![]() ![]() ![]() Its huge silhouette made it easy pickings for German anti-tank guns. The size and horrible mobility did not serve it well on the battlefield. ![]() The 152mm howitzer packed a powerful punch against armored vehicles, but it was an impractical weapon that was more well suited for the anti-position role, but it proved quite ineffective at that as well. Here it proved semi effective, but early on problems had arisen. The first combat action that the KV-2 saw was in the Winter War against Finland. The KV-2 was first developed in 1939-1940 and in just two weeks, prototypes had already been produced. The next variant produced was the flame version which utilized the large size of the turret to store fuel for a flamethrower on board. 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. Furthermore, even if the vehicle could keep running, it was incredibly slow and the ill designed turret proved to be too large a target. Though, even the same thick armor as the KV-1 Heavy Tank before it could not save the mechnically unstable KV-2. Armor protection on the vehicle could be as much as 110 mm in some places. The vehicle was 6.8 meters long, and weighed 48,800 kilograms. The KV-2 had a top speed of 25.5 kilometers per hour, which was provided by a W-2 engine. The KV-2 also had a 5 speed forward, 1 speed reverse transmission system. It was also armed with three DT machine guns. It was based on the chassis of the KV-1 Heavy Tank, with a large M1938 Howitzer (152mm) replacing its main gun. ![]()
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