- Yes
- No
I would like to suggest the KW-1B 755(r) which is the German Captured KV-1E (Or also B From the Finnish perspectiv) as a new Premium Tank
Overall that should also stop with the every now and then upcoming flame war that the KV-1B should be in the Swedish Tree and not the German one. (Where it also isn’t exactly wrong.)
So I am Suggesting the addition of the German KW-1B 755(r).
History:
The KV 1 tank (along with its Headache brother KV 2) were intended as heavy Breakthrough and Fortification attack tank. For that reason equipped with a Short-Medium 7,62 cm and 15,2 cm Gun/Howitzer. It started its live in a competition with 2 other tanks, the SMK and the T-100, while itself unreliable, was still better than the other 2 oversized landships.
It started its life with around 75mm armor and (like pretty much all vehicles in early development) heavily unreliable, and armed with a L-11 gun, which for its time was a relatively good gun. While already unreliable, more Armor was demanded and the same dilemma like with the French H.35 Tank came up.
Improve armor or improve reliability. It was chosen in favour of the add on armor increasing the base armor of 75mm by the addition of 25mm Spaced armor, hindering mobility and reliability for more protection against the most common Finnish guns, which was the main idea and use at the beginning of the Russo-Finnish war. And so the KV-1E was born with the E meaning screened.
After that the base armor of the turret was increased, lighter cast turrets used and later on the Reworked Kv-1S came to be with even less armor than the first Kv 1, together with a new transmission to improve the reliability and give it back some mobility. But that doesn’t matter for this suggestion is not about the KW-1C 756 (r).
Germanys number and letter system is the following (By D.50/12 Kraftfahrzeuge des Heereswaffenamt):
KW-IA 753(r) → Early KV-1 Tanks without any extra armor.
KW-II 754(r) → KV-2 Tanks (Mostly 1940)
KW-IB 755(r) → KV-1 Tanks with add on armor (E and such)
KW-IC 756(r) → KV-1 with increased base armor as well as the later new cast models
Armament:
7,62 cm KwK L/30,5 (7,62 cm F-32)
-5° to + 25° Elevation 360° Traverse
111 rounds of Captured Russian ammo (Like in game already found)
As well as German Produced ammo:
Case Drawing: 76,2x385mmR
Ap:
Pzgr.39 Rot (Apcbc) 7,6 kg 20g H.10 555m/s (or 575m/s?) 97mm (or 102mm)/10m
Pzgr.39 (Apcbc) 7,1 kg 80g Fp.02 and Np.10 (102,4 g TnTa) 575m/s 94mm/10m
Pzgr.40 (Apcr) 4,15 kg 28x111mm 0,90kg Core 820m/s 148mm/10m
Gr.38 Hl/C (Heat) 5,05 kg 515 g H.10 (875,5g TnTa) 450m/s 115mm/10m
Just a adapted 75mm Gr.38
He:
Sprgr.39 (He) 6,25 kg 585g Fp.02 and Np.10 (748,8g TnTa) 550 m/s
The Tank:
KW-1B 755(r)
Speed: 35 km/h
Engine: 600 Ps
Weight: 49 Ton
Crew: 5
| Armour | Front | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 75 + 25 mm (30-31°) Front plate | |||
| 40 mm (72°) Front glacis | ||||
| 75 mm + 25 mm (26-51°) Lower glacis | 75 + 25 mm | 60 mm (13-89°) Top | ||
| 70 mm (14-57°) Bottom | 30 mm | |||
| Turret | 75 + 30 mm (14°) Turret front | |||
| 90 mm (1-62°) Gun mantlet shield | ||||
| 75 mm (4-36°) Gun mantlet | 75 + 30 mm (14-15°) | 75 mm (15-16°) | 40 mm |
Source:
Panzertruppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942: JENTZ THOMAS L. (which is based on Waffenprüfamt results)
(I think here the Pzgr.39 Rot and Pzgr.39 were switched up, or it was used with a higher charge. Idk.
D.50/12 Kraftfahrzeuge des Heerswaffenamt
H.Dv. 119/3121
H.Dv. 119/148
Geschossringbuch I
Warthunder Wiki KV 1E
KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939-45 (Steven J Zaloga)
KV Tanks on the Battlefield (Neil Stokes)
KV Technical History & Variants (Neil Stokes)