KV-122 - Revision history

U126556775: New description format

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New description format

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‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

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U28580205: /* Ammunition */ Ammunition stat updated in Update "Drone Age"

2022-09-16T18:12:18Z

‎Ammunition: Ammunition stat updated in Update "Drone Age"

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‎Ammunition

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a proposed Soviet upgrade to the [[KV-85]], designed with the intent of being able to compete with the firepower and armour of German heavy tanks near the end of World War II. The idea was to equip the existing KV-85s with copies of the turret and gun of the [[IS-2]]. By doing so, the tank would be able to engage German heavy tanks with high effectiveness despite their thick armour. However, the {{Specs|name}} project never progressed beyond a single prototype due to a combination of various factors. Firstly, the Soviet Union had already shifted its focus towards more capable tanks like the IS-2. Secondly, it was deemed unnecessary to recover the relatively small number of KV-85s on the frontlines, upgrade them, and then re-deploy them into combat. And finally, the Soviet Union faced too many logistical challenges to support the production and deployment of the {{Specs|name}} tanks. These challenges included limited resources (caused by a lot of KV-85s being lost), difficulties in transporting the heavy tanks, and a shortage of skilled personnel to operate and maintain them, as those were focused on more advanced tanks.
-The KV-122 is a combination of the hull of the [[KV-1S]] and the turret of the [[IS-2]].
+The {{Specs|name}} was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]. The turret and gun, which are copies of those found on IS-2, are two of its most obvious differences that set it apart from [[KV-1 (Family)|previous models]]. A less noticeable difference is the engine, which was replaced with a V-2IS capable of producing 520 hp as opposed to the V-2K found on most KV variants, which is capable of producing 600 hp. Overall, it plays like an IS-2 with the convenience of a lower battle rating.
 == General info ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:D-25T (122 mm)/Ammunition|BR-471, BR-471B, OF-471}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_kv_122 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|FVUuGkSFA4o|'''{{PAGENAME}}, Soviet, Premium Tier-4, Heavy Tank''' - ''Angry Nerd Gaming''|LhejRXe2vrw|'''{{PAGENAME}} Tank Review''' - ''NUSensei''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|FVUuGkSFA4o|'''KV-122, Soviet, Premium Tier-4, Heavy Tank''' - ''Angry Nerd Gaming''}}
 == See also ==

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 While this tank is classified as a heavy tank, avoid driving it towards the front lines as the armour is not as strong as your sister heavy tanks and your speed is low as well. Instead, play a support role in backing up your stronger heavy tanks when down-tiered; when up-tiered, you can get away with brawling on the front lines so long as you manage to angle your armour properly.
-However, most tanks at the battle rating and above can deal with the KV-122 easily due to the relatively low sloping of the frontal armour. Tanks below the 6.0 battle rating may be more lenient, all though it is unlikely. but tanks with high-velocity anti-tank weapons such as the [[M1 (76 mm)|76 mm gun]] in the U.S., [[Ordnance QF 17-pounder (76 mm)|17-pounder]] in the British, and the [[KwK 40 (75 mm)|75 mm KwK 40]] in the Germans should be taken with caution.
+However, most tanks at the battle rating and above can deal with the KV-122 easily due to the relatively low sloping of the frontal armour. Tanks below BR 6.0 may be more lenient, although it is unlikely. but tanks with high-velocity anti-tank weapons such as the [[M1 (76 mm)|76 mm gun]] in the U.S., [[Ordnance QF 17-pounder (76 mm)|17-pounder]] in the British, and the [[KwK40 L48 (75 mm)|75 mm KwK40 L48]] in the Germans should be taken with caution.
 [[File:Wsp volumetric shell diagram.png|thumb|Differences between non-volumetric shells and volumetric shells hitting a Tiger I]]
 An important note when engaging tanks, especially Tiger Is, is that, with the implementation of volumetric shells, you can no longer expect your shells to pierce through small openings or right past an obstacle. The large 122 mm calibre of your shells will result in it catching on an armour plate's edge very often, losing all of its penetration. For example, a Tiger I has some edges that can absorb your shell unexpectedly, despite having flat armour. Thus you must always make sure that where you are aiming at is absolutely free of obstruction, or it may result in a non-penetration or a ricochet. This can be seen in the diagram to the right.

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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| BR-471 || APHE || 205 || 201 || 183 || 162 || 144 || 128
+| BR-471 || APHE || 205 || 201 || 182 || 161 || 143 || 127
 |-
-| BR-471B || APHEBC || 205 || 203 || 191 || 178 || 166 || 155
+| BR-471B || APHEBC || 205 || 203 || 192 || 178 || 166 || 155
 |-
 | OF-471 || HE || 37 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 37
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 | BR-471B || APHEBC || 795 || 25 || 1.2 || 19 || 246.4 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| OF-471 || HE || 800 || 25 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,600 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| OF-471 || HE || 795 || 25 || N/A || 0.1 || 3,600 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
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 | Turret || 100 mm (0-72°) ''Turret front'' <br> 100 mm (2-58°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 100 mm (9-20°) || 100 mm (13-32°) || 30 mm <br> 35 mm ''Hatches''
 |-
-! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
+| Cupola || 82 mm || 82 mm || 82 mm || 35 mm
 |-
 |}
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-Turret Minimum: 13&nbsp;''(+15)''
+* Turret minimum: 13&nbsp;''(+15)'' shells.
 === Machine guns ===
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 However, most tanks at the battle rating and above can deal with the KV-122 easily due to the relatively low sloping of the frontal armour. Tanks below the 6.0 battle rating may be more lenient, all though it is unlikely. but tanks with high-velocity anti-tank weapons such as the [[M1 (76 mm)|76 mm gun]] in the U.S., [[Ordnance QF 17-pounder (76 mm)|17-pounder]] in the British, and the [[KwK 40 (75 mm)|75 mm KwK 40]] in the Germans should be taken with caution.
 [[File:Wsp volumetric shell diagram.png|thumb|Differences between non-volumetric shells and volumetric shells hitting a Tiger I]]
-An important note when engaging tanks, especially Tiger I's, is that, with the implementation of volumetric shells, you can no longer expect your shells to pierce through small openings or right past an obstacle. The large 122 mm calibre of your shells will result in it catching on an armour plate's edge very often, losing all of its penetration. For example, a Tiger I has some edges that can absorb your shell unexpectedly, despite having flat armour. Thus you must always make sure that where you are aiming at is absolutely free of obstruction, or it may result in a non-penetration or a ricochet. This can be seen in the diagram to the right.
+An important note when engaging tanks, especially Tiger Is, is that, with the implementation of volumetric shells, you can no longer expect your shells to pierce through small openings or right past an obstacle. The large 122 mm calibre of your shells will result in it catching on an armour plate's edge very often, losing all of its penetration. For example, a Tiger I has some edges that can absorb your shell unexpectedly, despite having flat armour. Thus you must always make sure that where you are aiming at is absolutely free of obstruction, or it may result in a non-penetration or a ricochet. This can be seen in the diagram to the right.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Excellent firepower with nearly unmatched one-shot potential
+* Excellent firepower with nearly unmatched destructive potential
-* High penetration allows it to easily kill higher BR tanks (eg [[Jagdpanther]], early [[Centurion (Family)|Centurion]])
+* High penetration allows it to easily kill higher BR tanks (e.g. [[Jagdpanther]], early [[Centurion (Family)|Centurion]])
 * Considerably good speed for a heavy tank: around 40 km/h on road
 * Easy to angle front armour (no shot trap like the [[IS-1]] or 2)
 * Good reverse speed allows it to retreat quickly
 * Turret armour can sometimes bounce/absorb shells
-* Side armor is quite thick, allowing "side scraping"
+* Side armour is quite thick, allowing "side scraping"
 * Has a low profile for a heavy tank
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 Ultimately, the idea didn't progress as it was considered unnecessary to retrieve the rather small numbers of KV-85s in frontline service, upgrade them and send them back. The outdated hull armour of the KV was also considered ineffective against the highly capable German guns.
-Only a single '''KV-122''' prototype was ever built. The war efforts were instead put into the all-around stronger and powerful tank; the '''[[IS-2]]'''.
+Only a single '''KV-122''' prototype was ever built. The war efforts were instead put into the all-around stronger and powerful tank; the [[IS-2]].
 == Media ==
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 ;Skins
-* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=ussr&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=heavy_tank&vehicle=ussr_kv_122 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_kv_122 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
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 ;Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
 * [[KV-1 (Family)]]
 == External links ==
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 * [https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/kv-122.htm <nowiki>[Global Security]</nowiki> KV-122 Heavy Tank]
 {{USSR heavy tanks}}
 {{USSR premium ground vehicles}}

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]].
-The KV-122 is a combination of the hull of the KV-1S and the turret of the IS-2.
+The KV-122 is a combination of the hull of the [[KV-1S]] and the turret of the [[IS-2]].
 == General info ==
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-The armour of the tank at its BR is poor as compared to its lower tier brother the IS-1 which is packing 120 mm of frontal armor. The KV-122 is packing 75, the same as the KV-1. Unlike the IS-1 and IS-2, the KV-122 does not feature the prominent nose that prevents angling allowing a skilled user to angle their armor far above the base value of 75, combined with its 60 mm of side armor and its ability to tank shots while angled is high.
+The armour of the tank at its BR is poor as compared to its lower tier brother the IS-1 which is packing 120 mm of frontal armour. The KV-122 is packing 75, the same as the KV-1. Unlike the IS-1 and IS-2, the KV-122 does not feature the prominent nose that prevents angling allowing a skilled user to angle their armour far above the base value of 75, combined with its 60 mm of side armour and its ability to tank shots while angled is high.
 '''Armour type:'''
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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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 | BR-471B || APHEBC || 795 || 25 || 1.2 || 19 || 246.4 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| OF-471 || HE || 800 || 25 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 3,600 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| OF-471 || HE || 800 || 25 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,600 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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 {{tankMobility|abMinHp=671|rbMinHp=460}}
 Mobility wise, the {{PAGENAME}} is no speed demon, much like the previous KV series of tanks. But for a heavy tank of its size and weight, the KV-122 has a decent on-road speed of around 40 km/h, allowing to keep up with some medium tanks. It also has a pretty fast reverse speed of -14 km/h, meaning it can quickly retreat to safety if the player misses a shot or gets hit.
-However, the {{PAGENAME}} becomes quite sluggish and struggles to drive on muddy, snowy or sandy surfaces, giving it a very poor off-road mobility. Morever, the poor power to weight ratio makes it more sluggish to move around on a slope, or to accelerate on road. It is also bad at traversing the hull, the tracks are long and quite narrow, making the hull to turn really slow, therefore a short forward/backward acceleration is often needed to quickly turn the hull. The KV-122 feels slow especially when compared to the faster [[IS-2]].
+However, the {{PAGENAME}} becomes quite sluggish and struggles to drive on muddy, snowy or sandy surfaces, giving it a very poor off-road mobility. Moreover, the poor power to weight ratio makes it more sluggish to move around on a slope, or to accelerate on road. It is also bad at traversing the hull, the tracks are long and quite narrow, making the hull to turn really slow, therefore a short forward/backward acceleration is often needed to quickly turn the hull. The KV-122 feels slow especially when compared to the faster [[IS-2]].
 === Modifications and economy ===