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 |
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