KV-2 Heavy Tank
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| Easy Models | Hobby Master |
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Was designed to attack fortifications.9 It could fire a special concrete busting shell.9
The turret and gun weighed 12 tons.7
Used against the Mannerheim Line in February 1940.7
The 152 mm gun could fire a 112 lb APHE shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,400'/sec.8
Some may have had a 122 mm gun installed.8
KV-2A:
Produced in 1940 to battle the Finnish defenses. Proved to be unwieldy as the turret was very heavy. The turret could only be moved when on flat ground. Construction was halted at end of 1941. Built on the KV-1 chassis at the Kirov works in Leningrad.
KV-2B:
Larger mantlet with rounded shield and was 4 tons heavier. Some had flame throwers. Built on the KV-1A chassis.
| KV-2 | KV-2A | KV-2B | KV-2 1940 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 61,3,4,8,9 | 65 | 62 | |
| Physical Characteristics | ||||
| Weight | 116,845 lb, 53,963 kg3,9 52 tons4,6,8, 53 tons7, 53.1 tons3,9 |
53,850 kg1 53 tons1,5 |
57 tons5 | 52 tons2 |
| Length w/gun | 22' 2.25"8, 22' 3"3,9, 23' 11.75" 6.79 m3,9, 6.8 m4, 6.956 |
7.31 m1 22.3'5, 23' 11"1 |
6.8 m2 | |
| Length w/o gun | 22' 4" | 6.67 m2 | ||
| Height | 10' 7.5"8, 12'3,7,9, 12' 11" 3.25 m6, 3.28 m4, 3.65 m3,9 |
3.93 m1 12'5, 12' 11"1 |
13.7'5 | 3.25 m2 |
| Width | 10' 11"3,9, 10' 11.25"8, 11' 9" 3.32 m3,6,9, 3.35 m4 |
10.93'5 | 3.35 m2 | |
| Width over tracks | ||||
| Ground clearance | 1' 2", 17"8 | 0.45 m2 | ||
| Ground contact length | 173"8 0.52 m4 |
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| Ground pressure | 12.23 psi, 12.3 psi8 0.84 (kg/cm2)4 |
0.9 (kg/cm2)2 | ||
| Turret ring diameter | ||||
| Armament | ||||
| Main | 152 mm M1938/40 L/203 152 mm L/244 152 mm M-10 M1938/406 152 mm howitzer7 152 mm M1938/408 152 mm L/20 howitzer9 |
152 mm howitzer1,5 | 152.4 mm 1938/40 howitzer2 | |
| Secondary | ||||
| MG | 2: 7.62 mm, hull, turret rear 2: 7.62 mm DT MG3 3: MGs4 3: 7.62 mm DT MG, coaxial, bow, turret rear8 2: 7.62 mm MG9 |
2: 7.62 mm MG1 2: MG5 |
3: 7.62 mm DT MG2 | |
| Side arms | ||||
| Quantity | ||||
| Main | 364,8 | 362 | ||
| Secondary | ||||
| MG | 3,0554, 3,078, 3,0878 | 2,475-3,0872 | ||
| Side arms | ||||
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 1109, 30-1103 Front: 1106 Side: 756 |
35 - 1005 | ||
| Hull Front, Upper | 3"@0°8, 754, 75+35 | 752 | ||
| Hull Front, Lower | ||||
| Hull Sides, Upper | 3"@0°8, 754, 75+35 | 752 | ||
| Hull Sides, Lower | 75 | |||
| Hull Rear | 3"@0°8, 754 | 60-752 | ||
| Hull Top | 354 | 30-402 | ||
| Hull Bottom | 354 | 30-402 | ||
| Turret Front | 3"@0°8, 754, 100 | 1102 | ||
| Turret Sides | 3"@0°8, 754 | 752 | ||
| Turret Rear | 754 | 752 | ||
| Turret Top | 354 | 352 | ||
| Engine (Make / Model) | W-24,8 W-2-K2,3 V2K9 |
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| Bore / stroke | ||||
| Cooling | Water8 | |||
| Cylinders | V-128,9 | |||
| Capacity | ||||
| Net HP | 5509, 6006,8 | 5505 | ||
| Power to weight ratio | ||||
| Compression ratio | ||||
| Transmission (Type) | 5 forward, 1 reverse4,8 Sliding mesh8 |
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| Steering | Clutch brake8 | |||
| Steering ratio | ||||
| Starter | ||||
| Electrical system | ||||
| Ignition | ||||
| Fuel (Type) | Diesel8,9 | Diesel5 | ||
| Octane | ||||
| Quantity | 131.2 gallons8 650 liters4 |
610 liters2 | ||
| Road consumption | 1.3 mpg8 | |||
| Cross country consumption | ||||
| Performance | ||||
| Traverse | 360°8 Power and manual8 |
360° | 360° | |
| Max speed | 15 mph8, 15.9 mph3, 16 mph9, 16.2 mph 25.6 kph3, 26 kph9, 35 kph4,6 |
26 kph1 16 mph5, 16.2 mph1 |
26 kph2 | |
| Cross country speed | 9.3 mph | |||
| Road radius | 87 miles3, 93 miles9, 99.4 miles, 150 miles8 140 km3, 150 km9, 220 km4 |
200 km1, 125 miles1 | 250 km2 | |
| Cross country radius | 130 km4 | |||
| Turning radius | 31' 9.5 m4 |
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| Elevation limits | -4° to +24.5°, -5° to +12°8 | |||
| Fording depth | 3' 9"8, 4' 9" 1.45 m4 |
1.6 m2 | ||
| Trench crossing | 8' 6", 9' 2"8 | 2.7 m2 | ||
| Vertical obstacle | 3'8, 3' 8" | 1.2 m2 | ||
| Climbing ability | ||||
| Suspension (Type) | Torsion bar4 Christie type coil spring torsion arm8 |
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| Wheels each side | 64,8 | |||
| Return rollers each side | 38 | |||
| Tracks (Type) | Steel skeleton, dry pin8 | |||
| Length | ||||
| Width | 2' 3.5"8 700 mm4 |
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| Diameter | ||||
| Number of links | ||||
| Pitch | 6.25"8 | |||
| Tire tread | ||||
| Track centers/tread | ||||
| Production | ?-41: 330 -10/1941: 3343 1940: 1022 1941: 2321,2 1942: Soviet arsenals8 |
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