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The KV-5 is a Soviet tier 8 premium heavy tank that you can purchase from the in game store or from the Gift Shop. It is known for its enormous hull and turret armor which are the strongest amongst all other premium tanks, but it lacks a proper cannon for its tier. Even moreso than the other KV's, it's a lumbering beast with a pitifully slow turret traverse rate. However, it is also extremely heavy and thus ramming other tanks is a very viable strategy in close-quarter combat (though you'll need a bit of space to get up to speed) - especially against tanks of the same or higher tier, where the KV-5's gun can't reliably penetrate the enemy's armor. There are many weak spots on this tank that an experienced player can target to inflict heavy damage, but even so the sheer amount of HP can carry it through alot of battles. In short, the KV-5 is an excellent steel wall/roadblock that can soak up damage for your teammates, but do to it's lack of firepower, it's better fitted to be a support tank than a spearhead.

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Thoughts and Suggestions

Pros and Cons

Pros:

  • Excellent armor
  • More hit points than other tanks of the same tier


Cons:

  • slow
  • Slow turret traverse
  • Very large silhouette, from any angle
  • A priority target for artillery


Combat Effectiveness


Suggested Equipment


Tank Gun Rammer Vertical Stabilizer Binocular Telescope Toolbox 

Historical Info

Work was begun on the KV-5 tank ("Object 225") in June 1941. The talented designer N. Tseits, one of the oldest workers of SKB-2, was named the senior engineer for this vehicle. Also in his group were K. Kuzmin (hull), L. Sychev (turret and gun mount), and N. Fedorchuk (running gear components). The experience gained in the development of the KV-4 design was weighed during the design of the KV-5. The result was a powerful tank of relatively unusual appearance. The hull of the KV-5 had a height of 9.2 metres. Therefore the driver-mechanic and radio operator-machine gunner received special cupolas that permitted them an adequate sector of view. The rhomboid-shaped turret was of relatively large size. Housed in it were the tank commander, who had a commander's cupola, gunner, and loader. The solid diameter of the ring was 1840 mm and the large internal space of the turret afforded all members of the crew normal working conditions. The tank was heavily armored-150-180 mm.

With the beginning of the war, a whole series of collectives entered the project. Thus, the notion of a forged turret was abandoned and replaced by a welded turret design. In view of the absence of a 1200 h.p. diesel engine (it was still in development), the KV-5 was redesigned for the installation of two parallel-mounted conventional V-2 engines.

By August 1941 the KV-5 design was practically fully completed, and the production of a number of the tank's components and aggregates was begun. But because of the difficult situation at the front around Leningrad, all experimental work at the Kirov Plant was halted and all efforts were dedicated to increasing the output of production KV tanks. The latest date found in the preserved drawings of the KV-5 is 15 August 1941, when the battle was being fought around Luga and Krasnogvardeysk.

The project eventualy got canceled in favour of the more advance russian heavy tank designs. No prototype was ever constructed due to the Leningrad Blockade.


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