Wondering why Gaijin has not added the 1941 version of the KV-1 to the Russian Tech Tree.
Lots of T-34s spanning the different years.
But no 1941 KV-1 that has armor up to 90mm.
Could easily slot in at BR 4.0 (like the Churchill III)
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Iirc gajin went wild with variants before to hit a world record ( at least in planes, just take a look at the Spitfires and Bf 109s) but I’m guessing that some KV-1 variants slipped through the cracks.
I’m guessing it may be a premium or event, though maybe it can be folderd.
Also do you have a comparison of this and another KV-1 variant perchance, I’m quite interested as I’m not well versed in soviet heavies.
yet we are still missing dozens of variants (admittedly most of them are A,B,C and E wing types) which i would love to see
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The version I mention would fall between the 1939 version and the premium tank Gaijin calls the KV-1E that has 100mm armor and a BR rating of 4.3,
Gaijin has kind of made a mish-mash of the variants I’ve seen in other sources, one of which is the KV-1E and another the KV-1B (Germany)
It seems odd that the Russian tech tree has so few KV variants when it has a slew of T-34 variants, and has a gap between the KV-1 (1939) and the KV-1S (which has less armor).
The “missing” tank would have 90mm of armor and the same gun as the KV-1E, giving it a BR of ~ 4.0.
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So what basically a kv-1 zis5 but with more armour?
KV-1B/E with less armor, as it would not have the bolted add-on 25mm turret and hull side armor.
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Zis 5 has 90mm armor
No - the KV1 zis 5 is a later version that has 100mm hull armor, 90mm on turret all around, a better gun and a significantly higher BR at 4.7.
I’m looking for 1 step up from the basic KV that would have bolt-on armor as mentioned above for a mx of 90mm and the basic gun. Fill the slot in BR 4.0
As an aside - have never understood why the KV-1S is only rank 2, disqualifying it for rank 3 medal tasks. Heck, the m24 in most countries at BR 3.3 /3.7 is rank 3.
How about this unique KV-1(nickname Millionaire) with 75mm plates bolted to the front?
Destroyed by the Fins and was planned to be captured. It has plates mounted to the turret from the factory as add on armor.
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So that’s… 75mm + 75mm? A JUMBO KV? LOL.
Yes lol