KV-122

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KV-122

5 950

Crew:

Commander (Radio Operator)
Driver
Gunner
Loader

Advantages:

Good alpha damage
Good speed and mobility for a Russian heavy
Better gun handling on its 122 compared to other Russian heavies
Surprisingly good traverses, very agile
Decent view range for its tier

Disadvantages:

Low rate of fire, substandard DPM
Weak hull armour, fragile tracks
Small health pool for a Russian heavy
Slow shell speed, ranged combat is difficult
Low ammo supply common to most Russian heavies using a 122mm gun

Tank description:

The KV-122 is a Soviet tier 7 premium heavy tank.Prototype of the KV-122 was created in the spring of 1944 by the Construction Bureau of the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant on the basis of the KV-85 and differed from the latter in a turret with a 122-mm gun. The turret was copied from the IS-2 designed in 1944. After the production of the IS heavy tanks started, all work on the project was discontinued.

Prototype of the KV-122 was created in the spring of 1944 by the Construction Bureau of the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant on the basis of the KV-85 and differed from the latter in a turret with a 122-mm gun. The turret was copied from the IS-2 designed in 1944. After the production of the IS heavy tanks started, all work on the project was discontinued.