Tank Chats playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBAEOsdxIbLPFEomzphaZQ0A5Vujkpjd8 It was decided to put the KV heavy tank into production in December 1939, alongside the T34-76 medium tank.
The invading Germans received a major shock when they encountered the KV1 heavy tank in June 1941.
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I thought the KV-1 is as big as a Panzer VI but its so much bigger!!…
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So, did the driver have to operate the MG in the hull ballmount as well as driving the tank? From what I've read about the strain of driving WW2 era Soviet tanks, that seems a little unrealistic!
How do you eat with a stache like that
I did not knew that the KV1 was such a massive tank… I thought it was a little smaller but that thing is just enormous
Imagine being in a Panzer 2 having to face this thing
It’s design really looks the part . Tough , reliable and simple . “ it sort of put us to shame “ was an understatement . What on earth were our designers thinking of at the time ? I’ve never understood how British tank design was so deficient.
Funny things happen in combat. Most WWII fans are familiar with Jagdtiger. A 70+ ton German monster with a 128mm cannon and 8 to 9 inches of armor up front. The Germans bragged that it was impervious to any U.S. tank or anti tank gun. As it so happens, the first one to be killed in combat was killed by a single infantryman with a bazooka. The second to be killed was taken out by a German civilian militiaman with a panzerfaust. It was a case of friendly fire. The man had never seen one and mistook it for some new American tank.
Lol, yeah, would've been nice if you contacted a Russian speaker. Just move the Za, and you will be fine
A little detail. IS tanks are continuation of the same KV tanks. Stalin didn't want people to call Klement Voroshilov's name on successful Soviet tanks so he just changed KV tanks name to IS which is abbreviation of his name.
Dont the tracks look a bit slack?
I wish they would comment of the state of the vehicle, does it have an engine, gear box, etc.
My god i never realised how huge the kv1 were until now
Holy crap I didn’t know the KV-1 was that large. I mean I know it’s a heavy, but damn it’s huge.
Not sure I agree with the assessment of it being a good tank or even successful.
Tigers routinely whooped it and it had various problems such as transmission issues, overheating to the point the tank fails after a certain amount of time driving, among other things.
There is a video detailing "Why it is bad" here on youtube…
After watching this… check this one out and you be the judge.
–> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qwpP91UKR8
It took most of the war before the KV-1 became even slightly reliable.
Wonderfully explained
The same turret as the T34