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Soviet Union's KV-85 heavy tank
KV-85 heavy tank: |
KV-85 heavy tank: |
Design
Designed with a larger turret to accommodate the 85 mm multipurpose gun, a new cupola, and a ball mounted MG in the turret rear.
Some KV-1Cs / KV-1s8 were upgraded in the winter of 1943-44. At the start of 1944 all production ceased in favor of the IS series.
Production
- KV-85: 102, 1301,2
- Production: 19431,2
Usage
It started appearing at the front in the summer of 1943 and was available in large numbers at Kursk in July 1943.
Another source says they didn't first appear until December 1943 against Army Group North.2 The 27th Guard Regiment had 20 tanks in 4 companies and were decimated by the German defenses.2
| KV-852 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver, mechanic, gunner2 41,2,3,8, 55 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 101,413 lb, 43 tons5, 46 tons2,4,7,8, 50.7 tons1, 45.3 tons3 46,000 kg1,3 |
| Length w/gun | 21' 11"5, 22' 6"7, 27.85'8, 27' 10"1, 28' 3"3 6.68 m5, 8.6 m2,3, 8.49 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | 8.6 m2 |
| Height | 8' 10.7"5, 9' 2"1, 9' 3"7, 9' 6"3,8 2.71 m5, 2.9 m3, 2.8 m1,2 |
| Width | 10.66'8, 10' 8"1,3,7, 10' 10.7"5, 11' 5.75" 3.25 m1,2,3, 3.32 m5 |
| Ground clearance | 0.4 m2 |
| Ground contact length | 14.4'8 |
| Ground pressure | 0.77 kp/cm2 2 |
| Turret ring diameter | 11' 4"7 |
| Armament | |
| Main | 85 mm M1943 D-5 T 85 L/51.5 85 mm 1943 D-5T2,3 85 mm1 85 mm D-5T5 85 mm M1943 L/51.58 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2: 7.62 mm DT MG2 3: 7.62 mm DT MG3 3: MG8 |
| MG - coaxial | 1: 7.62 mm MG1 |
| MG - rear | 1: 7.62 mm MG1 |
| MG - hull | 1: 7.62 mm MG1 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 702, 718 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3,2762,8 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 30 - 1103 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 60 - 758, 60 - 762 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 602, 60 - 658 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | 40-752 |
| Hull Top | 308, 30 - 402 |
| Hull Bottom | 308, 30 - 402 |
| Turret Front | 30 - 1108, 100 - 1102 |
| Turret Sides | 100 - 1102 |
| Turret Rear | 1102 |
| Turret Top | 302 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | V-2K5, V-2K-s8, W-2-K2,3 |
| Bore / stroke | 4 stroke2 |
| Cylinders | 128, V-122,5 |
| Net HP | 6005,8, 600@2,000 rpm2 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Diesel2,5,8 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 615 liters2 |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Max speed | 21.75 mph5, 21.8 mph, 22 mph1,8, 25 mph3, 40 kph3, 42 kph2, 35 kph1,5 |
| Cross country speed | 12.4 mph |
| Road radius | 93.2 miles5, 100 miles1, 140 miles, 155 miles3, 156 miles8 150 km5, 160 km1, 250 km3, 330 km2 |
| Cross country radius | 93 miles8 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | 1.2 m2 |
| Trench crossing | 8' 6"5 2.59 m5, 2.7 m2 |
| Vertical Obstacle | 3' 8"5, 3' 11.25"5 1.2 m5, 0.9-1.2 m2 |
| Climbing ability | 40°2 |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | 2' 4"8 |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
- Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Airfix Magazine Guide 22 Russian Tanks of World War 2, John Milsom and Steve Zaloga, 1977
