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In reality, the Soviets used them in the fire support and tank-hunter role. The heavy guns of the ISU-152 could be found supporting assaulting infantry with direct fire. Their ability to instantly destroy bunkers, buildings, and defensive positions provided excellent infantry support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ISU-122 more often supported advancing Soviet tank battalions by providing overwatching fire. They would generally take up a position on the flanks of the tank formations and use their large guns to target enemy anti-tank guns, tank-hunters, and panzers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding artillery support to the rapidly advancing armour and mechanised formations proved difficult. Stavka found that the 122mm and 152mm self-propelled guns of the ISU-122 and ISU-152 could do the job quite easily using direct fire. This immediate support over open sights could be delivered whether the assault was in cities, crossing rivers, or facing entrenched troops in their fortifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of an attack, Soviet scouts crept out into no-man’s land to map the German front line in detail, marking where anti-tank guns and machine-gun nests were situated. They then rushed their detailed maps to the assault gun regiments, who would then assign targets to specific companies for the next day. When the offensive began, Soviet assault guns compared the maps with the horizon, identifying key landmarks and targets and then blasted the enemy guns with intense barrages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce the enemy guns were silenced, they moved on to their next target, following the infantry as they advanced. 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