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KV-1 early

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The KV-1 early based on the existing KV and was in use from 1939.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1939
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced0
Weightunknown
Crew5
M.G's small3
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length6.95 mtr
Width3.28 mtr
Height2.69 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed22 mph
Max Cross Country Speed8 mph
Range Road140 miles
Range Cross Country94 miles
Fuel TypeUnknown
Fuel Capacity131 gal
Horse Power550 hp
Power/Weightunknown
General Information
The KV-1 early based on the existing KV and was in use from 1939.

It was armed with 3 light machine guns. Its main armament consisted of a 76.2mm Gun M38 L/30.3 which could penetrate 113 mm of flat plate at 100 metres


Armour Details
Turret
Front100mm@10°(102mm)
Side75mm@10°(76mm)
Rear50mm@10°(51mm)
Top30mm@90°(30mm)
Superstructure
Front106mm@20°(113mm)
Side77mm@10°(78mm)
Rear75mm@10°(76mm)
Top30mm@90°(30mm)
Hull
Front106mm@45°(150mm)
Side77mm@(77mm)
Rear75mm@(75mm)
Top30mm@90°(30mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 150 mm - Minimum 30 mm



Weapon Details
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76.2mm Gun M38 L/30.3 Blank
Calibre76.20mm
LengthL/30
 
Ammunition Details
Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content
AP
(AP Armor Piercing)
76.20mm 6.4Kg 640M/Sec
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.16 0.32 0.66 1.4 2.23 3.17 4.24 5.48
Penetration(mm@30°) 97 90 83 72 64 55 46 39
Penetration(mm@0°) 113 105 96 84 74 64 54 46
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 90 57 25 15 6

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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