![]() Yet, in the end, it turned out that there was little sense in producing the expensive KV tanks, as the T-34 medium tank performed better (or at least equally) in all practical respects. When the KV-1 appeared, it outclassed the French Char B1, the only Heavy tank used in the world at that time. Prior to the invasion, about 500 of the over 22,000 tanks in Soviet service at the time were of the KV-1 type. ![]() Almost completely immune to the 7.5 cm KwK 37 and 3.7 cm KwK 36 guns mounted on the early Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks, until better guns were developed, often the only way to defeat a KV was a point-blank shot to the rear. The KV series were known for their extremely-heavy armor protection during the early war, especially during the first year of the invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II. ![]() The slogan on the turret side reads "Victory will be ours."The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks were a series of Soviet Heavy tanks, named after the Soviet defense commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov. KV1 model 1940 s ekranami (with appliqué), or KV1-E. ![]()
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