KV-85
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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 |
- 車長 (通訊員)
- 炮手
- 駕駛
- 裝填手
| 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 |
| 160/160/280390/390/530 HP Damage |
| 120/161/43175/217/61 mm Penetration |
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12.24 r/m ▲
3 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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1958.4 ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1170 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.38 m ▲
0.5 m With 50% Crew: 0.471 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.619 m |
| 2.9 s 3.6 s Aim time |
| 2828 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -3°/+23°-3°/+20° Elevation Arc |
| 7028 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 1515 % Chance of Fire |
| 320 m 340 m View Range |
| 325 m 440 m Signal Range |
VI
900000
The KV-85 is a [[蘇聯|]] tier 6 重型戰車.
KV-1S 戰車的進一步研發。不像先前的修改型，KV-85 擁有強化過的武裝。該車是於 1943 年的春季在車里雅賓斯克的 Kirov 工廠研發。該戰車於 1943 年 8 月 8 日進入服役、且一直大量生產至 9 月，共製造了 148 輛。KV-85 被紅軍的裝甲突圍團所使用。
Like its predecessor, the KV-1S, the KV-85 is heavy tank that trades armour for speed and manoeuvrability. 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 S-34 gun with excellent overall DPM, or the high-alpha 122mm D-2-5T gun capable of taking out half a tier VI heavy's hit points with one hit.
The KV-85 marks the end of its heavy line.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
炮管
| 等級 | 炮管 | 平均穿透力（毫米） | 射擊速率 | 100 公尺處擴散度 | 瞄準時間 | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | 85 mm D-5T | 120/161/43 | 160/160/280 | 12.24 | 0.38 | 2.9 | 0 | 1500 | 61530 |
| VII | 100 mm S-34 | 170/210/50 | 250/250/330 | 7.89 | 0.38 | 2.7 | 15900 | 1920 | 75300 |
| VII | 122 mm D-2-5T | 175/217/61 | 390/390/530 | 3 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 17000 | 2600 | 84980 |
引擎
| 等級 | 引擎 | 引擎功率（匹馬力） | 碰撞時火災發生機率 | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | V-2K | 500 | 15 | 0 | 750 | 23050 |
| VII | V-2IS | 600 | 15 | 11000 | 750 | 36000 |
懸吊
| 等級 | 懸吊 | 負載限制 | 迴轉速度（度/秒） | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | KV-85 | 46.8 | 28 | 0 | 12400 | 9100 |
| VI | KV-122 | 49 | 30 | 4915 | 12400 | 15390 |
通訊設備
| 等級 | 通訊設備 | 通訊範圍（公尺） | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV | 9R | 325 | 0 | 80 | 1980 |
| V | 10R | 360 | 610 | 100 | 3660 |
| VII | 10RK | 440 | 3100 | 100 | 18600 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- The 100mm S-34 has great sustained damage output and good penetration for its tier, and is good for fighting higher tier tanks.
- The 122mm D-2-5T has high alpha damage and very good penetration for tier 6 with AP shells, and even better with APCR.
- Good manoeuvrability and speed for a heavy tank.
- The gun mantlet will bounce lower tier shots, and will sometimes bounce higher tier shots as well.
- Good choice of guns means that this tank can suitably utilise different playing styles and appeal to many players.
Cons:
- Very restricted gun depression; it is near-impossible to employ the "ridge popping" tactic without taking considerable amounts of damage.
- Poor view range.
- Relatively thin hull armour; is often penetrated by tier 5s.
- 122mm gun has relatively poor 'soft' statistics, as well a long reload and aim time.
- Has a very tall cupola, making it harder to take cover behind rocks, ridges etc. without your cupola being visible.
Performance
The KV-85 is characterised by its poor armour, excellent guns and its above-average mobility for a heavy tank. Coming right out of the KV-1S, players will be right at home playing the KV-85 as they are virtually the same tank. However, the KV-85 has one of the poorest non-SPG gun depression of only -3 degrees, making the tactic of "ridge popping" something to definitely avoid.
When fully stock, the KV-85 is very frustrating and difficult to play. The stock 85mm D-5T gun is wholly inadequate for its tier and will fail to penetrate a KV-1 most of the time. The tank's main advantage, its speed, can only be found in the upgraded engine, meaning that a stock KV-85 is very sluggish, and with the stock suspension, the tank is very difficult to manoeuvre. The weak armour, slow speed, and poor penetration of the 85mm D-5T gun would mean that it is very hard tank to grind, not the mention that an upgraded gun requires both the turret and the new suspension. However, the difficult grind is well worth the effort, as the KV-85 has impressive selections of guns, as well as being very manoeuvrable for a heavy tank.
When armed with the 100mm S-34 gun, the better penetration and damage should make driving the KV-85 considerably more enjoyable. With a reload time of around 7 secondss or more, an average alpha damage of 250 and an accuracy of 0.38, the tank is well equipped for dealing with tanks of tiers 7 and 8. The low alpha means that this gun is suited as a gun much like the E-25's or the Cromwell's, where DPM is its main advantage, where its good rate of fire coupled with respectable penetration and damage can lay waste to enemies in minutes. With the upgraded engine, the KV-85 essentially become a slower but better armoured medium tank that can flank slower heavy tanks and target their sides and weaker rear armour, as well as aid team mates who are attempting a push from the front. That being said, the poor alpha of the 100mm S-34 gun means that trying to "slug it out" with other heavies is a death sentence, where the gun's accuracy and DPM is near useless. Use it as an impromptu sniper or flanker and this tank can be very useful to the team.
When equipped with the 122mm D-2-5T, the tank changes drastically from a flanker into an opportunistic brawler. The 20 sec long reload, poor accuracy of 0.50 and an aiming time of 3.6 seconds mean that this gun is best suited for close to point blank combat, where the gun's impressive damage of 390 will send medium and light tanks flying off the map and leave gaping holes in heavies; literally halving the hit points of most tier 6 heavy tanks. However, the inaccuracy of the gun mean that the tank must get close to the enemy, where its weak hull armour can easily be penetrated. As such, it would be wise to follow another heavy tank for supporting fire and when they are shot by the opposing enemy and they are reloading, you can "pop out" and cripple enemies standing in your way with 390 average damage without fear of retaliation. In the right hand, this gun can easily cause the most damage, just watch out for misses and non-penetrations, as a single AP shell costs 1025 credits.
All in all, the KV-85 is a very versatile tank, able to a flanker and a brawler. The frustratingly terrible gun depression, armour, and sometimes even the inaccuracy of guns of the tank may be and often will be a great disadvantage, but is more than made up for by the KV-85's mobility and good gun damage. Play this tank cautiously and patiently to have the best results.
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 the upgraded suspension. The top engine will further enhance the KV-85's 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, including the development of tanks such as the T-34-76 and T-34-85, and other tank destroyers such as the SU-85 and SU-100.
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. In addition, the KV-2 was perhaps an easier target for a well positioned German anti-tank gun, as after the initial deployment of the new Klimenti Viroshilov tank, the Germans quickly learned how to first immobilise it, then destroy it.
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. Tanke crews complained that, although they were well-protected, their mobility was poor and they had no firepower advantage over the T-34 medium tank, which inhibited their ability to succeed in battle by a substantial degree.
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 armour called into question why the tank was being produced at all, when the T-34 could seemingly do everything the KV- tank 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 Object 239. This was a KV-1S with a new turret designed for the IS-85, mounting the same 85mm 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. Eventually, the KV- series of tanks was replaced by the IS- and JS- series, which saw some of the most powerful tanks in the world at the time, including the JS-3.
Historical Gallery
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