KPV (14.5 mm)

The KPVT on top of the IS-7 turret

Description

The KPVT is a Soviet heavy machine gun used as anti-aircraft, tank, or a naval gun.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Ground vehicles:

• BTR-152A
• IS-7
• Object 268
• Object 279
• SU-122-54
• T-10M

Naval vessels:

• Pr.191M
• Pr.123K
• Pr.123K (A-10bis)
• Pr.1204

General info

The 14.5 mm KPVT is one of the heaviest pintle-mounted machine guns in the game. This heavy machine gun with its large calibre and decent rate of fire is close to an autocannon. It has enough damage to fight both heavily armoured aircraft, as well as light cold war tanks.

Available ammunition

There is a default universal belt in usage up until unlocking the API-T belt. With a whopping 31mm of penetration at 10m It can’t effectively engage tanks. But it does work against planes but is not as good against tanks as the AP belt. 

Once the API-T is unlocked , this is the best belt for dealing with both ground and air targets with 45mm of penetration closer to being on par with the 20mm machine guns. 1/4 of its bullets can rip through some side armor at closer ranges, at this BR. Another 1/4 of this belt is specifically purposed against planes. The last 1/2 is general-purpose API-T, okay but not good against either tanks and planes.

Comparison with analogues

The KPVT 14mm is Comparable to the 15mm MG 151 and the modified aircraft variant it has anywhere between 37 and 50mm of penetration depending on the belts and is found on the  Sd.Kfz.251/21 and the AMX.50 Foch.

they are also found on the b109 f2 and 4 and the do335’s.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Decent rate of fire for its calibre
• High muzzle velocity (1,000 m/s)
• Unlockable API-T belt has 45 mm of penetration at close range, can take on lightly armoured vehicles and even some tanks from the side or rear

Cons:

• Best belt are tracer rounds, will give your location away
• Penetration drastically drops after 100 m

History

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Media

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  image of one of two KPVT machine guns mounted on the IS-7

See also

• MG 151
• MG M38(t)

External links

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USSR anti-aircraft guns
7.62 mm	Maxim's
12.7 mm	DShK
14.5 mm	KPVT
23 mm	AZP-23 · ZU-23
25 mm	72-K
30 mm	2A38 · ZK453
37 mm	2A11 · 61-K · Sh-37 · Type 65
57 mm	S-68

Tank machine guns
USA
7.62 mm	M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm	FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany
5.56 mm	MG4
7.62 mm	C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm	MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm	S.MG.50
USSR
7.62 mm	DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm	DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm	KPVT
Britain
7.62 mm	Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm	Vickers
7.92 mm	BESA
12.7 mm	L21A1
Japan
6.5 mm	Type 91
7.62 mm	Type 74
7.7 mm	Type 97
12.7 mm	Type 60 (B)
China
5.8 mm	QJT
7.62 mm	Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm	QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm	QJG02
Italy
7.62 mm	Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm	34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm	Breda Model 31
France
7.5 mm	AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm	A-A-F1N
8 mm	Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden
6.5 mm	ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm	ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm	ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm	ksp 88

Naval machine guns
USA
7.62 mm	M73
12.7 mm	AN-M2
Germany
7.62 mm	MG-3
7.92 mm	MG08 pattern 1908 · MG15 · MG34
13.2 mm	Hotchkiss
15 mm	MG M38(t)
USSR
7.62 mm	Maxim
12.7 mm	DShK
14.5 mm	KPV
Britain
7.62 mm	FN MAG
7.7 mm	Lewis 1916 · Vickers GO No.5
12.7 mm	Vickers Mk.V
Japan
6.5 mm	Maxim · Type 38 pattern 1907
7.7 mm	Type 89 · Type 92
13.2 mm	Type 93
Italy
6.5 mm	Breda Mod.30 · Fiat Model 26
12.7 mm	Breda-SAFAT
13.2 mm	Breda Model 31
France
7.7 mm	Darne M1922
7.92 mm	Hotchkiss pattern 1914
13.2 mm	Browning · Model 1929 Hotchkiss