Russian heavy tank Kliment Voroshilov KV-1 COBI 2555 - World War II

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You know that:

• the first pieces were included in the armament on December 19, 1939?
• in the hands of an experienced tanker, was the KV-1 an overwhelming weapon that controlled the battlefield?
• probably the most famous deployment of KV-1 tanks was the Battle of Raseiniai in present-day Lithuania in June 1941, when this lone Russian "monster" stopped the entire 6th German Division for almost two days (some sources state that it was a KV-2)?
• one single tank stuck in the mud and unable to move destroyed many German vehicles, several light tanks and cannons?
• the Germans tried to destroy the tank at night using explosives, which, however, did not cause any major damage to the KV-1?
• in the end, the crew was defeated by a German superiority after seven hits from an 88 mm anti-aircraft gun?
• if the Germans wanted to destroy the KV-1 tank with an available PaK 38 cannon, then they had to approach a suicide distance of 20 meters?
• the meeting with KV-1 was initially a big shock for the Germans and there are documented cases where the tank received 135 hits without breaking the armor?
• however, this machine also had several weaknesses, especially a faulty gearbox and chassis, which crushed the machine's high weight?
• in total, about 5,216 pieces were produced in various versions?

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: length 6.75 m (6.95 m with cannon), width 3.32 m, height 2.71 m
• weight 47,500 kg
• armor: front 60-75 mm, sides 60 mm, bottom 30 mm, tower front 75-82 mm, sides and stern 75 mm
• power unit diesel 12-cylinder engine with a capacity of 38.88 l and an output of 441 kW
• maximum speed 35 km / h (16 km / h in the field)
• range 230 km (170 km in terrain)
• wading 1.5 m
• main weapon 1x cannon L-11 caliber 76.2 mm (90 -116 rounds)
• secondary weapon 2x machine gun DT caliber 7.62 mm (3,000 rounds)

,,Slowly but surely!"

General Georgy K. Zhukov on the advance of KV-1 tanks in a counterattack during the Battle of Stalingrad