KV-1
The
KV-1 is a
Soviet heavy
tank, named after
marshal Kliment Voroshilov. The KV-1 was first tested in the
Winter War and in
1940 production was increased. At the beginning of operation Barbarossa the
Red Army had 639 KV-1s. At the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, German tanks were incapable of penetrating the armour and at one point a large German armoured group was delayed for 2 days by a single KV-1 near Ostrov.
| General Characteristics (KV-1) |
| Length: | - m |
| Width: | - m |
| Height: | - m |
| Weight: | 47 tons |
| Speed: | 35 km/h (road)
- (off-road) |
| Range: | 150 km |
| Primary armament: | 76.2mm gun |
| Secondary armament: | three 7.62 mm machine guns |
| Power plant: | - |
| Crew: | 5 |
Variants
- KV-1 - 76 mm gun
- KV-1S - A lighter variant with higher speed.
- KV-85 - An KV-1s with a IS-1 turret
- KV-2 - A heavy assault tank with an 152 mm howitzer