So the mighty ISU-152, feared even at tier 10, and for good reason. First of we'll start with some of the negative points about this tank. First thing to note about this tank is that its armour is probably one of its greatest weaknesses. With 90mm of frontal and side armour, and 60mm in the rear this tank doesn't stand much of a chance in head to head fights with other tanks, even in most circumstances in games where it is a top tier tank. Its traverse speed is also quite poor at 18 degrees per second on the standard suspension, and 21 on the upgraded suspension, both being very slow turn rates. This means the tank can be circle killed by light tanks and fast mediums rather easily. The top radio has a shorter range than a number of its tier 8 TD counterparts, with its range being 625m. For example, the American T28 Tier 8 TD has a top radio range of 745m and the French AMX AC mle.48 Tier 8 TD has a max radio range of 750m.
Now I'll talk about some of the good things this tank has going for it. First off, its top speed is 43km/h, which is a pretty good top speed for its tier when compared to its fellow tier 8 TD's, though it does lose a good chunk of said speed when turning. Like all TD's its camouflage value is high, though this tank isn't the smallest of tanks which does make it easier to hit once it is spotted.
Now we move on to the big drawcard of the ISU-152, the mighty 152mm BL-10 gun. Yes the grind up to this gun is a long and painful one, but it is completely worth it. This gun has an average penetration of 286mm, along with an average damage of 750 per shot with standard Armour Piercing shells. This makes this gun the highest penetrating and damaging per shot in its tier, even nearly matching tier 10 TD guns. This makes this tank a major threat in any game it plays, purely because of how beast the gun is. However its accuracy and rate of fire isn't great, but it is a big Russian derp gun, so hence this doesn't really derail from the usual Russian gun formula.
This review does sound a bit familiar doesn't it? The ISU-152 has the same kind of deal as with the S35 CA, in that pretty much everything about it is average or bad, except for the gun. Once again though I would highly recommend this tank, as it is one of the most fun tanks I've played in World of Tanks. Yes be prepared for a painful grind, but after that the tank becomes an absolute beast and a lot of fun to drive. Thanks for reading today's post; I hope you found it both enjoyable and entertaining. I'll see you all next time.
