Soviet Union SPOB 11 KV-1 tank-gun confusion.

[Nox]

source: Russian battlefield -site again.

http://www.battlefield.ru/index.php?...d=78&Itemid=50

There is a line: "In May 1943, the "T-34 tank-hunter" and "KV tank-hunter" were accepted for service again. They were armed with modernised ZIS-4M tank gun... "

So far that is the only info Ive found about it.

So it would look as the KV-57 was a similar thing to the T-34/57, the arnament was changed to a more effective (in AT role not HE) gun. These were limited edition vehicles. The vehicle ingame seems to reprecent this tank.

[DRG]

Interesting, The Kv-85 did not have a BMG.

The first KV-85s were re-worked from excess KV-1S hulls, welding up the hole for the ball-mounted hull machine gun. The incorrect opinion has appeared in Western literature that there was a "second version" of the KV-85 with a flexible front machine gun. This confusion most likely arose as a result of study by Western experts of the only KV-85 tank that has been preserved to this day (monument in Avtovo, St.Peterburg), where a mistake was made in the restoration process. According to archival data, 148 KV-85 tanks were produced; they were sent to the front beginning in September 1943. Simultaneously, output of the KV-1S tank was continued until December 1943.

http://www.battlefield.ru/index.php?...d=49&Itemid=50

Now removed from the unit..

Don

[Guardian_SPR]

DRG said:
Interesting, The Kv-85 did not have a BMG.

Now removed from the unit..

Don

3MGs...

[thatguy96]

It says in the post you just quoted that the one in the monument was inaccurately reproduced with regards to the BMG. The link from which that statement was taken has a number of historical photos which would appear to back up the claim.

[Guardian_SPR]

thatguy96 said:
It says in the post you just quoted that the one in the monument was inaccurately reproduced with regards to the BMG. The link from which that statement was taken has a number of historical photos which would appear to back up the claim.

It seems to be. KV-1s with 85mm gun (in the first picture.) is reason of my mistake.

Excuse my bad English.

[thatguy96]

yeah, it is likely the same tank, but before it was placed on the momument. The link suggests that there is only on KV-85 remaining and that's it, which would seem to support the idea that the relatively modern picture you posted would be of the same vehicle too.

[Guardian_SPR]

yeah, it is likely the same tank, but before it was placed on the momument

This is another tank in Kubinka armor museum.

[Guardian_SPR]

Fixed front machine gun...