KV-2

KV2 (Stock)

Totals

920000 Price

810 Hit Points

51.06 / 56.8 kgWeight

Crew

1. Commander

Armor

75/75/70Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

75/75/70Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

500 h.p.Engine Power

35 km/hSpeed Limit

18 deg/secTraverse Speed

Firepower

450 Standard Shell Damage

61 mmStandard Shell Penetration

11 Time for Complete Loading

14 deg/secTurret Traverse Speed

Communication

320 mView Range

360 mSignal Range

KV-1

KV-2

S-51T-150

VI

920000

Heavy assault tank. Developed on the basis of the KV-1 in January 1940, with a total of 334 vehicles manufactured from 1940 through 1941. The KV-2 tanks were used in action in 1941, with most of the vehicles lost the same year.

• KV-2
• KV-2-122
• KV-2B
• KV-2/5
• KV-2 M1941

KV-2

Stock

KV-2-122 KV-2B

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	V	MT-1	11050	75/75/70	14	320

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	V	122 mm U-11	1600	61/140	450/370	5.45	0.57	2.9

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	M-17T	610	500	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	IV	KV-2 mod. 1940	10600	56.8	18

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	V	10R	0	360

KV-2-122

Attack

S-51

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	V	MT-1	11050	75/75/70	14	320

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	152 mm M-10	2300	110/136/86	700/700/910	2.5	0.6	4

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	VI	V-2K	750	500	15

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	IV	KV-2 mod. 1940	10600	56.8	18

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	VII	10RK	0	440

KV-2B

Recon

KV-2/5 KV-2 M1941 S-51

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	VI	MT-2	12050	75/75/70	16	330

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	152 mm M-10	2300	110/136/86	700/700/910	2.5	0.6	4

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	VI	V-2K	750	500	15

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	VI	KV-2 mod. 1941	10600	60.8	20

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	VII	10RK	0	440

KV-2/5

Attack

T-150

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	VI	MT-2	12050	75/75/70	16	330

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VII	107 mm ZiS-6	2400	167/219/54	300/300/360	6.19	0.45	3.4

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	VI	V-5	750	600	15

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	VI	KV-2 mod. 1941	10600	60.8	20

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	VII	10RK	0	440

KV-2 M1941

Speed

T-150

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	VI	MT-2	12050	75/75/70	16	330

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	152 mm M-10	2300	110/136/86	700/700/910	2.5	0.6	4

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	VI	V-5	750	600	15

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	VI	KV-2 mod. 1941	10600	60.8	20

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	VII	10RK	0	440

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Extremely high alpha damage with 152mm howitzer and HE shells
• Decent frontal armor
• The turret may bounce some shots
• The 107mm has a higher rate of fire than the identical gun on the T-150 and will catch enemies by surprise,

who will expect 

• This tank can strike fear even within some Tier 8s

Cons:

• Long reload time
• Long aim time
• Slow turret and hull traverse
• Low shell velocity with 152mm
• 152mm HE damage is rather inconsistent

Performance

The KV-2 is the most fun tank out of all Tier 6 tanks in the game, in the hands of the skilled player. With very high profile, huge but thin turret and the hull of the KV-1 that is useless against Tier 7s and 8s make it not the best frontline pushing tank. However, the excellent 152mm has excellent damage, capable of dealing 500-700 damage within one shot on even Tier 8 tanks (if you use HE shells). The long reload is annoying, so make sure you place your shots well. 107mm has a decent reload but isn't as outstanding as 152mm. You may want to use it if you do not like "troll guns" with inconsistent damage (sometimes you might hit only 50-80 damage if you are unlucky, but 200-500 is average damage against higher tiers).

Historical Info

When the Soviets entered the Winter War, the KV was among the tanks sent to be tested in combat conditions. The KV outperformed others. It's heavy armor proved highly resistant to Finnish anti-tank weapons, making it more difficult to stop. However, the Soviets found it difficult to deal with the concrete bunkers used by the Finns and a request was made for a tank with a large howitzer. One of the rush projects to meet the request put the howitzer in a new turret on one of the KV tanks. The 152 mm howitzer one as KV-2 Heavy Artillery Tank.

During the Battle of Raseiniai (23–27 June 1941)German forces encountered a unit equipped with the Soviet KV heavy tanks for the first time. The Germans' Panzer 35(t) tanks and antitank weapons were practically ineffective against the Soviet heavy tanks—some of them were out of ammunition, but closed with and destroyed German antitank guns by literally driving over them. Attempts to destroy these armoured giants concentrated on first immobilising them by firing at their tracks and then by tackling them with artillery, AA Guns, or by blowing them up at close range by high explosive charges of the Sticky Bomb type

On June 24, a single KV-2 heavy tank, at a crossroads in front of Raseiniai, managed to cut off elements of the 6th Panzer Division which had established bridgeheads on the Dubysa. It stalled the Division's advance for a full day while being attacked by a variety of antitank weapons, until it finally ran out of ammunition.

When production shifted to the Ural Mountains 'Tankograd' complex, the KV-2 was dropped. While impressive on paper, it had been designed as a slow-moving bunker-buster. It was less useful in highly mobile, fluid warfare that developed in World War II. The turret was so heavy it was difficult to traverse on uneven terrain. Finally, it was expensive to produce. Only about 300 KV-2s were made, all in 1940-41.

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Sources and External Links

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KV_tank_family

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