The lower hull is literally just 47-63mm. tank top or side armor). The KV-2 also had a 5 speed forward, 1 speed reverse transmission system. You can pen Shermans easily from the front with the Sav. Thank you for watching! Well I mean, i wouldn't say it's trash, but it's way down at 3.7 for a reason lol. All these vehicles were equipped with a 71-TK-3 radio set. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Though close-range fighting can fix this, the close-quarters battle is not a tactic the KV-2 should indulge in alone without supporting teammates to cover for the tank in case of flankers. Some of the battle-capable KV-2s ended up with the Germans as trophies, and after some modernization, these vehicles turned their weapons on their creators. Will it ever be restored to its HISTORICAL penetration values? This tank is a patient beast, not one who rushes into fray. At its battle rating, most enemy tanks have the capability of penetrating and eliminating the KV-2 through the turret, not to mention even some of the lower rank ones have powerful enough guns to deal with the armour. Any tips anyone can provide would be great. Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. However it'd be a shame to pass on the APHE shell which is better at killing the overwhelming majority of tanks the KV-2 faces and turn the tank into the . Ok, so more derp for the Russians, a bulky KV-85 wannabe, and new derp for rich Germans. The size and horrible mobility did not serve it well on the battlefield. The first variant of the KV-2 series was the KV-2B which was upgraded model fitted with the KV-1B chassis and was also given an additional 35 mm of armor to the turret for crew protection. Enjoy the signature pleasure of driving the KV-2: one shot one kill. Shells that penetrate will almost always destroy the enemy and even those that fail to do so will still typically do some damage or even destroy the target thanks to the huge amount of explosives in all 3 available shells. The KV-2 also had a 5 speed forward, 1 speed reverse transmission system. A large calibre gun coupled with the heavy turret sadly produces a slow gun traverse (both horizontally and vertically) to get the gun onto a target and very long reload times. Given the similar caliber to the Sturmpanzer, that'd be my guess. It also helps to utilize the rangefinder before every shot, especially at ranges past 500m. In these cases, situational awareness and friendly support is the key to victory and survival of the KV-2 in the smaller maps. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p. It won't be. The gun itself is better, but still leaves me wanting. Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. #11 Straven Jun 28, 2020 @ 5:28pm Or the researchable one. I had this in Machinery->Ground->USSR Heavy just like other threads like this. Shame i missed out on the chronicles of WW2 the KV 1940 and the Comet on the other post look brilliant. It was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. [1]. Possibly the most notable action of any KV-2 was at the Battle of Raseiniai, which saw a single KV-2 hold up the entirety of the 6th Panzer Division. The armour on the KV tank was impenetrable by a tank cannon in service and most anti-tank guns as well, the 76,2 cannon also gave it a huge firepower boost compared to the usual 37 mm in use by other countries. I don't have experience with the KV-2, but I'd imagine that you'd want to be using pure HE for such light targets. Close range brawling is a bad idea due to certain characteristics on the tank. Both have separate racks. The binoculars are the greatest assets. 1940 can be obtained as a prize for participating in the event series Chronicles of World War II. KV-2 Overpressure Philmoar 17K subscribers Subscribe Share Save 803K views 1 year ago Another War Thunder animated short that I made. Here we see the familiar outlines from the KV-2 Mod. In the first years of the war, the KV-2 was practically invulnerable to all forms of anti-tank artillery. But do not shoot anywhere! The KV-2 (1939) is incredibly sluggish in speed and manoeuvrability. IIRC Either APHE is better than the HE against targets that have some reasonable armour. 1940 can be obtained as a prize for participating in the event series Chronicles of World War II. Its armour-piercing 52 kg round with a 436 m/s muzzle velocity penetrated a 72 mm thick armour plate at a distance of 1,500 m at a 60 angle. - AP shell has a high chance of not penetrating and HE will 1 out of 3 times let you down. r/warthundermemes Gaygching soviet cold war interceptors when? This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 11:27. However, these traits also serve as the tank's weaknesses. One must be conscious and use the map terrain to their advantage. Yah know a issue i think doesn't get addressed enough? The start of the KV heavy tanks began after the heavy tank T-35 flaws came to light. The base APHE (anti-concrete) shell, when I've used it, rarely fuzes when used against light tanks (especially irritating against Swedish APDS reserve tanks which can easily pick me apart because of aforementioned lackluster armor). Not to mention that there will always be ammunition inside the turret, so a penetrating APHE shot have a very high chance of detonating one of these ammunition. The KV-2 Model 1940 is a premium tank, so every hit against an opponent provides additional Research Points and lots of Silver Lions. An attack route from the side or rear is preferable, not only is it a blind spot, but the turret traverse is so awful on the KV-2 that it will not have the time to react fast enough. That said, in the relation to the game, many of the KV-2 models weaknesses are irrelevant, while its strengths allow it to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy team. The increased weight of the tank slowed it down drastically, and the very heavy turret mixed with a low-powered traverse speed meant that the KV-2 can only traverse on level ground, as a slope would cause the turret to start turning with gravity. The old peek-a-boom tactics, and staying behind others is still the best method for employing this "heavy tank". 1939. Valve Corporation. The old peek-a-boom tactics, and staying behind others is still the best method for employing this "heavy tank". Shooting a KV-2 from the side is much easier, just one massive turret reaching into the sky. Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported). The main variant of production before World War II broke out was the 'KV-1 model. Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support. Two types of ammunition make up the ZiS-6 cannons ammo complement: APHE, with its blunt nose and a high-explosive fragmentation shell. KV-1 (Family) Well I mainly want to use it against Pz IV and Shermans, I can easily side pen them, frontal is where the laughter ends. You can use this link and. The KV-2 754r is a premium rank III tank in German tank tech tree. One of the most infamous tanks in the Soviet tree, the KV-2 introduces the concept of heavy-calibre armaments that will trend on in the Soviet heavy tank. I'm lead to believe the KV-2 was near godly at one point- is that still the case or am I simply doing something wrong? The howitzer had relatively good characteristics. Middle aged, middle class, wish I was middle weight. Most tanks with a high-velocity cannon can cripple the KV-2 through the turret. The speed and poor traverse of KV-2 made it unsuitable for spearheading attacks in a way that the T-34 could. Due to the low quantity of KV-2 produced, they didn't see much service past the opening stages of the war due to loss from attrition or mechanical failures, however, 10 were still in service with the Voronezh Front on 4 July 1943 for the battle of Kursk. The outer ammo rack on the tanks rear received additional ammunition capacity note the basket mounted on our in-game model. Captured KV-2s differed from their Soviet counterparts in several useful modifications. It's certainly more of a meme machine than a meta machine. The KV-2 (1940) uses two-piece ammunition, composed of projectiles (yellow) and propellant bags (orange). For this, a request to mount a 152 mm howitzer on the KV-1 was made and resulted in the KV-2 with its extremely large turret and an increased weight of 52 tons. Even most anti-air vehicles can effortlessly overrun and destroy the KV-2 if it is over-extended or alone. War Thunder - KV-2 754 (r) "Just Send It!" Bo Time Gaming 398K subscribers 139K views 1 year ago Interested in purchasing something from the War Thunder Store? Enjoy the signature pleasure of driving the KV-2: one shot one kill. In everything else including the monstrous destructive power of the weapon the captured KV-2 was exactly the same as its Soviet predecessor. Captured KV-2s differed from their Soviet counterparts in several useful modifications. If that is not the case the gunner, commander, cannon breech, loader, and ammunition and turret ring will be damaged or wounded. The KV-2 easily identified by even the least experienced players and as soon as it fires one round, it will be out-manoeuvred on and forced to retreat or be violently removed. Somehow, despite my years of playing the game, I'd somehow managed to skip over the KV-2 entirely when I first started grinding out the russian ground tree. During the developmental progress, the prototypes of all these heavy tanks were made and the Winter War with Finland was on its way. Can't penetrate M4s frontally, KV-1's anywhere, T-34's frontally, BUT EVERYTHING CAN PEN THE KV2 NOW. "Parts" and "FPE" should be the first targets for unlocking. Just make sure to hit, or the tank will be alerted and counter-attack. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! And if I were to only load 1 shell type, which would be best in its BR (RB); HE or Anti-Concrete? I'm a very happy pony. The KV-2 had a top speed of 25.5 kilometers per . Thus sneaking up, or attacking, from outside the KV-2's field of view is advised. Realistic and Simulator modes are taxing for the KV-2 as the removal of the target lead indicator can make long-range fighting with the 152 mm a chore. These two rounds share the same ballistics, so the HE shell can be fired first to gauge the distance. Were adding a tank with this wonderful weapon to War Thunder. [1] It had a range of 140 kilometers. Could easily get TOW-2/2As and thermals (literally the exact same TOW thermal sight that the Wiesel has, which the ROCA does use), probably warranting 9.0 since it has an exposed gunner and isn't as tiny and nimble as the Wiesel. hope you guys enjoyed the video, please don't forget to like and comment.Pwease Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU3e7keE9. As an enemy rolls by you can blast it with one shell- the main advantage of the tank- it can one shot anything below a Tiger. All derp vehicles use HE, unless the anti-concrete is somehow working on tanks. In addition, it has an anti-infantry DT machine gun set in a spherical mount at the front of the hull. During the summer offensive campaign of the Wehrmacht, practically all the Red Armys KV-2s were lost destroyed or abandoned by their crews due to breakdowns. Coupled with the heavy turret, it produces a slow turret traverse to get the gun onto target. Go for it! 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