can earn medals in the IS.

[@MementoMihi.]

I like that t20 driver, he rammed into an IS and blocked the friendly t34 from retreating into cover. What a "great" team player

[@wazzup2987]

The t34 could just push the t20 since it's so much bigger lol😂

[@The_MightyJingles]

At a guess, patch 8.2. It's still pretty much the same tank.

[@kailinhuang4386]

Yeah it is worth! It makes u accelerate much quicker and like u said IS3 will use it as well. So u can mount it diretly on ur IS3 when u have it.

[@Saxbassmania]

You're right about the accuracy Jingles.. I took a shot at a T-34 from 400m (silly, I know) and it hit all right, but bounced.. That was a 'WTF argh!' rocking back and forth in chair rage-quitting moment.. I think I hit his gun mantle at almost a 180° angle.. Even so, a T-34????

[@00Helix00]

Why the hell would a penetrating hit not do any damage? Christ I'm sticking with the Xbox version

[@Valiancy99]

The shot on the JagdPanther hit his gun, which was a penetrating hit, but didnt go through the gun fully to cause HP damage, most likely took out his gun, and this can and does happen on the Xbox version.

[@Homesickfobbit]

Hitting and penetrating spaced armor will say penetration but unless the hull or turret armor is also penetrated, no damage.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Because the crew didn't report a bounce. But you're right, the icon flashed black, not white. Wierd.

[@longrider42]

P.S. As of Patch 9.7 the 100mm D10T gun on the IS has a accuracy of .38 and a aim time of 2.7. And with a fully trained crew and a gun rammer, a reload time of just over 6 seconds, which is why I use that gun and will never use the 122mm gun.

[@MrDronkenlap]

maybe its just me but i endorse the D-25T so much on my IS, i wont use any other gun. got a good crew so my reload is 9 seconds and my aiming time is also good. but anyway a heavy tanks hould be used at long ranges so i tend to hit al my shots i take (lots of snapshots)

[@MiraStrauss140]

jingles gnome math 1230 is 100 more then 1250. Amazing replay, thank you for the edvices with it, even if it is an old review

[@BelligerentBurgers]

Thanks very much. The Marder is my fav. at the moment,seem to get a few kills with it!

[@mobai123]

I liked the IS a lot, even more than IS-3, you just don't play it the right way. The IS has a very high alpha damage, that's one advantage, but another one that make it better than other tier 7 heavies is its mobility. When in tier 9 matches, other tier 7 will just sit back and snipe like a bitch right? And the alpha damage is not even high. Me, I tend to play like a medium in tier 9 matches. If you manage to flank them, that gun is gonna wreck them, and cause a lot of panic. In tier 7 matches, basically you are a beast, nuff said LOL

[@AdmiralAnderson]

That's the way to do it;)

[@beegkusa7619]

A intellectual person finally. :D

[@TeleportToKanye]

IS is my second favorite tier 7 right behind the T29

[@wazzup2987]

I just got my IS

[@jordanhill5238]

Exactly! I bought my is back and realized its my favorite tank

[@MitzoneMihai]

i have one questions : what skils i wil put on the crew on level 1, 2, 3, !10x

[@halflifeapc8777]

MM is really nice on this nowadays, gets top tier a lot, you can even bag a lot of t29s if you know what ur doing

[@DJYC21215]

(Continued, i really hate 500 word limits) Prolonged combat in an IS will get you killed within 20 seconds. Something with much better aumor such as a Tiger P or Type 59 should be leading the charge, and the IS is a 2nd line heavy-medium tank. You cannot be the first in battle or you will die, so i think a 10 second reload time fits perfectly with how this tank plays. Having a 6 or 7 reload time would intice players to try and slug it out against meduims.(Cannot do with only 120MM aumor)

[@RSilva-]

I sold my IS after i got Ace tank mastery badge( and unlock the IS-3), but i m having so much fun playing with the KV-1S lately i start to consider giving another go with this tank. this tanks r awesome. In the tier 6 heavy's, the KV-1S is the only one i feel confident and do well in tier 8 battles. With the Churchill VII i instantly feel the need to press ALT+F4 xD (but i never did that)

[@OverG88]

It's not annoying, it's bloody horror! But tank is really good when you grind that damn turret.

[@Rukio360]

This Video was from 2012 , And at the Previous Patches They Increased the chance of The Shell going in the middle of the Recticle even if its 0.55 Accuracy.

[@jemsterit]

Have you tried using HE on the tier 9? I know that since the HE changes most players forget that they have HE but that situation with the E75 got me thinking. A 122 mm HE shell to the side of the E75 turret "should" do some damage and take out at least one module. Might be worth checking out...

[@KittyFoxKitsune]

my experience in the IS is almost exactly opposite, i dont rlly have problems with the accuracy of the gun but it actually seems to bounce alot more for me the closer i get. i do feel your pain though jingles, i get these high tier games almost 90% of the time i play tanks...

[@The_MightyJingles]

No, not if you've already unlocked it.

[@sutyomatic]

175mm pen isn't that bad, but with crappy pen rolls it hurst some times. In high tier games act as support. Move right behind the medium tanks and hit the big ones in the sides.

[@kaizerevo]

Jingles, Would you get the KV-13 and the standard russian med line(T-43 onwards) to review and compare them with the IS?

[@The_MightyJingles]

Since they nerfed the HE damage mechanics I rarely use HE except where I absolutely MUST do damage, like resetting a cap if I'm not sure AP will penetrate. Notice that I take an HE hit from that KV-2 and his 152mm gun in this video and aside from killing my driver it only 69 damage. That's pretty crap when you could be penetrating and doing 400+. Yes, I'd use HE if I didn't expect to penetrate, but shots at the sides of even tier 9s you *would* expect them to go through normally.

[@JackaWilko]

Is the second engine worth upgrading to on the IS? It seems like a lot of wasted XP for something you'll get on the IS-3 later on, and it'll only prolong the already painfully long time it takes to get the IS-3 researched.

[@The_MightyJingles]

I see what you did there!

[@WilliamTheDank]

This may be a bit off-topic, but I've been wondering, how is the KV-4 the worst tier 8 heavy, or at least how was is the worst prior to 7.5? In what ways is/was it bad? I absolutely loved mine. ^_^

[@DJYC21215]

I basically agree with everything else besides those 2 things. Should completly ignore the other 2 guns, or get them last after everything else if you want to master the tank. Also should NEVER be the first to engage or lead. Teir 5 tanks can penetrate 120MM of aumor if they hit the right places, and coming from 200 battles in the IS this tank has ALOT of weak spots and not just the 2 you showed. A good player can out-gun alot of heavy's 1 on 1, but will die shortly after by another tank.

[@MrSoulphoenix]

no u should use the 85mm to get the turret and mount the 122mm from the kv1s. just a 12k xp and u should do it if u are not looking to elite your tanks.

[@Thick_Cut_Bacon]

Great vid Jingles!

[@2005OEFArmy]

I once faced of and won against two ISs simultaneously in a T29. That said, I still prefer the IS for it's mobility, especially on tight maps and as a top tier tank.

[@iR_F]

I know I shouldn't be rushing you, but I just got my ISU-152 two days ago, and I would really like to see a detailed video like this for the ISU. Cheers! :)

[@Alecks1990]

oh cool ...but i have them in my garage ... last event where the kv1s earns double kredits i got over 4 mio in 2 days with 1 day premium, such a monster ^^ ... im only at tier 6 right now and the is ... which tank would you say should i go for ... i love dmg and armor is the t110e3 really that good? on paper he is a beast like the t95 or better the german jagdp e100 ?

[@MrAktilos]

That you bounced the dirst shot off the e-75s turret was to be expectet. You hit a 160mm thick armor plate at quite a decent angle. The hull was angeled too but i think there you had a bad rng.

[@Yantsika]

I want to unlock the IS from the KV-1Sport (like most of the ppl now), i have the 122 D-2-5T gun unlocked (cause its a must have on the KV-1S) and the stock gun. What would you suggest in this case get the turret from free xp (or try to unlock quick with stock gun) and mount D-2-5-T or get the idiot gun? Which is the better gun?

[@MrSpeedskate]

I think that side scrapping idea would work wonderfully with the VK4502P Ausf. B

[@stephenpeyton2491]

Bohemian, what patch number was this? Also, I'm thinking of getting this tank and I was wondering, is it any better now than it was when you made this video?

[@bedford1941]

thanks jingles this is where i am on the ussr side and i have learnt a lot from this thank you ,now if only i could get war thunder to run i would be singing

[@JacksonAces]

Do you need the tracks to mount the turret and the 122mm gun? I can't imagine trying to earn the 20k+ experience to get both with the little 85mm I have to use now. The 12k for the turret is bad enough.

[@2005OEFArmy]

No.

[@BelligerentBurgers]

Cheers for the Vids,I stumbled on you looking for war thunder vids,now started playing tanks.Better than I expected! Any advice for a new player starting out?

[@DarvelMkII]

After watching this video I decided to play a battle or two. First battle I get in was an Assault on Malinovka, Tier VIII game, I'm in my ELC. I'm not willing to go over the tracks because a sneeze can kill me so I stay back. I get shot at by an IS at 450+ meter range - he hits my front right next to the track and takes off 369 HP and my track. Bit later, same IS, same range, his shot bounced - off an ELC. I literally laughed out loud.

[@Cultureghost]

jingles i know this is an old video but you cant pen a e75 or jagdtiger from the front with 175 pen. You were taking shots that didnt have a prayer of penetrating.

[@meyyoming]

woah that spider on ur picture made me think there was actually a spider on my screen! damn u scared me! but then i scroled and relized it moved with your pic

[@EdsonYamamoto]

Amazing tank for close quarter combat, brawling and peek-a-boomb, but you need hard armor fellas to do well in high tier games. did 3k damage in a tier IX game once.

[@npimksztsz]

Actually, you have the 122mm D-2-5T cannon from KV-1S which is the predecessor of the IS.

[@DuckBanter]

So , hould i get the IS , or buy back my fully upgraded maxed out kv 1 back and go for kv 2 or T 150? , cuse i dont feel like buying an IS , then the IS 3 will have the same gun as the IS , and so on. So youl be a KV 1s with like 20mm more armour and worse match making, i need advice from and expert so id hope you will give the me solution

[@KyleH1357]

This is my best performing tank by far, in up to the is8(t10) now and have gotten t8 German heavy t10 British heavy t9 American heavy. The IS just seems to have a very easy play style for me

[@Deviaxx]

Now that 8.2 is live. The IS has been nerfed to become a glass cannon turret wise. The turret's basically the oxymoron of all the other turrets. The mantlet's thin as butter, while the rest is actually stronger than it. The sides and rear have been nerfed to 90 mm. People are already ripping through my turret and now Wargaming's gonna nerf it more? Who's idea was it to nerf the IS anyways?

[@jesperbecker32]

Noooo, sorry the stock gun on the IS-3 is actually the D-2-5-T gun.

[@kanjosesp]

Hey Bohemian ain't the IS with the 120mm gun known as the is-2 mod. 1943?

[@Natethe6r8]

does the is have the top gun on the kv-1s?

[@Cannonfodder69]

It can use the KV-1S' gun, but only after you unlock the second turret. Which seems weird to me, but that's Wargaming for you I suppose. If they started doing things that made sense none of us would know what to do.

[@clockyro]

when i go to sleep i put one of your videos just to hear your voice. No offence intended. What a pleasant voice you have,lol. Do you compress your voice or something? Congrats for the videos!

[@deadpan237]

having played both i'd almost say i like the KV-3 better. the 107mm gun is a much better choice than the 122 imo, better accuracy and better ROF effectively means better DPM since you can aim for weak spots and actually hit them (usually). pretty much everyone is gonna be going down that IS-7 line though so it doesn't really matter.

[@HauptJager]

I understand what you mean. I all but stopped playing my T34 and SU85 to get to a SU5. Although I love the tank I find the games leave me felling useless. Is it worth working to get to the SU8? Any help would be great.

[@MontyProductionsInc]

The first 4 zero damage criticals were just pure bounces.

[@D0youknowWhoIam]

Sorry I had to point it out, right at the start you say that the IS has 100 more hit points than the T29 when in fact it has 20 less. A very conveniently timed video at least for me. I've just unlocked the KV1S so it's good to see what I'm working towards.

[@miserere_nobis]

theres a reason the weirmacht feared this tank in world war II, its a spearhead tank with a balance of high mobility, and dpm. with the 122mm gun its quite a revered tank to face.

[@joydiv0]

Dpm. Lol. You really know your military history.

[@lucifaina6187]

+Hugo Carvalho XD

[@tomcrews7639]

+Hugo Carvalho IKR it seems like germany's tanks had too much DPM that all the other tanks couldnt beat em

[@JohnyNJ]

After I bounce few rounds of a enemy tank, I switch to HE ammo and make some DMG. Better than doing no dmg. Like when he was in front of that Jagdtiger, no use of APCR from that direstion, as well. At least you cold knock out a modul or a crew mamber and some HP as well. And against that Jpanther, he could have shot him with HE, you can get really surprised what dmg that could do. Much better than that 0HP penetration. ...2 days ago I accidentally loaded HE and I found myself in front of a same IS (but maybe with a stock turret) I snapped shot him with that HE and took off around 500HP of him! (with the same cannon he is using on the video)

[@sebas379]

Just to be sure. whenever I get a high tier game in my KV1s, I try to join the medium tank fray. I presume the same goes for the IS?

[@jsjohnsmithy]

I Have a question would u rather not user the KV 1S gun in the IS rather than buying a gun which has got exactly the same stats

[@Lo-tf6qt]

And thanks for the gun route cuz I'm getting an IS

[@MrGGJ7]

Jingles can you tell me what nation has the best heavy tanks, in terms of fire power and armor strength.

[@thagraypinhead]

Actually, if I were the arty driver in that last game I would've fired, knowing that my teammate would die from my shot, knowing that Jingles was going to kill the T28 anyways. It would turn the situation into a 1v1 as opposed to a 2v1 giving me much better chance to win.

[@AhlinApan]

why shouldent you use the 122mm-d-2-5t from the kv-1s?

[@The_MightyJingles]

We sent lots of these to Russia during WWII while they were moving their factories beyond the Urals and couldn't build anything of their own.

[@DrabisPlace]

To be honest, at 42:50, isn't the best move of the arty to kill you while you are next to the T28? You were basically a sitting duck then and the T28 was dead anyway.

[@1121sabre]

anyone else notice what a wankstain the T20 was to the T34?

[@MontyProductionsInc]

So you are on the Ausf A? Man that thing is a great tank in it's own right, fast, incredibly agile, and it has the highest DPM of any non premium heavy tank. I would break through the weaker flank with the heavy tank side of the ausf a, then use the medium like speed and flank the poor buggers that are left. I Dare you to do the circle of death around a lowe in any other tank.

[@joeyn9961]

If you got the 122mm d2 5t gun on the kv-1s you only need the turret to mount the 122mm.