The tank used by the Germans in this engagement was the Panzer 35(t), which had a measly 37mm main gun, which was wholly inadequate against the KV-2’s armor, as were the Panzer Group’s anti ...

The tank used by the Germans in this engagement was the Panzer 35(t), which had a measly 37mm main gun, which was wholly inadequate against the KV-2’s armor, as were the Panzer Group’s anti ...

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 ...

The KV was a product of tank designer Josef Kotin. His competitor, Mikhail Koshkin, would develop the T-34. Kotin, however, embraced the theory that success on the battlefield meant dominating the ...