Later in 1942, the Tiger tank was establishing itself, and it was capable of cutting through even the KV-1S's defenses. In short, the KV-1 was the ultimate (if highly flawed) defensive force for a ...

During the nearly forty-eight-hour standoff, the KV-2 had survived eight 50mm direct hits. When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the ...

The KV’s history began in early 1939, when the Leningrad Kirov Plant’s chief designer Joseph Kotin proposed developing single-turret tanks as well as multi-turreted designs like the T-35.