Friday, May 20, 2016

KV-2 Heavy Tank

The need for a more powerful gun to break through the enemy defenses resulted in the created of the 152 mm KV-2. The vehicle shared the same hull as the KV-1 but had either the MT-1 (KV-2) turret or the MT-2 (KV-2A) turret.
Variants:
1.
Name: KV-2
Type: Heavy Tank
Origin: Soviet Union
Year: 1939
Produced: 334 (For both variants)

Length: 6.75 Meters
Width: 3.32 Meters
Height: 3.93 Meters
Weight: 48806 Kilograms
Speed: 25 km/h (12 km/h off road)

Crew: 6

Primary Armament:
-76 mm Gun OR
-85 mm F-39 OR
-107 mm ZIS-6 OR
-122 mm U-11 (requested) OR
-152 mm M-10 (The used armament)
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm DT

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
75 mm Front
60 mm Side
60 mm Rear
30 mm Top
40 mm Bottom
-Turret
75 mm Front
75 mm Side

2.
Name: KV-2A
Type: Heavy Tank
Origin: Soviet Union
Year: 1940
Produced: 334 (for both variants)

Length: 6.75 Meters
Width: 3.32 Meters
Height: 3.93 Meters
Weight: 52160 Kilograms
Speed: 25 km/h (12 km/h off road)

Crew: 6

Primary Armament:
-76 mm Gun OR
-85 mm F-39 OR
-107 mm F-42 OR
-107 mm ZIS-6 OR
-152 mm M-10 (The used armament)
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm DT (3)

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
75 mm Front
60 mm Side
60 mm Rear
30 mm Top
40 mm Bottom
-Turret
75 mm Front
75 mm Side

Sources:

*some of the guns I am not sure if they were specific to one turret or not (both the 107s, 85 and 76)

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