| Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series HG3009 Captured Soviet KV-1 in German markings |
Authentic Detailing
Pre-Painted by professionals
Accurate paint colors
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully Assembled
True to Scale (1:72)
Weathering and insignias
Turret turns
Main gun elevates
Metal turret and main gun
Realistic tracks
Pre-Painted by professionals
Accurate paint colors
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully Assembled
True to Scale (1:72)
Weathering and insignias
Turret turns
Main gun elevates
Metal turret and main gun
Realistic tracks
KV-1 M1940 KV-1 M1941 KV-1 M1942
Crew 5 5 5
Weight 43 t 45 t 47 t
Gun 76.2 mmF-32 76.2 mmF-34 76.2 mmZiS-5
Ammunition 111 111 114
Secondary armament 2×DT 4×DT 4×DT
Engine 600 hpV-2K diesel 600 hpV-2 600 hpV-2
Fuel 600 L 600 L 600 L
Road speed 35 km/h 35 km/h 28 km/h
Road range 335 km 335 km 250 km
Armour 25–75 mm 30–90 mm 20–130 mm
Crew 5 5 5
Weight 43 t 45 t 47 t
Gun 76.2 mmF-32 76.2 mmF-34 76.2 mmZiS-5
Ammunition 111 111 114
Secondary armament 2×DT 4×DT 4×DT
Engine 600 hpV-2K diesel 600 hpV-2 600 hpV-2
Fuel 600 L 600 L 600 L
Road speed 35 km/h 35 km/h 28 km/h
Road range 335 km 335 km 250 km
Armour 25–75 mm 30–90 mm 20–130 mm
KV-1 Specifications
| THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES, NOT THE FINAL PRODUCT |
In 1938 the Soviets began work on a heavy tank replacement for the T-35. All but one
tank design submitted for consideration were multi-turreted. The single-turret tank was
called the KV-1, named after the defense commissar of the time Klimenti Voroshilov. The
design was field tested during the winter war with Finland in 1940 and found to be very
mobile compared to the other Soviet designs that had been proposed. The production
version of the KV-1 was outfitted with a longer barrel 7.62 mm gun versus the short
barreled prototype. At first the KV-1 was plagued with clutch and transmission problems
but this was overcome when the Soviets realized that this was a great tank otherwise. The
KV-1 went through many changes and improvements over the period of the war such as
added armor for the KV-1B. When the Germans invaded the USSR the KV-1 factory was
packed up and moved further east into the USSR to Cheljabinsk. Even with the move the
Soviets were able to produce 933 KV-1s in the last half of 1941. The Germans weren’t
long re-marking any serviceable KV-1s they found and using them against the same
people that manufactured them. The Soviets claimed the KV-1 was capable of 35 km/h but
they used the KV-1s as breakthrough tanks and this speed was seldom ever tested in this
role. The KV-1s would do the heavy battling with the Germans and punch holes in their
lines that would allow the fast T-34s to race through.
tank design submitted for consideration were multi-turreted. The single-turret tank was
called the KV-1, named after the defense commissar of the time Klimenti Voroshilov. The
design was field tested during the winter war with Finland in 1940 and found to be very
mobile compared to the other Soviet designs that had been proposed. The production
version of the KV-1 was outfitted with a longer barrel 7.62 mm gun versus the short
barreled prototype. At first the KV-1 was plagued with clutch and transmission problems
but this was overcome when the Soviets realized that this was a great tank otherwise. The
KV-1 went through many changes and improvements over the period of the war such as
added armor for the KV-1B. When the Germans invaded the USSR the KV-1 factory was
packed up and moved further east into the USSR to Cheljabinsk. Even with the move the
Soviets were able to produce 933 KV-1s in the last half of 1941. The Germans weren’t
long re-marking any serviceable KV-1s they found and using them against the same
people that manufactured them. The Soviets claimed the KV-1 was capable of 35 km/h but
they used the KV-1s as breakthrough tanks and this speed was seldom ever tested in this
role. The KV-1s would do the heavy battling with the Germans and punch holes in their
lines that would allow the fast T-34s to race through.
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