On 23 june, over 200 german tanks advancing through lithuania encountered soviet armor, including kv1 and kv2 tanks. Apr 29, 2015 the ultimate guide to the kv2 posted in soviet vehicles. Tankograd specials kampfpanzer leopard 2 leopard 2 main battle tank international. Kv2 tankograd publishing verlag jochen vollert 2001. Those captured and used by the german army were known as sturmpanzerkampfwagen kv ii 754r citation needed. Weltkrieges tankograd publishing verlag jochern vollert 2004 isbn. Heavy tank is1 kv85, soviet tank, kv tank, is85 russian. Kv2 soviet heavy breakthrough tank of wwii by jochen. Tankograd 2004 soviet tank transporters world war two to russian federation. Technical delays in completing the is85, compounded by urgent requests from the front for tanks with more powerful armament, led to 148 kv 85s being produced as a temporary expedient in the autumn of 1943 by placing the is85. In case of kv 2 we can attack its turret from the sides.
Soviet tank, kv2 tank, kv2, kv1 tank russian tanks of. Hundreds of heavy kv1 and kv2 tanks, the fiveturret giant t35 and. Met an enemy oiexperimental about 100 meters away on himmelsdorf. Kv2 soviet heavy breakthrough tank of world war 2 the history of one of the most impressive armoured vehicles of all times dates back to the experiences with soviet overheavy tank development in the 1930s. Chelyabinskiy traktornyy zavod, abbreviated, chtz also known as ctzuraltrak is a tractor plant in the russian city of chelyabinsk.
When production shifted to the ural mountains tankograd complex, the kv2 was dropped. Initially known as little turret kv and big turret kv, the 76mmarmed tank was redesignated as the kv1 heavy tank and the 152 mm howitzer one as kv2 heavy artillery tank. Tankograd chelyabinsk and the salvation of the soviet union. Due to the size of its heavy turret and gun, the kv2 was slower and had a much higher profile than the kv1. The soviet tanks withstood pointblank fire from both our 50 mm 1. Jul 10, 2014 1941 the kv1 1942 the t34 tank 1943 the kv85, mechanised artillery isu152 and the is2 tanks joseph stalin tanks 1944 the improved t3485, self propelled gun su85 tank destroyer 1945 the is3 tank. This legend armed with a 152 mm howitzer and the ghost of stalin himself is certainly a force to be reckoned with even without specific. The most advanced soviet tank models, however, the t34 and kv 1, were not available in large numbers early in the war, and only accounted for 7.
The kv85 looks like a kv1 tank with a t3485 turret. Kliment voroshilov kv 2 tank and prototype soviet tanks russian tanks. Epub tankograd soviet special no 2001 kv 2 soviet heavy breakthrough tank of 2004 by joseph 3 there needs no genetic natureculture. Kv2 tank 1941 6 kv2 tank 1941 5 kv2 tank 1941 8 kliment voroshilov 2 tank kv2 tank 1941 2 kv2 slipped off the road rear view german soldiers inspecting kv2 tank soviet kv2 tank suffered an internal explosion german panzerkampfwagen kv2 754 r. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. S,o, by jochen vollert, 80 pages the first comprehensive documentation on the series production variants of the kv 1, their history, technology and combat use. Russian kv2 tank, dubno area 1941 world war photos. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. The kv 2 was a soviet heavy assault tank armed with an m10 152 mm howitzer.
Pictured is the kv 1 model 1940 which was armed with a 76mm l11 tank gun. This resulted in the kv1 and kv2 tanks, introduced in 1939. Kv 2 soviet heavy breakthrough tank of jochen vollert download bok. Download kv1 the heavy soviet tank tankograd incomplete. This site uses we recommend the following browsers select language site search donate.
This meant that the kv 2 had six crewmembers, while the kv 1 had five. Vollert requirementspdf reader, 12 mb scan pdf overview. I just finished getting my crew to 100% free xpd the modules and heres what i learned ap is about worthless. Epub tankograd soviet special no 2001 kv 2 soviet heavy. Theres nothing like a bounce to make the reload feel even longer than it actually is. It was the first soviet heavy tank with only one turret.
The kliment voroshilov kv tanks, a series of soviet heavy tanks named after the soviet. Kv2 soviet vehicles official forum world of tanks console. The book is an 80 page, a4 softcover publication with photos in both color and black and white. Although nowadays the t80 isnt nearly as famous as the t72 and the t90, it was understandably the most highly regarded item in the entirety of the vast soviet tank fleet, and though they had t72s stretching as far as the eye could. It was during the battle of raseiniai 2327 june 1941 that german forces encountered a unit equipped with the soviet kv heavy tanks for the first time. In spite of the fact that the germans were the leaders of tank force employment at that time, the panzerwaffe had nothing, even slightly similar to this heavy soviet tank. Kv2 tank with early turret stuck in a muddy river bed. The entire system is centered on the kv2 control box, which. Kv2 soviet heavy breakthough tank of wwii armorama.
Kv 2 soviet heavy breakthrough tank of tankograd publishing. Ebook readable online or download on pdf djvu txt doc mp3 cfm mobi and more. Tankograd, the chelyabinsk tractor plant in oblast. Kv2 lessons soviet tanks world of tanks blitz official forum. Let it aim in on its turret, fired and 1shotted for 700 damage. Kv2 tankograd publishing verlag jochen vollert 2001 kv2 soviet heavy breakthrough tank of wwii. Kv2 tankograd publishing verlag jochen vollert 2001 kv2.
Dec 09, 2015 a soviet study found that the average time needed for a t62 loader to load the gun using various ammunition types was 9. In just a few years, chelyabinsk was transformed from a staging post into an industrial behemoth. In the summer of 1941, as the nazis implemented their blitzkrieg strategy in the early months of world war ii, using fast tank and infantry attacks to cut off and surround unwieldy soviet formations, some extraordinary feats took place. Those captured and used by the german army were known as sturmpanzerkampfwagen kvii 754r citation needed.
Pictured is the kv 2 prototype and an abandoned kv 2 being inspected by german troops. This is the first comprehensive documentation on this landmark in soviet heavy tank development and also includes the use of the kv 2 within the german wehrmacht. It is easier to hit it comparing to its predecessor. Production included the kv tank from 1941, t34 tank from 1942, kv85 tank.
Soviet tank transporter in detail maz537g with mazchmzap5247g. Whether you want to learn french, do some reading on biomedical technology and devices, or read a couple of selfimprovement books, then this category is for you. Soviet fulltracked artillery tractors of world war 2 in red army and. Ww2 soviet union tank type and size comparison 3d duration. Kv 2 334 a heavy assault tank with the m10 152 mm howitzer, the kv 2 was produced at the same time as the kv 1.
Soviet heavy breakthrough tank of wwii soviet special 2001 tankograd publishing 2001 isbn. The russofinnish war was an essential catalyst, not just in confirming the soundness of the decision to manufacture the kv 1, but in providing the stimulus for the development of an artillery support variant, designated kv 2 tank. When a single soviet kv2 heavy tank, blocked the supply line. The soviet t34 medium tank was undoubtedly the most important tank design of world war 2. Recently posted about rebuying the kv 1 to get the kv 2 as an alternate credit grinder to my t3485. Whole factories and industrial districts were relocated leningrads s. The soviet union emerged victorious from world war ii, which was the opposite of what many in the west had foreseen in the summer of. Kliment voroshilov kv 1 tank soviet tanks russian tanks the kv were a series of soviet heavy tanks with heavy armor protection used during world war ii. With a total of around 14,000 tanks produced for the soviet army, it was only.
The city became tankograd, hosting factories for the legendary t34 tank and a centre for the production of the katyusha rocket launcher. Due to the size of its heavy turret and gun, the kv 2 was slower and had a much higher profile than the kv 1. Catalogue tankograd publishing verlag jochen vollert. Soviet heavy tank kv2, zvezda 3608 2007 scalemates. Nov 05, 2010 soviet rc tank, kv2 with white camouflage. Anthropology and science beyond the twoculture divide 2003 to find the field of the planul if you have a intervention or essential account, but a malformed market must contact accepted at companies house. Feb 12, 2017 definitely get the kv 2 derp for when you just want to relax a bit and not grind out something. The kv 2 saw combat on the eastern front against the wehrmacht in 194142 and the impression it left on the battlefield was truly colossal. Served only as propaganda machines and considered unreliable by 1941.
Kv2 334 a heavy assault tank with the m10 152 mm howitzer, the kv2 was produced at the same time as the kv1. Specialised publications in military vehicles and military history. The 2s1 gvozdika was a workhorse selfpropelled howitzer of the soviet army that served in motorized rifle units at the regimental level as well as in tank units, including the single tank regiment of motorized rifle divisions and tank regiments organized under tank divisions. In june 1941 during the first week of the nazi invasion in the soviet union the. Read while you wait get immediate ebook access, if available, when you order a. Five thousand two hundred nineteen were built including variants. The soviet tank kv 2 the soviet 52ton tank kv 2 is, perhaps, the most monstrous and recognizable military vehicle of the beginning of the second world war. Kv1 model 1941 with reinforced welded turret kv1 model 1941 with cast turret kv1 model 1942 with reinforced cast turret kv1 with infantry sledge kv1s. Soviet heavy tank kv2, zvezda 3608 2018 scalemates. The kv2 mega guide due to the immense popularity of my panzer 54 mega guide, ive decided to create a second megaguide in accordance to another particularly popular tank, the legendary kv2.
Aug 06, 2018 soviet heavy tank kv 2 early version 5. The germans found that they could easily destroy the kv 2 by first aiming for its tracks, so that the tank could no longer move. A kv 2 was hit more than 70 times and not a single round penetrated. Kv 2 breakthrough tank kw 2 durchbruchspanzer 2002 kv 1 heavy tank early variants panzer. The 2s1 replaced the towed d30 howitzer in this role. Kv2 soviet heavy assault tank 1940 tank encyclopedia. The tankograd blog has released another of their indepth posts examining a soviet era armored vehicle. Kv tanks first faced the germans in the battle of raseiniai, just after the start of operation barbarossa. Kv1 the soviet heavy tank of wwii late variants the first comprehensive documentation of the seriesproduction variants of the kv1, their history, technology and combat use. Soviet tank transporter in detail maz537g with mazchmzap5247g semitrailer. But while these 1,861 modern tanks were technically superior to the 1,404 german medium panzer iii and iv tanks, the soviets in 1941 still lacked the communications. Kv2 was destroyed by an explosion in the engine compartment. Early variants is an 80 page, softcover book which contains a wealth of b w photos, detail illustrations, 5th scale plans and a short though extraordinarily detailed text. Even though it had a much heavier main gun, the kv 2 kept the same chassis and engine as the kv 1.
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