KV-85
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* Choice of two equally effective top guns | * Choice of two equally effective top guns | |||
? | * 100mm gun features great RoF and DPM, 122mm gun features very high alpha damage | + | * 100mm gun features great RoF and DPM, with reasonable accuracy while the 122mm gun features very high alpha damage | |
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* Poor view range | * Poor view range | |||
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? | Poorly armored yet | + | Poorly armored yet quite maneuverable for a heavy tank, the KV-85 follows the precedent set by the KV-1S which lead to it. Comparatively, the KV-85 trades even more armor for maneuverability verses tanks of its tier. With roughly the same armor layout as the KV-1S, the KV-85 is very poorly armored to withstand the more powerful guns it faces, dont expect a lot of bounces. Though the tank's turret is more well armored, the very poor maximum gun depression of three degrees means it can rarely take advantage of hull-down positions. Instead, the KV-85 possesses superb mobility. This combination of great mobility and poor armor means the KV-85 effectively plays like a medium tank, and is best when attacking the flanks of heavily armed tanks rather than doing so head-on. | |
Despite its medium-like playstyle, the KV-85 is in no way armed like a medium. The KV-85 features two "top" guns, both of which are effective and viable choices for use on the tank. The 122mm D-2-5T features an insanely high alpha strike of 390 hitpoints. This gives the 122mm gun the ability to instantly eliminate up to half of most tier VI heavy tanks' hitpoints in one hit. The 122mm gun handles very poorly with an accuracy rating of 0.5 and long aim time of 3.6 seconds. This, combined with the gun's long reload time of 20 seconds means that the player must take great care to aim the few shot they will get at enemy tanks. Alternatively, the 100mm S-34 is a more reliable choice for players who prefer a more conventional gun. With regard to alpha and penetration power, the 100mm gun is comparable to most 90mm and 88mm guns available on other tier IV heavies. Though not greatly accurate, it has a fast rate of fire and one of the best DPM rates among tier VI tanks. | Despite its medium-like playstyle, the KV-85 is in no way armed like a medium. The KV-85 features two "top" guns, both of which are effective and viable choices for use on the tank. The 122mm D-2-5T features an insanely high alpha strike of 390 hitpoints. This gives the 122mm gun the ability to instantly eliminate up to half of most tier VI heavy tanks' hitpoints in one hit. The 122mm gun handles very poorly with an accuracy rating of 0.5 and long aim time of 3.6 seconds. This, combined with the gun's long reload time of 20 seconds means that the player must take great care to aim the few shot they will get at enemy tanks. Alternatively, the 100mm S-34 is a more reliable choice for players who prefer a more conventional gun. With regard to alpha and penetration power, the 100mm gun is comparable to most 90mm and 88mm guns available on other tier IV heavies. Though not greatly accurate, it has a fast rate of fire and one of the best DPM rates among tier VI tanks. |
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KV-85
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900,000 Cost |
920194 HP Hit Points |
45.98/46.823.5/49 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator)
- Gunner
- Driver
- Loader
500600 hp Engine Power |
34/14 km/h Speed Limit |
2830 deg/s Traverse |
10.8725.53 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
NoNo Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
100/90/90100/90/90 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
109/2800/98
1025/4800/608 Shell Cost |
160/160/280390/390/530 HP Damage |
120/161/43175/217/61 mm Penetration |
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12.24 r/m Standard Gun ▲
3 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1958.4 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1170 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.38 m With 50% Crew: 0.471 m ▲
0.5 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.619 m |
s 2.9 s 3.6 Aim time |
2828 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-3°/+23°-3°/+20° Elevation Arc |
7028 rounds Ammo Capacity |
1515 % Chance of Fire |
m 320 m 340 View Range |
m 325 m 440 Signal Range |
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The KV-85 is a Soviet tier 6 heavy tank.
A further development of the KV-1S tank. Unlike the previous modification, the KV-85 had enhanced armament. The vehicle was developed in the spring of 1943 at the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant. The tank entered service on August 8, 1943, and was mass produced until September, with a total of 148 vehicles manufactured. The KV-85 was used by the breakthrough armored regiments of the Red Army.
Like its predecessor, the KV-1S, the KV-85 is heavy tank that trades armor for speed and maneuverability. The KV-85 is most deadly on the flanks of its opponents, where it can go to work on them with either a fast firing 100mm gun with excellent DPM, or a high-alpha 122mm gun capable of taking out half a tier VI heavy's health in one hit.
The KV-85 marks the end of its Soviet heavy line.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
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VII | V-2IS | 600 | 15 | 750 | 36000 | |
VI | V-2K | 500 | 15 | 750 | 23050 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
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V | KV-85 | 46.8 | 28 | B/2 | 12400 | 9100 | |
VI | KV-122 | 49 | 30 | B/2 | 12400 | 15390 |
Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
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IV | 9R | 325 | 80 | 1980 | |
V | 10R | 360 | 100 | 3660 | |
VII | 10RK | 440 | 100 | 18600 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Choice of two equally effective top guns
- 100mm gun features great RoF and DPM, with reasonable accuracy while the 122mm gun features very high alpha damage
- Good maneuverability and speed for a heavy
Cons:
- Useless gun depression: -3
- Poor view range
- Flat, relatively thin hull armor
- Terrible aim time, accuracy, and reload with the 122mm gun
Performance
Poorly armored yet quite maneuverable for a heavy tank, the KV-85 follows the precedent set by the KV-1S which lead to it. Comparatively, the KV-85 trades even more armor for maneuverability verses tanks of its tier. With roughly the same armor layout as the KV-1S, the KV-85 is very poorly armored to withstand the more powerful guns it faces, dont expect a lot of bounces. Though the tank's turret is more well armored, the very poor maximum gun depression of three degrees means it can rarely take advantage of hull-down positions. Instead, the KV-85 possesses superb mobility. This combination of great mobility and poor armor means the KV-85 effectively plays like a medium tank, and is best when attacking the flanks of heavily armed tanks rather than doing so head-on.
Despite its medium-like playstyle, the KV-85 is in no way armed like a medium. The KV-85 features two "top" guns, both of which are effective and viable choices for use on the tank. The 122mm D-2-5T features an insanely high alpha strike of 390 hitpoints. This gives the 122mm gun the ability to instantly eliminate up to half of most tier VI heavy tanks' hitpoints in one hit. The 122mm gun handles very poorly with an accuracy rating of 0.5 and long aim time of 3.6 seconds. This, combined with the gun's long reload time of 20 seconds means that the player must take great care to aim the few shot they will get at enemy tanks. Alternatively, the 100mm S-34 is a more reliable choice for players who prefer a more conventional gun. With regard to alpha and penetration power, the 100mm gun is comparable to most 90mm and 88mm guns available on other tier IV heavies. Though not greatly accurate, it has a fast rate of fire and one of the best DPM rates among tier VI tanks.
Early Research
After the Split of the KV-1S and KV-85, the S-34 gun is no longer needed to be researched first if seeking the 122mm D-2-5T, however, you still need the top turret and presumably the upgraded suspension. The top engine will further enhance the KV-85s agility and will make playing the tank considerably more rewarding.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
Nonetheless, because of its initial superior performance, the KV-1 was chosen as one of the few tanks to continue being built following the Soviet reorganization of tank production. Due to the new standardization, it shared the similar engine (the KV used a 600 hp V-2K modification of the T-34's V-2 diesel engine) and gun (the KV had a ZiS-5 main gun, while the T-34 had a similar F-34 main gun) as the T-34, was built in large quantities, and received frequent upgrades.[citation needed]
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, making it one of the rarer Soviet tanks.
As the war continued, the KV-1 continued to get more armour to compensate for the increasing effectiveness of German weapons. This culminated in the KV-1 model 1942 (German designation KV-1C), which had very heavy armour, but lacked a corresponding improvement to the engine. Tankers complained that, although they were well-protected, their mobility was poor and they had no firepower advantage over the T-34 medium tank.[citation needed]
In response to criticisms, the lighter KV-1S was released, with thinner armour and a smaller, lower turret in order to reclaim some speed. Importantly, the KV-1S also had a commander's cupola with all-around vision blocks, a first for a Soviet heavy tank. However, the thinning-out of the armor called into question why the tank was being produced at all, when the T-34 could seemingly do everything the KV could do and much more cheaply. The Soviet heavy tank program was close to cancellation in mid-1943.
The appearance of the German Panther tank in the summer of 1943 convinced the Red Army to make a serious upgrade of its tank force for the first time since 1941. Soviet tanks needed bigger guns to take on the growing numbers of Panthers and the few Tigers.
A stopgap upgrade to the KV series was the short-lived KV-85 or Objekt 239. This was a KV-1S with a new turret designed for the IS-85, mounting the same 85 mm D-5T gun as the SU-85 and early versions of the T-34-85; demand for the gun slowed production of the KV-85 tremendously and only 148 were built before the KV design was replaced. The KV-85 was produced in the autumn and winter of 1943-44; they were sent to the front as of September 1943 and production of the KV-85 was stopped by the spring of 1944 once the IS-2 entered full scale production.