World War II Soviet heavy tank KV-1 heavy tank

World War II Soviet heavy tank KV-1 heavy tank

KV-1 heavy tank, designed by Joseph Yakovlevich Koshin of the Soviet Union in the early stages of World War II. Named after Marshal Klimt Yevlemovich Voroshilov, the Soviet Defense Commissioner. The KV-1 heavy tank weighs 46 tons and is equipped with a water-cooled diesel engine with a power of 410 kilowatts. It has a maximum highway speed of 35 kilometers per hour and a maximum driving range of 225 kilometers; Equipped with a 76.2mm tank gun and 4 7.62mm caliber DT machine guns, usually used in offensive operations as a vanguard to break through enemy defenses.