KV-1S - Revision history

U17686967: "kph" has been updated to "km/h, " a correct abbreviation of speed in the metric system.

2023-06-05T18:52:55Z

"kph" has been updated to "km/h, " a correct abbreviation of speed in the metric system.

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-28T23:02:53Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U9202753: Added a new Specs-Card thumbnail

2022-10-14T00:14:05Z

Added a new Specs-Card thumbnail

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Updated

2022-09-29T10:45:41Z

‎Ammunition: Updated

U44629479: Added TankManufacturer template

2022-09-24T20:26:32Z

Added TankManufacturer template

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Updated

2022-06-26T14:30:46Z

‎Ammunition: Updated

U44629479: /* Ammo racks */ Updated section

2022-03-12T14:07:03Z

‎Ammo racks: Updated section

U128089821: The ammo racks section was incorrect

2022-03-12T13:18:54Z

The ammo racks section was incorrect

U44629479: Edits

2021-12-19T21:27:49Z

Edits

U75945355: /* Pros and cons */ reworked

2021-12-19T01:02:46Z

‎Pros and cons: reworked

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]. A lightened KV-1 made to improve its manoeuvrability, the KV-1S has less overall armour than the original design but keeps its same lethality with improved speed.
-Compared to the KV-1 L-11, side and rear armour are decreased to 60 mm, lightening the vehicle and increasing its speed to maximum 43 kph. A new turret was installed, presenting a smaller profile, thicker armour, and better angling all around. The armament is also changed to the ZIS-5, the equivalent of its [[KV-1 (ZiS-5)|successor]] and the [[T-34 (1941)|T-34]]'s F-34 guns.
+Compared to the KV-1 L-11, side and rear armour are decreased to 60 mm, lightening the vehicle and increasing its speed to maximum 43 km/h. A new turret was installed, presenting a smaller profile, thicker armour, and better angling all around. The armament is also changed to the ZIS-5, the equivalent of its [[KV-1 (ZiS-5)|successor]] and the [[T-34 (1941)|T-34]]'s F-34 guns.
 == General info ==
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 The KV-1S had a crew of five, two in the hull and three in the turret. It weighed only 42.5 tonnes compared to 47 tonnes on a KV-1B Model 1942. The KV-1S turret was a completely new, cast (rounded shape) turret that also featured a new commander's cupola with greater field of view. The armament consisted of a 76.2 mm ZiS-5 tank gun as well as three 7.62 mm DT machine guns; one coaxial to the main gun, one in the rear of the turret, and in a ball mount in the hull front.
-The powerplant used was a 600 brake horsepower V2 engine. The road wheels were made smaller and a new planetary transmission gearbox was fitted. This allowed a top speed of 40 km/h compared to 28 kph on the KV-1B Model 1942. The armour though was reduced from 20 - 130 mm to only 20 - 82 mm on the KV-1S.<ref name=":1" />
+The powerplant used was a 600 brake horsepower V2 engine. The road wheels were made smaller and a new planetary transmission gearbox was fitted. This allowed a top speed of 40 km/h compared to 28 km/h on the KV-1B Model 1942. The armour though was reduced from 20 - 130 mm to only 20 - 82 mm on the KV-1S.<ref name=":1" />
 '''Production and Service'''

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 * '''D-350A''': Smoke; useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:ZIS-5 (76 mm)/Ammunition|BR-350A (MD-5 fuze), BR-354P, BR-350SP, BR-350B (MD-8 fuze), OF-350M, Sh-354T, D-350A}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=ussr_kv_1s
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 }}

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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) || APHEBC || 87 || 85 || 76 || 67 || 59 || 52
+| BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) || APHEBC || 87 || 85 || 77 || 69 || 62 || 55
 |-
-| BR-354P || APCR || 125 || 119 || 92 || 68 || 50 || 36
+| BR-354P || APCR || 125 || 117 || 87 || 60 || 41 || 28
 |-
-| BR-350SP || APBC || 102 || 100 || 91 || 81 || 72 || 64
+| BR-350SP || APBC || 99 || 96 || 87 || 76 || 66 || 58
 |-
-| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 94 || 92 || 83 || 73 || 65 || 57
+| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 96 || 94 || 84 || 74 || 64 || 56
 |-
 | OF-350M || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
 |-
-| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 37 || 35 || 29 || 25 || 20 || 17
+| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 35 || 34 || 30 || 26 || 22 || 19
 |-
 |}
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
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 | BR-354P || APCR || 950 || 3.02 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
 |-
-| BR-350SP || APBC || 655 || 6.78 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| BR-350SP || APBC || 655 || 6.5 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 655 || 6.3 || 0.9 || 14 || 98.56 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 655 || 6.5 || 0.9 || 14 || 100.1 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
 | OF-350M || HE || 680 || 6.2 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 621 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 680 || 6.2 || 0.5 || 8 || 85 || 62° || 69° || 73°
+| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 618 || 6.44 || 1.2 || 14 || 85 || 62° || 69° || 73°
 |-
 |}
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 ! Ammunition
 ! Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! Screen radius<br>(m)
 ! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
 ! Screen hold time<br>(s)
-! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 |-
 | D-350A || 680 || 6.45 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:26, 24 September 2022
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		+	{{TankManufacturer Kirov}}
	{{USSR heavy tanks}}		{{USSR heavy tanks}}

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 * '''BR-350A (MD-5 fuze)''': APHEBC; a shell with high explosive mass that will one-shot any tank it penetrates but has an average penetration power.
-* '''BR-350P''': APCR; a composite round with the best penetration but no explosive filler and will only penetrate flat vertical surfaces.
+* '''BR-354P''': APCR; a composite round with the best penetration but no explosive filler and will only penetrate flat vertical surfaces.
 * '''BR-350SP''': APBC; a solid shot with an even better penetration but no explosive filler.
 * '''BR-350B (MD-8 fuze)''': APHEBC; same shell as the BR-350A but with increased penetration at the cost of slightly less explosive filler.
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 | BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) || APHEBC || 87 || 85 || 76 || 67 || 59 || 52
 |-
-| BR-350P || APCR || 125 || 119 || 92 || 68 || 50 || 36
+| BR-354P || APCR || 125 || 119 || 92 || 68 || 50 || 36
 |-
 | BR-350SP || APBC || 102 || 100 || 91 || 81 || 72 || 64
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 | BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) || APHEBC || 662 || 6.3 || 1.2 || 14 || 150 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| BR-350P || APCR || 950 || 3.02 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
+| BR-354P || APCR || 950 || 3.02 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
 |-
 | BR-350SP || APBC || 655 || 6.78 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°

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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
-[[File:Kv-1s ammo new.jpg|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
-<!-- '''Last updated:Mar 12 2022''' -->
+<!-- '''Last updated: 2.13.0.171''' -->
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
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 ! 2nd<br>rack empty
 ! 3rd<br>rack empty
 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
-| '''114''' || 109&nbsp;''(+5)'' || 13&nbsp;''(+101)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+113)'' || No
+| '''114''' || 109&nbsp;''(+5)'' || 61&nbsp;''(+53)'' || 13&nbsp;''(+101)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+113)'' || No
 |-
 |}
-Notes:
+'''Notes''':
 * As they are modeled by sets of 2, shells disappear from the rack only after you fire both shells in the set.
-* Turret empty: 109&nbsp;''(+14)'' shells.
+* Turret empty: 109&nbsp;''(+5)'' shells.
 === Machine guns ===

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 '''Cons:'''
-* Weakened armour is considerably more vulnerable especially against tanks with long barreled guns eg. [[StuG III G|StuG III]] and [[Pz.IV H]]
+* Weakened armour is considerably more vulnerable especially against tanks with long-barreled guns (e.g. [[StuG III G]] and [[Pz.IV H]])
 * Cramped turret puts all crew at risk of being taken out in one shot
 * Still a heavy vehicle with poor acceleration. Cannot keep up with medium tanks like [[T-34-57|T-34]]
-* Gun lacks penetration against heavier opponents: The [[Churchill Mk VII|Churchill]]s are very hard to get through. APCR is unreliable.
+* Gun lacks penetration against heavier opponents: the [[Churchill Mk VII]]s are very hard to get through and the APCR shot is unreliable.
 * -5° gun depression is not enough for hilly battlefields
 * Turret rotation is slow, unable to respond to flankers quickly
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 The KV-1S had a crew of five, two in the hull and three in the turret. It weighed only 42.5 tonnes compared to 47 tonnes on a KV-1B Model 1942. The KV-1S turret was a completely new, cast (rounded shape) turret that also featured a new commander's cupola with greater field of view. The armament consisted of a 76.2 mm ZiS-5 tank gun as well as three 7.62 mm DT machine guns; one coaxial to the main gun, one in the rear of the turret, and in a ball mount in the hull front.
-The powerplant used was a 600 brake horsepower V2 engine. The road wheels were made smaller and a new planetary transmission gearbox was fitted. This allowed a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour compared to 28 kph on the KV-1B Model 1942. The armour though was reduced from 20 - 130 mm to only 20 - 82 mm on the KV-1S.<ref name=":1" />
+The powerplant used was a 600 brake horsepower V2 engine. The road wheels were made smaller and a new planetary transmission gearbox was fitted. This allowed a top speed of 40 km/h compared to 28 kph on the KV-1B Model 1942. The armour though was reduced from 20 - 130 mm to only 20 - 82 mm on the KV-1S.<ref name=":1" />
 '''Production and Service'''

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Faster than its [[KV-1 (L-11)|predecessor]] and [[KV-1 (ZiS-5)|successor]], yet frontal armour is the same
+* Faster than its [[KV-1 (L-11)|predecessor]] and [[KV-1 (ZiS-5)|successor]], meaning more flexible tactics
 * High reverse speed and acceleration, allowing it to get back into cover quickly after firing
-* Very hard to knock out in one shot
+* Adequate gun with nice penetration and great damage against common foes like [[Pz.IV G]], [[Cromwell I|Cromwell]]
 * Bouncy turret front
 * Wide tracks make for good cross-country performance
 * Resilient. Can remain reasonably effective, even with a lot of damage
 '''Cons:'''
-* Side armour is considerably weaker (75 mm into 60 mm)
+* Weakened armour is considerably more vulnerable especially against tanks with long barreled guns eg. [[StuG III G|StuG III]] and [[Pz.IV H]]
-* Turret is cramped
+* Cramped turret puts all crew at risk of being taken out in one shot
-* Vulnerable to the long-barreled 75 mm gun of the StuG III and Pz.IV F2,G, H and J
+* Still a heavy vehicle with poor acceleration. Cannot keep up with medium tanks like [[T-34-57|T-34]]
-* Still carries most of the flaws of the KV-1 L-11
+* Gun lacks penetration against heavier opponents: The [[Churchill Mk VII|Churchill]]s are very hard to get through. APCR is unreliable.
-* Still a heavy vehicle, poor acceleration.
+* -5° gun depression is not enough for hilly battlefields
-* Still cannot move on pace with T-34s
+* Turret rotation is slow, unable to respond to flankers quickly
 == History ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_kv_1s Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[MK-II "Matilda" (USSR)]]
 * [[Churchill Mk III]]