The Kliment Voroshilov (KV; Russian: Климент Ворошилов, КВ) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II.

2014年6月30日 · The Soviet KV-1 was the standard WW2 Soviet heavy tank, with tremendous armor and decent firepower.

2022年11月24日 · Alongside the T-34, the KV-1 heavy tank is a symbol of the Soviet Union’s triumph over Germany during the Second World War. The tank was an absolute beast, weighing 50 tons it was impervious to most anti-tank guns when it was introduced and could knock out any German tank in service at the time.

The Soviet KV-1 was the standard WW2 Soviet heavy tank, with tremendous armor and decent firepower, a bad surprise for the Wehrmacht in July 1941.

2019年5月22日 · The Soviet Union was the sole operator of the KV-1 (aside from captured systems reconstituted by the German Army). Upon inception into formal service with the Red Army, the KV-1 was considered the most powerful tank in the world based on the combination of firepower and weight and went on to lay the foundation for Soviet/Russian tanks for ...

Kliment Voroshilov KV-1, KW-1, КВ-1 russian heavy tank. The KV series were known for their extremely heavy armour protection during the early part of World War II (90 mm front armour). Tank was named KV after Kliment Voroshilov (Defence Commissar), friend of Stalin. KV-1 was produced in various versions:

2025年3月9日 · The Soviet KV-1 tank at Musée des Blindés in Saumur, France, is a preserved example of the Model 1940 version of the heavy tank with 76.2mm F-32 (L/31.5) gun. The KV-1 was known for its almost impenetrable 75 to 90mm thick armor and strong defensive capabilities, making it nearly invulnerable to German tanks and anti-tank weapons in the early ...

KV-1 Model 1939 [sometimes referred to as the "initial" Model 1940, KV is an abbreviation for Klimenti Voroshilov -- then Soviet Defense Commissar] Manufac­turer(s) Factory No.100 Kirovskiy Works in Leningrad (LKZ)

2022年7月24日 · KV-1 (named after Kliment Voroshilov, like the rest of the tanks of the KV series) is a Soviet heavy tank of World War 2. Usually called simply “KV”: the tank was created under this name, and only later, after the appearance of […]

KV-1 Model 1941 Manufac­turer(s) Factory No.100 Kirovskiy Works in Leningrad (LKZ) which was relocated to Chelyabinsk during 1941 and redesignated Factory No.100 Kirovskiy Works in Chelyabinsk (ChKZ or Tankograd)