KV-1s Model 1942
GENERAL DATA |
KV-1s (s for skorostnoy
- speed), KV is an abbreviation for Klimenti Voroshilov -- then
Soviet Defense Commissar |
Heavy Tank |
9R or 10R |
Factory No.100
Kirovskiy Works in Chelyabinsk (ChKZ or Tankograd) |
5 (Commander/loader,
gunner, 2nd driver/mechanic, driver/mechanic, hull gunner/radio
operator) |
1370 |
August 1942 - late 1943 |
DIMENSIONS |
42500 kg |
0.73 kg/cm² |
668 m |
? m |
? m |
2.71 m |
3.25 m |
0.45 m |
ARMAMENT |
76.2mm Gun ZiS-5 L/41 (1) |
102 |
360° (manual & electric) |
-4° to +25° (manual) |
? |
TMFD, PTK |
3 x 7.62 mm DT MG (2) |
3042 |
1: Turret - 2: coaxial, bow, turret
rear |
ARMOR |
Welding
|
60 mm / 65° |
60 mm / 90° |
60 mm / round |
30 mm / 0° |
50 mm /
25° (glacis)
75 mm / 60° (driver) |
- |
60 mm /
round |
40 mm /
0° (front)
30 mm / 0-10° (rear) |
82 mm / round |
75 mm / 75° |
75 mm / 75° |
40 mm / 0° |
90 mm /
round |
- |
- |
- |
AUTOMOTIVE |
W-2Ks |
V12 |
650 hp at 2000 rpm |
12.5 hp / ton |
5 forward, 1 reverse |
600-615 L Diesel |
SUSPENSION |
Torsion bars |
6 double, steel |
3 double |
Rear, double |
Front, double |
- |
Central guides, steel links |
670 mm |
165.10 mm |
87-90 |
4.33 m |
PERFORMANCES |
30km/hon road, 13 km/h off road |
225 km on road, 180 km off road |
250 L/100 km on road |
36° (from horizontal) |
2.8 m |
1.2. m |
1.6 m |
9.45 m |
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