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KV-1 — Tier V Soviet heavy tank

KV-1

V
Cost
  • 400 000
  • 10 000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
730
HP
5 / 8
238.4m
View range
8 / 8
Firepower
Shell
1240
DPM
8 / 8
120
Penetration
5 / 8
200
Damage
2 / 8
115
Devices/crew damage
2 / 8
—
Burst damage
— / —
792
Velocity
3 / 8
10.00%
Penetration loss over distance
3 / 8
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1054
DPM
8 / 8
161
Penetration
5 / 8
170
Damage
2 / 8
115
Devices/crew damage
2 / 8
—
Burst damage
— / —
990
Velocity
3 / 8
13.04%
Penetration loss over distance
5 / 8
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1860
DPM
6 / 8
43
Penetration
2 / 8
300
Damage
1 / 8
115
Devices/crew damage
2 / 8
—
Burst damage
— / —
792
Velocity
3 / 8
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.32
Explosion radius
2 / 8
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
85.0
Caliber
2 / 8
6.20
Rate of fire
7 / 8
9.68
Reload time
7 / 8
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.36
Base aim time
7 / 8
0.407
Dispersion
5 / 8
Dispersion factors
0.250
When moving
8 / 8
0.250
When rotating
8 / 8
0.160
When rotating turret
1 / 8
4.000
After shot
1 / 8
Gun angles
7°
Depression
7 / 8
24°
Elevation
3 / 8
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 8
21.78
Turret traverse speed
6 / 8
Mobility
49.81
Weight
2 / 8
Speed
34
Forward
3 / 8
10
Backward
7 / 8
Effective Power / Weight ratio
9.40
On hard terrain
7 / 8
7.39
On medium terrain
8 / 8
4.92
On soft terrain
8 / 8
Traverse speed
30.12
On hard terrain
3 / 8
23.66
On medium terrain
3 / 8
15.77
On soft terrain
4 / 8
6.52m×1.96m×2.11m
Size
1 / 8
Concealment
14.80%
While still
6 / 8
8.40%
While moving
6 / 8
5.20%
Upon firing while still
5 / 8
3.60%
Upon firing while moving
5 / 8
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 279m
245.1m
While still
259.8m
While moving
267.1m
Upon firing while still
270.8m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 164–205
  • 123–164
  • 82–123
  • 41–82
  • 0–41
Spaced armor
  • 184–230
  • 138–184
  • 92–138
  • 46–92
  • 0–46
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Development started at the end of 1938. A prototype was produced in August 1939. The vehicle first saw combat in December 1939 at the Mannerheim Line. The tank was mass-produced from March 1940 through August 1942, with a total of 2,769 vehicles manufactured.