This site uses cookies to analyse traffic and for anonymous statistics. Coupled with the heavy turret, it produces a slow turret traverse to get the gun onto target. Most tanks with a high-velocity cannon can cripple the KV-2 through the turret. The KV-2 (1939) uses two-piece ammunition, composed of projectiles (yellow) and propellant bags (orange). The large turret housing the 152 mm howitzer is a huge target on the KV-2, a more enticing target than the hull. We all hate it, it will stay as long as it brings in money. Always conduct attacks via "Peek-a-boo" tactic in that stay behind cover while searching for targets, then pop out when a target presents itself to fire before returning back to cover to reload. r/warthundermemes Me in locust when kv 2. r/warthundermemes Women or War Thunder? Both have separate racks. "German mechanics placed the command cupola from the T-34 on the roof of the turret" It is completely useless now. The KV-2 with the ZiS-6 cannon will be at rank III, and youll be able to buy the tank as part of a pack in the online store. I had this in Machinery->Ground->USSR Heavy just like other threads like this. If you play KV-2 for memes and not for grind load mostly HE with 3-4 AP shots. The KV-2 (1939) is a rank II Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. The designs offered all had heavy armour, wide tracks, and used the torsion-bar suspension. _Catweazle_63 The stats speaks for themselves, you can pen Shermans frontally. With its straight angles the KV-2 can easily be angled in the diamond direction (30). War Thunder. If it lands close to the enemy and hits, chances are it will either destroy it or cripple its mobility, plus the impact of the explosion will alert teammates of the presence of an enemy tank at the area of firing. I would suggest the PB-35 APCBC (researchable one) as your standard "go-to" round. It is recommended to work with a squad mate or other friendly tanks to cover the KV-2 during the reloading phase. Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. 3rd shot on turret ring if needed. The Soviets sent these tanks into Finland for combat testing, to which the KV design outperform in every way with its superior armour and firepower. 20112022 Gaijin Games Kft. Keep the turret in a well-angled position while scouting for targets with the binoculars or normal eyesight. Unless most of the crew is dead, the 65 seconds with only 2 crew members is slow, but probably a lot faster than it would have been in real. The turret also presents a narrow gun depression and elevation range (-5 and 12 respectively), even though limited depression is something common among soviet tanks and you rarely need more elevation. War Thunder - KV-2 754 (r) "Just Send It!" Bo Time Gaming 398K subscribers 139K views 1 year ago Interested in purchasing something from the War Thunder Store? It is recommended to have a work with a squad mate or other friendly tanks to cover the KV-2 during the reloading phase. These were transferred to the 3rd Mech Corps on 9 July, and by 18 July only 1 was left serviceable - 5 were destroyed on 12 July, and 4 are recorded as being in repair from 13 July.[1]. Valve Corporation. Enjoy the signature pleasure of driving the KV-2: "one shot - one kill". All these vehicles were equipped with a 71-TK-3 radio set. Squadronul canaluiui: ^DB4^ Divizia 4 Blindate Avramescu Link join discord: https://discord.gg/RFr3ya5knaDaca vreti sa va apucati de joc: http://warthunder.c. The large and extremely heavy turret, necessary to mount the 152 mm howitzer, results in a slow traverse time. Can't penetrate M4s frontally, KV-1's anywhere, T-34's frontally, BUT EVERYTHING CAN PEN THE KV2 NOW. Huge howitzer, dealing high damage with incredible force, Fear factor, the sight of this behemoth tends to send smaller tanks fleeing in terror, Acceptable armour, especially for its rank, Bouncy hull and turret, the chassis may effectively absorb shots as well, Many experienced tank drivers would dread the characteristic, map-echoing sound of the 152 mm howitzer being fired. Due to long reloads, rangefinding should be priority whenever the distance is not clear in order to not waste the first shot. One must be conscious and use the map terrain to their advantage. The KV-2 (1940) uses two-piece ammunition, composed of projectiles (yellow) and propellant bags (orange). 5.3 Rus - KV-122, BTR-ZD, M4A2, KV-2 zis 6, P38, Yak3p, Tis MA Both them lineups recently, Used to play 5.7 Ger a ton since nearly every friend always played them, Ersatz, PzBef Wg V1 p, panthers and tigers. Captured KV-2s differed from their Soviet counterparts in several useful modifications. During the developmental progress, the prototypes of all these heavy tanks were made and the Winter War with Finland was on its way. The vehicle was 6.8 meters long, and weighed 48,800 kilograms. AP shell has a high chance of not penetrating and HE will 1 out of 3 times let you down. - An attack route from the side or rear is preferable, not only is it a blind spot, but the turret traverse is so awful on the KV-2 that it will not have the time to react fast enough. Shooting a KV-2 from the side is much easier, just one massive turret reaching into the sky. The KV-2 suffered from a very high profile, low speed, and was too turret heavy. Lastly, the KV-2 has no machine gun to deal with air or light armoured targets, meaning once the howitzer fires, that is it for around 30 seconds. For this, a request to mount a 152 mm howitzer on the KV-1 was made and resulted in the KV-2 with its extremely large turret and an increased weight of 52 tons. One was paired with the howitzer, the second mounted in the rear turret wall, and the third mounted as a bow gun in the underturret box's frontal plate to the driver's left. The ammo nerfs really messed it up. The KV-2 (1939) is a rank II Soviet heavy tank To say my experience thus far has been lackluster would be an understatement. This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 11:34. Lastly, the KV-2 has no machine gun to deal with air or lightly armoured targets, meaning once the howitzer fires, that is it for around 30 seconds. The M40 and M44 are artillery spgs, but it still would be cool to see those in the game, Like it! I'm about to start using the KV-2 (1939). There may be some problems with news display in specific browser versions. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 143. KV-2 is derp, crap armor, strange ammo (somethings wrong with those APHE rounds after the 1.63), long reload, bad mobility. Rely on always getting the first shot off, else the enemy tank is more than likely to destroy the KV-2. Ever since getting the PB-35, well using it against M4, PZ.IV and KV-1B series, it has been very successful so far, nearly every time I shoot at those, its a one shot wonder. Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support. Although this was a great achievement, the KV-2 was not a practical weapon that could not be used very effectively. "Parts" and "FPE" should be the first targets for unlocking. Here we see the familiar outlines from the KV-2 Mod. An attack route from the side or rear is preferable, not only is it a blind spot, but the turret traverse is so awful on the KV-2 that it will not have the time to react fast enough. Armor protection on the vehicle could be as much as 110 mm in some places. 20112022 Gaijin Games Kft. It won't be. However it'd be a shame to pass on the APHE shell which is better at killing the overwhelming majority of tanks the KV-2 faces and turn the tank into the Ace-tube it is. However, enemy tanks in close-range will also have an easier time penetrating the KV-2 front armour, or flanking around while reloading the gun thanks to engine power increase. They broke through stone fortifications and destroyed pillboxes at close range, allowing infantry divisions to pass through areas previously closed to them. The KV-2 was armed with a powerful 152 mm M-10 cannon installed in its tall armoured rotating turret. Full video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcj5XIM4Ito&t=4sIf you enjoyed the video Please leave a Like or Comment The KV-2 (1940) was a reward vehicle for the 2016 WW2 Chronicles and the 2017 Festive Quest events. with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). In addition, it has an anti-infantry DT machine gun set in a spherical mount at the front of the hull. The KV Family (from 04:53) - War Thunder Official Channel. The KV2 is playable if you hang back and support teammates or better yet squad up with someone. Both have separate racks. Well I mainly want to use it against Pz IV and Shermans, I can easily side pen them, frontal is where the laughter ends. The original KV-1 is already slow as is, but the KV-2 added a huge and heavy turret that increased the total weight from ~46 tons to ~52 tons. It was too heavy, too slow and too unreliable, it was often easily captured by Hitlers forces as they advanced on Moscow. The KV-2's APHE is now better against pretty much everything, given that even if it fails to penetrate the explosion has as much pen as the HE shell (more than 50mm, it goes through the jagdtiger's roof). In truth, while formidable in power and protection, courageous crew member willing to curse the name would speak out about the trouble the KV tank really was. It was also armed with three DT machine guns. It was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. Any tips anyone can provide would be great. The KV-2 754r is a premium rank III tank in German tank tech tree. Even most anti-air vehicles can effortlessly overrun and destroy the KV-2 if it is over-extended or alone. The German Kv-2 is the Kv-2 (1940) I believe 1 Vraling 1 yr. ago 3- it fuckin looks cool, with its rack in the back hull that historically stored extra shells to the better looking cupola to the different camos, its wonderful 15 Thatoneshadowbunny Zis-30 Enthusiast 1 yr. ago It's a 1940 model, that why It has the coax. The 152 mm gun is perhaps the most iconic and niche weapon in the Soviet tree. Make sure to plan the route ahead of time make sure to avoid large distances in the open, this is a slow moving tank with a large profile making it an easy target for long barreled guns. While the mobility of the KV-2 is quite bad, the turret traverse and accuracy is worse. The trick is to be situational - use it in towns, not open country - buildings can hide you. Rely on always getting the first shot off, else the enemy tank is more than likely to destroy the KV-2. Actually I used to use the Anti concrete rounds (since that was my only AP type ammunition) and they were useless. The KV-2 Mod. OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions. KV-2 now useless after penetration "formula" nerf. Even most anti-air vehicles can effortlessly overrun and destroy the KV-2 if it is over-extended or alone. Since the usual fighting ranges exceed 600 m, getting hits without aim assist with the howitzer are rare. Sign-in with Gaijin.Net. The KV-2 Model 1940 is a premium tank, so every hit against an opponent provides additional Research Points and lots of Silver Lions. (Posted July 2, 2019). With its excellent cannon, good armour and large crew, the KV-2 is one of the leading figures to be found on the battlefield, where it can fight equally well in defense, in a breakthrough or while supporting allied medium or heavy tanks. The increased weight of the tank slowed it down drastically, and the very heavy turret mixed with a low-powered traverse speed meant that the KV-2 can only traverse on level ground, as a slope would cause the turret to start turning with gravity. LOVE IT! The tracks will often eat shots and most KV-2 drivers are by now smart enough to not fully load up their KV-2, leaving the rear turret empty of shells. Compared to the KV-1 height of about 9 feet, the KV-2 was at 11 feet tall. However, enemy tanks in close-range will also have an easier time penetrating the KV-2 front armour, or flanking around while reloading the gun. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE To My NUCLEAR BUNKER | KV-2 (War Thunder) - YouTube 0:00 / 21:22 WHAT HAVE THEY DONE To My NUCLEAR BUNKER | KV-2 (War Thunder) 354,000 views Aug 1, 2019 12K Dislike Share. The KV-2 had destroyed about two-dozen tanks by the end of the engagement. Reload is long, turret is huge, Armour is almost flat (on 1940 version fully flat) and mobility is crap. The Soviet army needed a powerful cannon for a heavy tank, and one of the most promising examples of such a cannon was the 107mm ZiS-6, tests of which were performed on a KV-2 chassis. [N 1] It was also armed with three DT machine guns. But do not shoot anywhere! However, the design was found to be difficult to steer, the transmission was unreliable, ergonomics was poor and vision was limited, plus with its 45 ton weight, it was a very heavy tank for its time. #11 Straven Jun 28, 2020 @ 5:28pm I think Brummbar is a bit more like brawler compared to the KV2 P.S. Getting close: Probably the most difficult part, if spotted a 40 kg shell will soon be on its way to ruin someone's day. When the vehicle was at a slight tilt, the turret became extremely difficult to turn. Unless moving forwards at a certain gear, the KV-2 (1939) is also very hard to turn on even ground. In addition, German technicians installed a good radio on the tank, replaced its spotlight with a blackout headlamp, and welded additional fixtures for cables and tools on the tanks turret. Skins and camouflages for the KV-2 (1940) from live.warthunder.com. If it lands close to the enemy and hits, chances are it will either destroy it or cripple its mobility, plus the impact of the explosion will alert teammates of the presence of an enemy tank at the area of firing. If the target is beyond rangefinding range, a tip is to utilize the OF-530 HE shell in the first shot, with spare G-530 rounds for the follow-up. Shooting a KV-2 from the side is much easier, just one massive turret reaching into the sky. 27. r/warthundermemes. The KV-2 was first developed in 1939-1940 and in just two weeks, prototypes had already been produced. If you dont got HEAT, close in. Not to mention that there will always be ammunition inside the turret, so a penetrating APHE shot have a very high chance of detonating one of these ammunition. Art of Winning: KV Tanks (from 04:08) - War Thunder Official Channel. Shooting: Targets should be the gunner (right side) to stop the loading process and the loader to increase loading time to up to one and a half minutes. This made for a tank that was heavily armoured, but not very mobile as it was to be for siege warfare. The separately-loaded ZiS-6 cannon significantly surpassed the Red Armys previous anti-tank cannons in its characteristics, but for a variety of reasons, it never went into mass production. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. The lower hull is literally just 47-63mm. Like to Do 335 but seems anytime i take that . With a multi-turreted platform of two 45 mm cannons and one 76.2 mm cannon, the tank can combat enemies at an almost 360 angle. The KV-2 easily identified by even the least experienced players and as soon as it fires one round, it will be out-manoeuvred on and forced to retreat or be violently removed. Even the other armour-piercing rounds, the G-530 and PB-35 SAPCBC rounds have relatively mediocre penetration for the battle rating. Were adding a tank with this wonderful weapon to War Thunder. 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