Russian KV Big Turret Tank

The KV heavy tank was designed and used as heavy break-through tank. To a tank of this task, the shortcomings of its L-11 main gun, which is not good at dealing with enemies' bunkers and fortifications, could be fatal! So a heavy tank carrying a much bigger gun to better do the job was created along side the 76.2 mm gun tanks. The first of this type uses a new big high turret of 7 sides that mounting the 152mm M-10 howitzer. This version, which had many detail differences to the later standard type was usually dubbed KV 'Big Turret' or KV-2 Model 1939. As such a big turret on the usual KV hull proved to be very un-maneuverable it soon earned a funny nickname of “Mobile washroom”!

Twee uitvoeringen mogelijk:

• KV-2 Heavy tank.
• KV-2 Heavy tank of the 2nd Armoured Division, 3rd Mechanised Corps, Lithuania, Juni 1941.

Afmetingen;

• Lang; 145.4mm.
• Breed; 69.1mm.
• Hoog; 72.5mm.

Aantal onderdelen; 186.

Schaal 1:48

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