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Named after Klimenti Voroshilov, the People's Commissar for Defence, the KVs proved a nasty surprise for German tank crews during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Although slow, they were extremely heavily armoured. This volume examines the transition from multi-turreted tanks to heavy single-turret vehicles, consisting of the KV-1 and 2, and the increased favour given to the heavy single-turret after the Germans began to develop ammunition capable of penetrating even the thickest armour, whilst detailing the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's monstrous KV series of tanks.

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Design and Development · Inside the KV-1 · Operational History · Improvements in Armament · Variants · Tactical Problems

KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939–45

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/01/1995
      ISBN13: 9781855324961, 978-1855324961
      ISBN10: 1855324962

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Named after Klimenti Voroshilov, the People's Commissar for Defence, the KVs proved a nasty surprise for German tank crews during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Although slow, they were extremely heavily armoured. This volume examines the transition from multi-turreted tanks to heavy single-turret vehicles, consisting of the KV-1 and 2, and the increased favour given to the heavy single-turret after the Germans began to develop ammunition capable of penetrating even the thickest armour, whilst detailing the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's monstrous KV series of tanks.

      Table of Contents
      Design and Development · Inside the KV-1 · Operational History · Improvements in Armament · Variants · Tactical Problems

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