Inspirational Photo of an IS2 (pair) - Berlin 1945

A friend posted this photograph and I am totally entranced by it. I am pretty sure it is, as he stated Berlin 1945 (although I stand open to corrections). It shows that even in cities there are big open spaces. Perhaps it is false colour, but I love the details. The crazy Ivan to the left of the IS2 tanks on a bicycle, soldiers just standing around (so not a direct combat photo - which makes sense to me). Civilian vehicles, abandoned and people just milling around in the background. The wheels (bottom left) presumably of a Russian infantry support gun or "something" [that "something" turned out to be probably a Panzer IV chassis rear wheel, from either a tank, assault gun or SPG version - exactly what is undetermined, see comments] in the middle of the street! (see below, absolute chaos - but a lovely composition for a diorama):   

It inspired me to take a look at my late war Soviet armour (in 20mm) as I have a couple of IS2s. A late-war fall of Berlin scenario beckons. 

Mystery Early Twentieth Century RN Ship Identities, Help Sought

I would appreciate any help or commentary on these photographs, the digital scans of which were passed onto me by a family friend. They will have been probably taken in Rosyth, Edinburgh between the wars.

Picture 1:
A "gun boat" or "armoured cruiser"?

Bob Cordery's spotted these as: "looks very like the side view of one of the Brazilian river gunboats built by Vickers and taken into RN service after the outbreak of WWI. Two of them were used to destroy the SMS Koenigsberg when it was trapped up the Rifuji River. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humber-class_monitor"

Picture 2:
A Jack Tar relaxing on the banks of the Forth, perhaps near Arthur's Seat?

Picture 3:
A part from a family/friends photo in the foreground, do I spy a surviving "Splendid Cat" in the background (HMS Tiger?).

Bob Cordery spotted it better, it's a Queen Elizabeth class "fast" super-dreadnought battleship (that has the right number funnels [two] and the Fifth Battle Squadron was based in Rosyth!  

Picture 4:
An early RNAS - Fleet Air Arm plane?

Bob Cordery spotted this as: "looks like it might be a Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Ripon torpedo bomber (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Ripon"

Picture 5:
Edinburgh businessmen?

Picture 6:
RN auxiliary cruiser, depot ship or transport?

Picture 7:
Edinburgh street scene?

Picture 8:
Thinking cruiser ... looks older than a light cruiser, perhaps a protected cruiser?
Bob Cordery spotted this as:  "looks as if it might be one of the Astraea-class Protected Cruisers. 8 were built and they all had tall, thin funnels and a spotting top on their foremast. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea-class_cruiser)."

Picture 9:
Rosyth dockyard scene?

Any thoughts on the above appreciated. I am off to see if Conway or Janes can be any help to me. Thanks in advance for taking the time to leave a comment.