KV-2
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+ | 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. | |||
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+ | 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 | |||
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+ | 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. | |||
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+ | 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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KV-2
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920,000 Cost |
910192 HP Hit Points |
51.16/56.826.15/60.8 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Radio Operator
- Driver
- Loader
- Loader
500640 hp Engine Power |
35/11 km/h Speed Limit |
1620 deg/s Traverse |
9.7724.47 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
NoNo Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
75/75/7075/75/70 mm Turret Armor |
HE/HEAT
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
257/4800
270/4400/280 Shell Cost |
450/370/300/300/360 HP Damage |
61/140/167/219/54 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
5.45 r/m Standard Gun ▲
6.19 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun ▼
2452.5 Standard Gun
▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
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1857 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.57 m With 50% Crew: 0.706 m ▲
0.45 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.557 m |
s 2.9 s 3.4 Aim time |
1417 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-5°/+18°-7°/+18° Elevation Arc |
9550 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2015 % Chance of Fire |
m 320 m 330 View Range |
m 360 m 440 Signal Range |
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The KV-2 is a Soviet tier 6 heavy tank.
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.
The KV-2 leads to the SU-152.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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IV | M-17T | 500 | 20 | 610 | 13460 | |
VI | V-5 | 640 | 15 | 750 | 27860 | |
VI | V-2K | 500 | 15 | 750 | 23050 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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IV | KV-2 mod. 1940 | 56.8 | 16 | B/2 | 10600 | 4020 | |
VI | KV-2 mod. 1941 | 60.8 | 20 | B/2 | 10600 | 15900 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Extremely high alpha damage with 152mm howitzer and HE
- Decent frontal armor
- The turret may bounce some shots.
- With its 106mm gun it is making credits.
Cons:
- Long reload time
- Long aim time
- Slow turret and hull traverse
- Low shell velocity with 152mm
- 152mm HE damage can be inconsistent
Gallery
Historical Info
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.