How Bad Was The IS-2?

I made the failings of the Soviet KV-1 heavy tank clear in my video on it, so I figured I would talk about a Soviet heavy tank that actually lived up to expectations. The IS-2 was very impressive, especially for a World War II heavy tank, but just how well did it perform?

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Sources:
King Tiger vs IS-2, Operation Solstice 1945 - David R. Higgins
IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944 to 1973 - Steven Zaloga, Peter Sarson
Soviet T-10 Heavy Tank and Variants - James Kinnear, Stephen Sewell
The IS Tanks: IS-1, IS-2, IS-3 - Mikhail Baryatinskiy
Armored Champion - Steven Zaloga

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Subnautica - Into the Unknown
Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness)

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Epic Thunder (Pre-release)
Armored Warfare Crew Voices

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