KV-2 Volosovo
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Impact hole between first and secon return rollers
KV-2 tank 46
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Tan with impact marks
KV-2 tank 24
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KV-2 tank 12
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Tank shunted off a road
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Sdkfz 260 Zolkva
KV-2 Opel Blitz
KV2 model 1941
Tan with impact marks
KV-2 Noworshew
KV2 model 41 2
KV2 mod 41
KV2 Lida1941
KV2 Kalininsky front 28 January 1942
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KV-2 jul41
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KV2 EI1
German Troops Inspect Captured Captured Russian KV2
Captured KV-2 from 6 Reg, 3TDiv
KV2 1941
KV2 Berezhany 1941
KV2 bialystok
German KV-2 zBV 66 on the Baranovichi railway station
German KV-2 tank zBV 66
German KV-2 tank 64
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German KV-2 tank 59
German KV-2 tank 33
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German KV-2 tank 25
Tank transported on Schwere Platformwagen SSyms
German KV-2 tank 13
German KV-2 tank 3
German KV-2 tank 2
armored train with KV-2 T-34 turrets
German KV-2 tank 1
abandoned KV-2 heavy assault tank with the M-10 152 mm howitzer rear
Knocked out heavy assault tank KV-2 with numerous hits on turret
abandoned KV-2 heavy assault tank with the M-10 152 mm howitzer
abandoned KV-2 tank
Immobilized heavy assault tank KV-2 on road
knocked out KV-2 heavy assault tank with the M-10 152 mm howitzer
knocked out KV-2 tank with 152 mm howitzer
German Pz.Kpfw KV-2 754(r) tank beute panzer – Swastika and balkenkreuz on the rurret side
KV-2 with german markings (12th Panzer Division; B = beute)
German Pz.Kpfw KV-2 754(r) tank
This KV2 was abandoned by its crew without any visible damage during Operation Barbarossa.
abandoned KV-2 heavy assault tank
KV-2 tank and wehrmacht soldiers
Heavy assault tank KV-2
KV-2 Kliment Voroshilov tank
abandoned KV-2 tank on road 1941
KV-2 heavy assault tank with the M-10 152 mm howitzer 2
Heavy assault tank KV-2 1941
abandoned KV-2 Kliment Voroshilov tank
abandoned KV-2 heavy assault tank with the M 10 152 mm howitzer 2
KV2 tank with markings: 12th Panzer division – side of the turret is used as German road sign
Soviet heavy tank KV-2 Kliment Voroshilov
Heavy assault tank KV-2 Kliment Voroshilov and german Wehrmacht cavalry
Abandoned Kliment Voroshilov KV-2 heavy assault tank with the M-10 152 mm howitzer front view.
Abandoned KV-2 Kliment Voroshilov heavy tank 2
captured soviet heavy tank KV-2
Heavy assault tank KV-2
Soviet WW2 heavy tank KV-2 with numerous hits on turret
Destroyed Russian KV-2 Tank
Russian KV-2 Tank abandoned due to mechanical malfunction
German KV2 tank – provisional winter camouflage
KV2 heavy tank 1941 eastern front 1
KV2 with markings 12 Panzer division
KV2 heavy tank 1941 eastern front 2
KV2 heavy tank 1941 eastern front 5
captured KV2 heavy tank
German KV2 winter camouflage 2
Early production heavy tank KV-2 (mod 1940). The gun’s recoil and recuperator cylinders were destroyed by internal explosion.
KV2 heavy tank 1941 eastern front 6
KV2 heavy tank 1941 eastern front 3
Heavy tank KV-2 model 1941, Eastern Front 4
KV-2 tank with early turret stuck in a muddy river bed. Lithuania June 1941, Operation Barbarossa.
German KV2 with provisional winter camouflage
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
German Panzerkampfwagen KV-2 754 (r)
Soviet KV-2 tank suffered an internal explosion
German soldiers examining knocked out KV2 tank 1941 6
Abandoned russian KV 2 tank
KV2 tank model 1941
destroyed soviet KV-2 tank model 1941
German soldiers examining knocked out KV2 tank 1941 4
KV2 tank model 1941 1
Tank KV2 in Berlin
Tank KV2 eastern front 1941 photo
Heavy tank KV2 captured by the Germans – Eastern Front 1941
Tank KV2 slipped off the road – Eastern Front 1941
Heavy soviet tank KV2 eastern front 1941, operation Barbarossa
Tank KV2 eastern front 1941 Operation Barbarossa
Tank KV2 captured by the Germans Eastern Front 1941
Tank KV2 Eastern Front 1941 Operation Barbarossa
Tank KV2 Eastern Front 1941 photo 4
Tank KV-2 with a bullet holes in its turret
Soviet heavy breakthrough tank KV-2
Tank KV2 in winter
Soviet heavy breakthrough tank KV2
Soviet heavy breakthrough tank KV2 1941
Destroyed heavy tank KV2 photo 8
KV2 and T-26 tanks 1941 Operation Barbarossa
German soldiers examining knocked out heavy tank KV-2 mod 1941
Tank KV-2 with lowered turret
Russian heavy tank KV-2 (model 1941)
KV-2 russian heavy tank. Tank was destroyed by artillery fire.
KV2 russian heavy tank captured by the Germans
KV-2 Kliment Woroschilow – tank abandoned due to mechanical malfunction
KV-2 heavy tank destroyed on the roadside
KV-2 tank model 1940, tank abandoned due to mechanical malfunction.
Russian KV-2 tank. KV-2 was destroyed by an explosion in the engine compartment.
KV-2 a road sign. Tank destroyed near Dubno on June 29, 1941.
heavy tank KV 2 (late) and wehrmacht soldiers
Rear of the German KV-2 PzKpfw 754 (r), provisional winter camouflage
Abandoned intact tank KV-2
heavy tank KV-2 rear view, 1941
Abandoned KV-2 heavy tank, turret in 9-o’clock position
Abandoned russian KV-2 152mm gun armed tank on road
KV-2 152mm Gun Armed Tanks
KV-2 heavy tank – late type
German KV-2 tank of unknown Wehrmacht unit
Soviet KV-2 Климент Ворошилов tank
heavy tank KV-2 model 1941
KV-2 tank in Essen Germany
KV-2 and T-26 tanks
Heavy tank KV2 with “low” turret
KV-2 tank stuck in a mud
KV-2 (КВ-2) tank, model 1941
KV-2, heavy tank abandoned on the roadside
KV-2 heavy tank and wehrmacht soldiers – late model with lowered turret
KV-2 heavy tank and wehrmacht soldiers
KV-2 (КВ-2) tanks abandoned by the Red Army in the summer of 1941
KV2 tank stuck in a ditch
Destroyed KV2 #4754
KV-2 of the 12th Tank Division RKKA with damaged drive system. Dubno area 1941
KV2 – soviet heavy assault tank with the M-10 152 mm howitzer.
KV-2 heavy tank captured by the Germans. KV carries the markings of the 12th Panzer Division which put it out of action.
KV2 (КВ-2) heavy tank abandoned due to mechanical malfunction and captured by the Germans
heavy tank KV-2 abandoned on the roadside and captured by the Germans
KV-2 tank
KV-2 heavy tank abandoned due to mechanical malfunction and captured by the Germans
KV2 heavy tank captured by the Germans
KV2 abandoned and slipped off the road
KV-2 heavy tank (late model)
KV2 destroyed tank 2
KV2 destroyed 1941
Tank KV-2 model 1941 destroyed 11
KV2 heavy tank
Heavy tanks KV-2, 1941
German KV-2 (КВ-2) and T-34/76 tanks. KV-2 with commander’s cupola of a Panzer III or IV
KW-2 Климент Ворошилов tank abandoned by the Red Army
Климент Ворошилов KV2 tank and T-34 in German service. Tanks from Panzer-Kompanie z.b.V. 66
KV2 (Климент Ворошилов, КВ-2) tank with commander’s cupola of a Panzer III/ IV
Kliment Voroshilov KV-2, KW-2, КВ-2 russian heavy assault tank. Tank was named KV after Kliment Voroshilov (Defence Commissar), friend of Stalin.
KV-2 was armed with the M-10 152 mm howitzer in a large slabsided turret. Max front armour 110 mm. Like the KV-1 tank on which it was based, it suffered from serious mechanical problems,
and more were lost to breakdown than enemy action. The KV-2 was popularly called the “Dreadnought” because of its big size.
German Designation: (Sturm) Panzerkampfwagen KV-II 754(r)
Specifications
version | initial | late |
crew | 6 | 6 |
hull armor | front: 60-75mm, side and rear: 75mm, roof: 40mm, bottom: 30-40 mm | front: 60-75mm, side and rear: 75mm, roof: 40mm, bottom: 30-40 mm |
turret armor | front, sides and rear:75 mm; mantlet: 110mm, roof: 30mm | front, sides and rear:75 mm; mantlet: 110mm, roof: 35mm |
main armament | 152,4 mm howitzer M-10T, elevation: -5° – +12°, 36 rounds | 152,4 mm howitzer M-10T, elevation: -5° – +12°, 36 rounds |
secondary armament | 7,62 DT, 2394 rounds | 7,62 DT, 3087 rounds |
combat weight (kg) | 54000 | 52000 |
turret weight (kg) | 12000 | ~10000 |
length (mm) | 6760 | 7100 |
hull lenght (mm) | 6675 | 6675 |
turret lenght (mm) | 3062 | 2625 |
turret width (mm) | 1942 | 1925 |
turret hight (mm) | 1662 | 1470 |
width (mm) | 3320 | 3320 |
height (mm) | 3450 | 3240 |
wheel base (mm) | ||
track contact (mm) | 4390 | 4390 |
ground pressure (kg/cm2) | 0,88 | 0,85 |
engine | V-2K, 600 hp at 2000 rpm, 12 cylinder, liquid-cooled, diesel | |
transmission | 5 forward, 1 reverse | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
fuel capacity (l) | 615 | |
fuel consumption (l) (road / off road) | ||
range (road km/ off-road km) | 180-220 / 90-180 | 180-220 / 90-180 |
max speed (road/ off-road km/h) | 26-32 / 14 | 26-34 / 16 |
tracks | Omsh 700 mm | Omsh 700 mm |
number of links per trac | 87-90 | 87-90 |
ground clearance (mm) | 420 | 430 |
trench crossing (mm) | 2700 | 2700 |
vertical obstacle (mm) | 1200 | 1200 |
fording ability (mm) | 1600 | 1600 |
climbing ability (degrees) | 36 | 36 |
side slope (degrees) | 30 | 30 |
turning circle (mm) | 9,45 | 9,45 |
radio | 71-TK-3 |
Reference
- KV-2 Soviet Breakthrough Heavy tank of WWII – Jochen Vollert, Tankograd – Soviet Special No 2001
- KV-I & KV-II Stalin’s Giants – Horst Scheibert, Schiffer Military History 58
- KV – Technical History & Variants – Neil Stokes, Airconnection
- KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939-1945 – Steve J. Zaloga, Jim Kinnear Osprey New Vanguard 17
- Stalin’s Heavy Tanks, 1941-1945: The KV and IS Heavy Tanks – Steve J. Zaloga, Jim Kinnear, Andrey Aksenov, Aleksandr Koshchavtsev; Concord 7012
- Panzer Tracts 19-2: Beute-Panzerkampfwagen: British, American, Russian and Italian Tanks Captured from 1940 to 1945 – Thomas L Jentz, Werner Regenberg