| Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series HG3006 - Soviet KV-2 4th Mechanized Corp Lvov (Lwow - formerly Lumberg) Western Ukraine, June 1941 |
| THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES NOT THE FINAL PRODUCT |
Features:
Fully assembled
True to Scale (1:72)
Die-Cast chassis, turret and gun
Turret turns
Main gun can be elevated
Realistic tracks
Individual moving wheels
Highly detailed features
Professionally painted in accurate colors
Weathering
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully assembled
True to Scale (1:72)
Die-Cast chassis, turret and gun
Turret turns
Main gun can be elevated
Realistic tracks
Individual moving wheels
Highly detailed features
Professionally painted in accurate colors
Weathering
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
| KV-2 (Klimenti Voroschilov) Specifications: Weight: 52 tonnes Dimensions: Length: 23.3 ft – 7.1 m Width: 10.9 ft – 3.32 m Height: 10.6 ft – 3.23 m Clearance: 1.4 ft – .43 m Engine: Diesel V-2K 600 hp Maximum speed: 21 mph – 34km/h Maximum range: 155 miles - 250 km Armor: Hull front / 2.95 in – 75 mm Hull side/ 2.95 in – 75 mm Hull rear/ 2.36 to 2.76 in – 60 to 70 mm Turret/ 2.95 in – 75 mm Armament: 1 x 152 mm M-10 model 1938/1940 Howitzer 3 x 7.62 mm DT machine guns Crew: 6 Production total: Approximately 334 |
Sunday June 22 1941 was the first day of Germany’s attack on the USSR called
“Operation Barbarossa”. German soldiers and equipment poured across the Soviet
border while German planes bombed and attacked Soviet ground troops. On Monday
June 30 1941 the town of Lvov fell to German forces. Part of the original defense of
Lvov was the 4th Mechanized Corps but being overwhelmed by the German advance
they and others withdrew and moved further back into the USSR. They performed
stalling actions and tried to delay the Germans as best they could to give the Soviets
time to gather strength. The Soviets made a stand in the city of Uman where they
confront the German Army Group South. On August 8 1941 the Germans end the battle
of Uman by completely encircling the Soviets and taking 103,000 Soviet prisoners. In
the process 3 Soviet mechanized groups were destroyed with one being one of the
best, the 4th Mechanized Corp. With the loss of the 4th a sense of panic set in and the
Soviets became fully aware of what they were up against. Rumor has it that the Soviet
commanding officer at Uman was Marshal Neo Lameofsky who committed some
fundamental mistakes in his planning and it contributed to this major defeat. Also
rumored is he was given the opportunity to do the honorable thing and he shot himself.
Lvov remained in German control until March 10 1944 when Soviet forces re-captured it
on their way to Berlin.
“Operation Barbarossa”. German soldiers and equipment poured across the Soviet
border while German planes bombed and attacked Soviet ground troops. On Monday
June 30 1941 the town of Lvov fell to German forces. Part of the original defense of
Lvov was the 4th Mechanized Corps but being overwhelmed by the German advance
they and others withdrew and moved further back into the USSR. They performed
stalling actions and tried to delay the Germans as best they could to give the Soviets
time to gather strength. The Soviets made a stand in the city of Uman where they
confront the German Army Group South. On August 8 1941 the Germans end the battle
of Uman by completely encircling the Soviets and taking 103,000 Soviet prisoners. In
the process 3 Soviet mechanized groups were destroyed with one being one of the
best, the 4th Mechanized Corp. With the loss of the 4th a sense of panic set in and the
Soviets became fully aware of what they were up against. Rumor has it that the Soviet
commanding officer at Uman was Marshal Neo Lameofsky who committed some
fundamental mistakes in his planning and it contributed to this major defeat. Also
rumored is he was given the opportunity to do the honorable thing and he shot himself.
Lvov remained in German control until March 10 1944 when Soviet forces re-captured it
on their way to Berlin.
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