Kliment Voroshilov Heavy Tanks

The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks were a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defense commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov and used by the Red Army during World War II. The KV series were known for their extremely heavy armour protection during the early part of the war, especially during the first year of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

They were practically immune to the 3.7 cm KwK 36 and howitzer-like, short barreled 7.5 cm KwK 37 guns mounted respectively on the early Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks fielded by the invading German forces. 

Until better guns were developed by the Germans, the KV-1 was invulnerable to almost any German weapon except the famous 88 mm gun. Even then, its "armor causes hits from the 8.8 cm Flak gun to ricochet." This prompted the Germans to drop development of the VK 20 series and adopt, in great haste, the 7.5 cm KwK 42 gun on a new medium tank design that would become the Panther tank

Prior to Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of the USSR), about 500 of the over 22,000 tanks then in Soviet service were of the KV-1 type. 

When the KV-1 appeared, it outclassed the French Char B1, the only other heavy tank in operational service in the world at that time. Yet, in the end, it turned out that there was little sense in producing the expensive KV tanks, as the T-34 medium tank performed better (or at least equally well) in all practical respects. Later in the war, the KV series became a base for the development of the IS (IS - Josif Stalin) series of tanks.

In game, KV tanks was a hardest of the hard of its armor. It was the best Supporting heavy tank in war thunder ground force. Like most other of all, KV tanks was the best assaulting in a line.

My KV-2 On Gamplay Demonstration.

(Note : This video was captured by Fraps and compressed the video using a Sony Vegas Pro 11)

( Made by me)

( Render using MP4)

Specifications for all models.

Kliment Voroshilov

Type : Heavy Tank

Weapons : From 76 , 85 and 152

Armor Type : High Hard Cast Welded

Strong : Incredibly Raw Firepower, Best Supporter in line to push choke points , Tanker, Really intimidating.

Weakness : Slow, Danger against Flankers , Slow Turret Traverse, Incredibly Flammable to fuel tank if impact.

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This is the earliest Heavy tank that does the big surprise.

KV-1 L11

Kliment Voroshilov I L11 Early Model

(Early Heavy Tank)

Pros : Its Front armor does the real deal damage absorbing, Better reload due to large turret with heavier armor defense, Tracks can soak up as much damage, Even the smallest light tank cant flank the rear.

Cons : Really Slow , Driver Hatch on the front mid hull will always be unconscious if struck on impact,Incredibly susceptible to fire due to large amount of fuel tank, Ammunition Storage is located to the rear turret that can blast out ( Hardly can get it damaged )

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Don't underestimate the slowest of the KV-1 . The KV-1 had a big surprise for the enemy that has seen so far, KV-1 Zis-5.

Kliment Voroshilob I 76mm Zis 5

(Upgraded Model)

Pros : Upgraded plating on front armor gives more additional defense power, 76mm Zis-5 Cannon is an absolute monster due to high firepower.

Cons : It has the same stats as KV-1 L11 , with that fuel tank hanging around the engine side, more chance of fire.

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The Utterly powerful tank which arms 152mm cannon. The Kliment Voroshilov 2 is the most heaviest artillery tank that used to put out Bunkers and Heavy vehicles.

Kliment Voroshilov 2
( Artillery HT )

Pros : 152mm Gun can terrorize everything at its path, New types of user who first time seeing this tank will start running amok due to its large intimidating size, Gun Mantlet has strong defense.

Cons : The walking tank that don't know how to run , This 152mm is horribly gone wrong to reload, Extraordinary Large 152mm Shells locate at the back of the turret is like a Duck target going to get bullseye instantly, Wow... Nice turret turn speed... nah..

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KV-85 is an outstanding HT with some sort of Medium Tank behaving type that manages to support in line. KV-85 has a 85mm D5T that was coming from a T-34-85. 

Kliment Voroshilov 85
(Fast Heavy Tank)

Pros : Faster reload due to large turret , This tank can run fast , Strong turret , 85mm gun can even hurt most of the heavy tanks since it came from T-34-85, decent turret traverse .

Cons : With that of its armor cannot make up due to large stripped down of its armor in order to drive fast, Fuel tanks blows up immediately , Ammo Storage is at side turret.

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