KV-2

KV-2

USSR | Heavy Tank | Tier VI

Battle Tier

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Overview
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920,000   Cost

910192 HP Hit Points

51.16/56.826.15/60.8 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Commander
2. Gunner
3. Radio Operator
4. Driver
5. Loader
6. Loader

Mobility

500640 hp Engine Power

35/11 km/h Speed Limit

1620 deg/s Traverse

9.7724.47 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

NoNo Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

75/75/7075/75/70 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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257/4800 270/4400/280 Shell Cost

450/370/300/300/360 HP Damage

61/140/167/219/54 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 5.45 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 11 s 50% Crew: 13.63 s 75% Crew: 11.9 s 100% Crew: 10.55 s Rammer: 9.5 s Vents: 10.32 s Both: 9.29 s Both and BiA: 9.08 s Both and Max Crew %: 8.71 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 6.19 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 9.7 s 50% Crew: 12.02 s 75% Crew: 10.49 s 100% Crew: 9.3 s Rammer: 8.37 s Vents: 9.1 s Both: 8.19 s Both and BiA: 8.01 s Both and Max Crew %: 7.68 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 2452.5 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (450 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2452.5 50% Crew: 1980 75% Crew: 2268 100% Crew: 2556 100% Crew Vents: 2614.5 Rammer: 2839.5 Both: 2902.5 Both and BiA: 2970 Both and Max Crew %: 3096 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2902.5 50% Crew: 2430 75% Crew: 2718 100% Crew: 3006 100% Crew Rammer: 3289.5 Vents: 3064.5 Both: 3352.5 Both and BiA: 3420 Both and Max Crew %: 3546 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (370 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2016.5 50% Crew: 1628 75% Crew: 1864.8 100% Crew: 2101.6 100% Crew Vents: 2149.7 Rammer: 2334.7 Both: 2386.5 Both and BiA: 2442 Both and Max Crew %: 2545.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2386.5 50% Crew: 1998 75% Crew: 2234.8 100% Crew: 2471.6 100% Crew Rammer: 2704.7 Vents: 2519.7 Both: 2756.5 Both and BiA: 2812 Both and Max Crew %: 2915.6 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 1857 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (300 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1857 50% Crew: 1500 75% Crew: 1716 100% Crew: 1938 100% Crew Vents: 1983 Rammer: 2154 Both: 2202 Both and BiA: 2250 Both and Max Crew %: 2349 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2157 50% Crew: 1800 75% Crew: 2016 100% Crew: 2238 100% Crew Rammer: 2454 Vents: 2283 Both: 2502 Both and BiA: 2550 Both and Max Crew %: 2649 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (300 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1857 50% Crew: 1500 75% Crew: 1716 100% Crew: 1938 100% Crew Vents: 1983 Rammer: 2154 Both: 2202 Both and BiA: 2250 Both and Max Crew %: 2349 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2157 50% Crew: 1800 75% Crew: 2016 100% Crew: 2238 100% Crew Rammer: 2454 Vents: 2283 Both: 2502 Both and BiA: 2550 Both and Max Crew %: 2649 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (360 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2228.4 50% Crew: 1800 75% Crew: 2059.2 100% Crew: 2325.6 100% Crew Vents: 2379.6 Rammer: 2584.8 Both: 2642.4 Both and BiA: 2700 Both and Max Crew %: 2818.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2588.4 50% Crew: 2160 75% Crew: 2419.2 100% Crew: 2685.6 100% Crew Rammer: 2944.8 Vents: 2739.6 Both: 3002.4 Both and BiA: 3060 Both and Max Crew %: 3178.8 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.57 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.706 m With 75% Crew: 0.617 m With 100% Crew: 0.547 m With BiA: 0.534 m With BiA and Vents: 0.523 m Maximum possible: 0.501 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.45 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.557 m With 75% Crew: 0.487 m With 100% Crew: 0.431 m With BiA: 0.422 m With BiA and Vents: 0.413 m Maximum possible: 0.396 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 2.9 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 3.592 s With 75% Crew: 3.137 s With 100% Crew: 2.781 s With GLD: 2.528 s With BiA: 2.719 s With BiA and Vents: 2.66 s With both and GLD: 2.418 s Maximum possible: 2.318 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 3.4 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 4.212 s With 75% Crew: 3.678 s With 100% Crew: 3.26 s With GLD: 2.964 s With BiA: 3.188 s With BiA and Vents: 3.119 s With both and GLD: 2.835 s Maximum possible: 2.718 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

1417 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-5°/+18°-7°/+18° Elevation Arc

9550 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

2015 % Chance of Fire

320 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 251.4 m With 75% Crew: 285.7 m With 100% Crew: 320 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 336.2 m With Coated Optics: 352 m With Binocular Telescope: 400 m Maximum possible: 458.1 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 330 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 259.3 m With 75% Crew: 294.7 m With 100% Crew: 330 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 346.7 m With Coated Optics: 363 m With Binocular Telescope: 412.5 m Maximum possible: 472.4 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 360 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 290.6 m With 75% Crew: 332.8 m With 100% Crew: 375.5 m With 100% Signal Boost: 432 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 396 m Maximum possible: 540.4 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 440 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 355.2 m With 75% Crew: 406.8 m With 100% Crew: 458.9 m With 100% Signal Boost: 528 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 484 m Maximum possible: 660.5 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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KV-1

KV-2

SU-152

VI

920000

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

Guns

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VII	107 mm ZiS-6	167/219/54	300/300/360	6.19	0.45	3.4		2400	68290
V	122 mm U-11	61/140	450/370	5.45	0.57	2.9		1600	45920
VI	152 mm M-10	110/136/86	700/700/910	2.5	0.6	3.8		2300	60000

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IV	M-17T	500	20		610	13460
VI	V-5	640	15		750	27860
VI	V-2K	500	15		750	23050

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IV	KV-2 mod. 1940	56.8	16	B/2		10600	4020
VI	KV-2 mod. 1941	60.8	20	B/2		10600	15900

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
V	10R	360		100	3660
VII	10RK	440		100	18600

Compatible Equipment

                   

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Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Extremely high alpha damage with 152mm howitzer and HE shells
• Decent frontal armor and side 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, expecting you to
• 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 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, but worth it, 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).

Suggested Equipment

  

Gallery

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  KV-2 front right view

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  KV-2 rear left view

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  KV-2 rear right view

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

USSR

Heavy Tanks

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