Those tracks have seen everything except water 😂 But in all seriousness, it's in remarkably good condition. At least for what we can make out from the exterior. Love to see it!
Эта версия танка была создана ещё до начала войны, тяжелый класс, говорят что гитлер был очень разочарован, когда узнал , что у русских уже был такой танк- разведка ему не донесла перед войной, может он одумался бы.
Это реплика, построенная в 20-21 году. Находится в военно-историческом парке "Стальной десант", рядом с Красным Селом, пригород Санкт-Петербурга. При строительстве использовано некоторое количество оригинальных деталей..
For people thinking the tracks are not tensioned this is how they’re meant to look. Tanks like the Kv-1 in video used rear drive sprockets so tension is applied to bottom of track, not top.
Масса. 600 лошадиных сил на 47-48 тонн - это слабый двигатель. Только после войны двигатели этой серии довели до нормальных уровней мощности и надёжности
love to see the good old KV1 being driven, i wonder if any of the early KV1 tanks armed with the L11 gun instead of the ZIS-5 are still around. probably in museums.
That is Rad!!! 👍😊 can you imagine the fear that sound would bring to soldiers when they heard it coming? Awesome video! Love and miss you, brother. Hope you guys are doing good. ARCO
@@Hagbergscorner This was actually the sound of almost ALL Soviet tanks , as they all used variations of the same Kharkov V-2 engine. And en masse would instill fear into Germans right until the end 😁
@@Hagbergscorner Early variants of T-72 used V-46, which was deep modernization of V-2. Modern tanks like T-90 use V-92 which again has some lineage from V-2. T-64 and T-80 are not based on this engine.
A funny fact. The development of this tank was like a comic punishment for a mixed group of students of boys and girls from their teacher for a stupid question. By chance or by young genius, they designed a good sketch that the Soviet industry of that time could create and it was appreciated by the teachers as an interesting project that turned out to be better than the planned heavier SMK tank with two turrets
the tank truly turned out to be powerful and at the same time very effective. Already in the Soviet-Finnish war, pre-production KV 1 tank shocked high efficiency against Finnish and German equipment. As in the first years of the Second World War, when the Germans did not have an analogue of the KV 1 as such (Before the development of the Tiger)
@@lugerliaz the greatest proof of KV-1 being good was that even though it was strategically awful to move around and keep repaired and resupplied - its strategic flaws put it in tactically bad situations where the germans in WW2 quickly learned that they had no tank mounted weapons that could hope to defeat a KV in straight up combat. just about all KV kills were done by mobility killing it and then the crew abandoned it/infantry snuck a satchel charge on it or a field gun piece was brought in to shell it to bits. Had the soviet union been on the offensive in 1941 first with the logistics to support KV's... but alas, soviet union was run by russians.
@@Hagbergscorner this is partly true. Because the group of students who made a sketch of the kv-1 tank participated in the production of the SMK when their graduate supervisors designed the SMK
@@Pilvenuga Yes....Russophobia, as I understand it, is not chauvinism at all now? Try to replace the word Russian with Jew and not be accused of anti-Semitism in the propaganda about Russians that you read.
@@HagbergscornerMatilda? Churchill 1? Lee? Covenanter? KV transformed to IS with 85mm rifle than 122mm. IS-3 IS-7 I think best heavy tank after WW2. But T-34 gave best ideas. T-44 than T-54, 55, 62,64 and T-72 best of the best. Now T-72B3, with T-80 and T-90M best tanks
Dude alt tabbed while waiting to spawn and when he was back it was already 12.7 battle. Jokes aside I really love to see old tanks getting repaired and able to drive
I love how loud soviet tanks are yet in warthunder theyre silents no mater how much you set your headset or the game I know engines can be switched off but cleary theyre not because theyre always Flying when you dont hear them
It is an 80 year old engine, and they were built to war time standards, and few people know how to work on these relics. It is a wonder it works at all, it idles oddly.
@@ATruckCampbell I do not agree, this engine was used in almost every Soviet tank in WWII and after war it was used in T-54/T55, T-62, T-72 and even T-90 with some small changes. There are thousands and thousands man able to work on these. Also the engine is diesel and fairly simple so it should fire on all cylinders no problem, I suspect the missing cylinders do not get any fuel/air mixture, so it should be easy fix. ... or it is a different engine not the V-2.
What an absolute beast. Not many tanks can boast that a single vehicle can hold up the Wehrmacht for an entire day, and survive everything they throw at it. Including an 88mm AP shot.
@@tankenjoyer9175 It literally happened. There is accounts of 8.8cm shot failing to penetrate and knock out KV1s. I am claiming, based on these accounts, which are by no means obscure (they are pretty well known) that they DID withstand 8.8cm shot. Such as at the Battle of Oras. Where an 88mm was brought up to deal with the obstinate KV1. They shot the thin 12 times, scoring 2 penetrations but failing to destroy the tank. It took infantry engineers to destroy the thing.
Beautiful example, especially rare since it's a running example (should be restored) it could use some refurbished tracks and powerplant work, someone mentioned that not all 12 cylinders were firing and it sounds pretty accurate unless the exhaust has leaks. I will answer a few questions for the viewers(hopefully video creator will either clarify or correct me): 1: What variant is it? It appears to be an early war example, more specifically a KV-1 1940 model (newer gun mantlet than mod 1939 and no applique armor) 2: Why is it so slow? It's an 80+ year old tank, with what appears to be an original engine, it's unreasonable to expect a 45 ton vehicle to motor around the place at these ages in muddy terrain. Moreover I doubt the driver is a veteran of the war that has experience driving the thing. 3: Was the KV1 good? It was decent for an early war tank as far as armor was concerned, it caused the Germans trouble before they started to use the 88 in the anti-tank role, though it was possible to knock it out with something as small as the Russian 45mm at close range from the side (a feat the Finns were successful at during the winter war). Despite it's initial success it became outdated when the Germans started to field the Pak 40 and tanks such as Tiger and Panther (circa 42-43) 4: Was it reliable? No, like with most heavy tanks, the sheer weight overstressed the components which led to constant failures and wear, or simply a general lack of mobility. And while not as bad as early British designs, it certainly wasn't up for the task of the Russian or Finnish terrain. 5: Why are the tracks loose? Given it appears to be a museum piece that isn't expected to move around a lot, general maintenance is likely not a priority, even new examples during the war had visibly "looser" tracks than modern counterparts, this is not lack of care for the vehicle, it's simply what dead tracks do, modern tanks have rubber inserts between track links that maintain shape and prevent sagging. (Most Russian, German and British tanks of WW2 appear to have "loose" or dead tracks, Americans tended to use "live" tracks)
I’d like to see someone do engine swaps on old tanks like they do with cars Can you imagine putting a turbine out of an M-1 in a KV? For that matter any modern engine If I recall a lot of the older tanks suffered from being under powered or just having mechanical failures mostly because of transmission issues Would be interesting if someone could figure out a way to modernize their drivetrains and make them more mechanically sound and reliable Would be cool to see someone do a good LS swap😂 They’ve done it in everything else and some of the Marine versions are stupid High output
@@Hagbergscorner I mean, that would require a complete new hull and whatnot Keep in mind these things are heavy and I suppose maybe you could find a way to strip them of armor but that would be a crazy lot of work
current generation tanks are mostly from 1975-80, so they already work for 40-45 years in service. And thats about any major country, Abrams in usa, t72 in Russia, leopard in germany
oh trust me its bigger than you think. theres one at bovington and my mate is 6 2 and it towers over him. perspective is a real bitch in videos. but its imense.
@@qade2128 maybe but i think other tanks are really big , i have photo of me climbed at the gun of the m110 and i was tiny compared to it (182cm is my height)
I am amazed at some of the genius commentators, do you guys even know how old the tank is? and you know that this tank was used at the beginning of the Second World War and at that time it was a very good tank. Я поражаюсь некоторым гениальным комментаторам, вы вообще знаете, сколько лет танку? вы знаете что этот танк использовался в начале второй мировой войны и на тот момент это был очень хороший танк.
I'm not reinstalling war thunder I'm not reinstalling war thunder I'm not reinstalling war thunder I'm not reinstalling war thunder I'm not reinstalling war thunder
well, the entire russian 3.7 line up is now messed up after BR nerfs. all the T-34s at 4.0+, your only gd backup at same BR is KV-2 . Kinda bs that the panzer 4s are all still 3.3 - 3.7
@@cherrypoptart2001 gound rb is such a flawed experience, I played for the great highs, but holy shit are the lows horrible, one day I just had it and told myself war thunder ISN'T REAL, and that has kept me from the game ever since.
For those wondering The KV-1 tank with the number 541 is notable for its role in the defense of Leningrad during World War II. This particular tank was commanded by Lieutenant Zinoviy Kolobanov, who led a successful ambush against German forces near Krasnogvardeysk (now Gatchina) on August 14, 1941. Kolobanov's tank, along with a few others, managed to destroy a significant number of German tanks despite being heavily outnumbered. In one famous engagement, Kolobanov's tank alone reportedly knocked out 22 German tanks, effectively halting their advance.
and to think the same V12 engine is used in modern russian MBT's. obviously its not the EXACT same, its had plenty of changes and upgrades since the KV1 but its nice to know the russians stuck to the same engine they know instead of constantly changing to different engine types. "if it isnt broke dont fix it" indeed
@@CR-sj7xd im talking about the V12 design in general, seeing how tanks have and are getting heavier with additions in both equipment and technology, the russians are still using the same V12 design (not including upgrades of course). i can imagine every time they design a new tank they ask "what engine are we gonna put in it?" and the response is always "just use the V12". i imagine that there is no end of spare engine and parts for it by now, although it seems they are beginning to move on with the new T14 having a X layout, sounds interesting!
@@CR-sj7xd then you are really bad at googling. T-90 engine has basically the same crankcase, crankshaft, conrods, pistons and many other parts as T-34 engine. The main difference is that T-90 has turbocharger and some critical parts were hardened with better materials to withstand improved power output. And no, it is not good, it is unbalanced, it can't rev, has low lifespan, is nightmare to install properly and so on. The only reason russians still use it is because they can't produce anything better.
See, that's where you're wrong, kv series tanks were notoriously unreliable, near constantly breaking down due to clogged air filters leading to air starvation, clogged radiators leading to overheating and the engine and transmission being not strong enough to withstand being driven long distance, especially offroad, the problem started with the kv-1 and only got worse as they got bigger and heavier
@@texoschannel4907 Well, looking at historical photos, the tracks were sometimes more and sometimes less tensioned. So, it looks like with Soviet tanks everything goes...
You're not wrong but according to my documentation it's too loose, even with soviet standards. Look ar 0'21''-0'22''.Captured ones used by the german were used with much tighter tracks wich induced frequent damages to the tracks with broken tracks pins. "The technical manual specified that the tracks should 'droop' no more than 50mm between return rollers". Source: KV Tanks on The Battlefield, Peko publishing.
at the initial stage of the Great Patriotic War (World War II in the East), the Germans nicknamed this tank "Gespenst" due to the fact that weak 37 and short 75 mm guns could not penetrate 75 mm rolled armor that was at an angle
На таком КВ недалеко от моего города луга старший лейтенант Зиновий колобанов за один бой подбил 22 немецкий танков используя тактику засады с высоты на против дороги, где по обе стороны которой было болото тем самым не давая пространство для манëвра панцерваффе. Он вкопан свой танк по башню и замаскировал и стал ожидать противника, когда появились танки он не стал стрелять сразу он дал им убедится что тут нет никакой засады, а потом когда нецы начали движение, он дал всей танковой колоне зайти на трудный участок дороги, и только когда последний танк оказался на дороге между болот он отрыл огонь по головной машине по замыкающей и центральной тем самым заперев колону между болот и методично растреливая танки. Во вражеской колонне возникла страшная паника. Одни танки, пытаясь скрыться от губительного огня, лезли под откос и там вязли по башни в болоте. Потом и они были сожжены. Другие, пытаясь развернуться, натыкались друг на друга, сбивая гусеницы и катки. Перепуганные экипажи, выскакивая из горящих машин, в страхе метались между ними. Большинство из них попадали под пулеметный огонь. За 30 минут боя экипаж Колобанова подбил все 22 танка в колонне. Из двойного боекомплекта было израсходовано 98 бронебойных выстрелов. После боя на КВ-1 Зиновия Колобанова насчитали более сотни попаданий. И этот бой внесли книгу рекордов Гиннесса как самый результативный 22 танка за 30 минут боя
Essentially just a way to deliver a field gun to the battlefield. Tanks rarely fought each other and mainly supported against infantry and fortified positions
@@andrewjack5755 yeah kinda funny to see how rare tank fights actually are. Even nowadays with the ukraine war it took around 6 - 8 months for the first confirmed tank fight.
Do not be getting mixed up with the Cheiftan's sherman talking points and applying it yo the entire war: American tanks rarely fought other tanks, this is because the British took the lead in most operations, and in tying up German armoured resurves(the US had 2 major engagments with the German tank strength during the entire war, whilst the British had about 8 major engagments with German Armour in North Africa alone.) Soviet tank assaults were often countered with counter punches from German tanks, and this is assuming they were not stopped by armoured infantry support and anti tank vehicles like hertzers, jadgepanzers and stugs
Those tracks have seen everything
except water 😂
But in all seriousness, it's in remarkably good condition. At least for what we can make out from the exterior. Love to see it!
It's a remarkable piece.
The chieftain wouldn't approve this track tension
Lol 😄
Read that comment before starting the video, thought, Ahh, how bad can it be, Russian tank stronk....
Oh boy.
Hahahahah! 🤣 good one
i didnt think too much after reading ur comment..after i saw it reversing all i can say is "AW HELL NAH"
Damn that track tension too loose sir
Stock engine in war thunder be like
Hahaha
Built like a tractor, sounds like a tractor, strong like a tractor. What a beast!
Dangerous as a tractor. 😄
Эта версия танка была создана ещё до начала войны, тяжелый класс, говорят что гитлер был очень разочарован, когда узнал , что у русских уже был такой танк- разведка ему не донесла перед войной, может он одумался бы.
Это реплика, построенная в 20-21 году. Находится в военно-историческом парке "Стальной десант", рядом с Красным Селом, пригород Санкт-Петербурга. При строительстве использовано некоторое количество оригинальных деталей..
Awesome. Thank you. 👍
@@redlight1654 а двигатель от чего?
@@СергейКосухин-я6с без понятия)
Кому ты рассказываешь. У чела говно в башке. Он триггерится на любого кто на русском пишет
@@СергейКосухин-я6с двигатель в2 мощность 600 дефорсирован для ресурса на 500 лошадей
Sounds like 9.5 cylinders from here, great to see one of these monsters up and running 👍👍
At the most. 😄
Basically the same engine was used for dumpers and bulldozers so it shouldn't be difficult to find parts.
Attack the D point !!! 😁
War Thunder crowd unite! 🙃
Defend the D point!!!
😄😄
Never !
It even fits in with the scenery here.
Yep, very nice.
For people thinking the tracks are not tensioned this is how they’re meant to look. Tanks like the Kv-1 in video used rear drive sprockets so tension is applied to bottom of track, not top.
Thank you. People have no clue.
Tension moves to top when reversing.
всё равно чрезмерная длина
Yeah like that's the deal with most tanks, still gotta tension the track. This amount of slack is downright criminal.
bros lil bit too late to stalingrad
We are soon there again.
@@Hagbergscorner And then in Moscow, marching! Just like the Parade of the Vanquished in 1944.
Didn't know there were any running KV-1s left -- very cool!!
There might be one in Finland too.
@@Hagbergscorner Unfortunately, the two KV-1's in Parola, Finland are not in running condition.
@@mikkojk83 That's too bad. Someone should fix them.
Жаль ,что в фильмах про войну мало уделяют внимания аутентичным звукам. Послушать такой двигатель через сабвуфер было бы впечатляюще
That would be really cool. 👍
I had a 1975 MAN truck with a big V8 in it. Nice sound. I had to drive wearing ear muffs
Loud pipes saves lives. 👍
These used to be the tigers of Barbarossa early in the war
They were. 👍
Runs great especially for an 80 yr old
Indeed. 👍
That poor engine sounds like she's having so much trouble moving that hulk of a tank
Масса. 600 лошадиных сил на 47-48 тонн - это слабый двигатель. Только после войны двигатели этой серии довели до нормальных уровней мощности и надёжности
I think it's just running bad
@@AdamNotEva там нет 600 л.с., там всего 500
@@Hagbergscorner Да, он очень плохо работает. Вот как должен звучать этот двигатель: ua-cam.com/video/jXRztT8Ev2A/v-deo.html
It's called "Soviet Polar Explorer", if someone's interested.
Thank you.
What a beautifull sound its engine makes
It sure does.
Beautiful? It sounds like its dying.
@@VeganerHippie It's dying in style
Im gotta Say i never Saw Kv-1 Footage Like this before So Now I found it!
Here you go. 👍
Это просто шикарно! Уважаю людей, которые сохраняют и оживляют историю и её артефакты
Jag håller med.
My guy trying to get that god mode 🗣🗣🔥🔥
Nemas problemas
Holy shit its like the sound of a monster from a bygone era.
It sure sounds fantastic.
love to see the good old KV1 being driven, i wonder if any of the early KV1 tanks armed with the L11 gun instead of the ZIS-5 are still around. probably in museums.
Not many left.
Я всё же рад, что таких пенсионеров, еще выкатывают подышать воздухом и в наше время :)
Yes, that's very cool
That is Rad!!! 👍😊 can you imagine the fear that sound would bring to soldiers when they heard it coming? Awesome video! Love and miss you, brother. Hope you guys are doing good.
ARCO
It's heavy and was feared at the beginning of the war but soon got obsolete. It still sounds awesome. 🍻 Love ya!
@@Hagbergscorner This was actually the sound of almost ALL Soviet tanks , as they all used variations of the same Kharkov V-2 engine. And en masse would instill fear into Germans right until the end 😁
@@aleksazunjic9672 I wouldn't be surprised if they use this V-2 diesel engine it the T90.. 😂
@@Hagbergscorner Early variants of T-72 used V-46, which was deep modernization of V-2. Modern tanks like T-90 use V-92 which again has some lineage from V-2. T-64 and T-80 are not based on this engine.
@@aleksazunjic9672T80 has turbine engine I think. 👍
ATTACK THE D POINT!!!
😄
Love it! The KV is one of my favourites. I watch Tankers now and then just to see one moving
Same here.
In 1941 this was a beast.
Yes it was.
at 1:11 you can hear the gearbox screaming while it's getting disassembled by the clutch
It's ok...
A funny fact. The development of this tank was like a comic punishment for a mixed group of students of boys and girls from their teacher for a stupid question. By chance or by young genius, they designed a good sketch that the Soviet industry of that time could create and it was appreciated by the teachers as an interesting project that turned out to be better than the planned heavier SMK tank with two turrets
No. The SMK was first and that developed into KV-1.
the tank truly turned out to be powerful and at the same time very effective. Already in the Soviet-Finnish war, pre-production KV 1 tank shocked high efficiency against Finnish and German equipment. As in the first years of the Second World War, when the Germans did not have an analogue of the KV 1 as such (Before the development of the Tiger)
@@lugerliaz the greatest proof of KV-1 being good was that even though it was strategically awful to move around and keep repaired and resupplied - its strategic flaws put it in tactically bad situations where the germans in WW2 quickly learned that they had no tank mounted weapons that could hope to defeat a KV in straight up combat. just about all KV kills were done by mobility killing it and then the crew abandoned it/infantry snuck a satchel charge on it or a field gun piece was brought in to shell it to bits. Had the soviet union been on the offensive in 1941 first with the logistics to support KV's...
but alas, soviet union was run by russians.
@@Hagbergscorner this is partly true. Because the group of students who made a sketch of the kv-1 tank participated in the production of the SMK when their graduate supervisors designed the SMK
@@Pilvenuga Yes....Russophobia, as I understand it, is not chauvinism at all now? Try to replace the word Russian with Jew and not be accused of anti-Semitism in the propaganda about Russians that you read.
For all the hysterical
"These tracks need more tension" experts -
That was typical for the KV-Series. Got it ??
Finally someone who knows. These tracks were never like on a modern tank.
You want precision track tension, go find a German tank LOL KV dont need it
This looks pretty cool, too bad companies don't manufacture and sell them((
Great shopping vehicle. 😄
perfect daily
The machine of victory.
Hahaha! Well, no.
@@Hagbergscorner Of course. And T-34, and Il-2 and very very soon T-72 and T-90M. But main machine of victory it's soviet civilian.
@@HagbergscornerMatilda? Churchill 1? Lee? Covenanter? KV transformed to IS with 85mm rifle than 122mm. IS-3 IS-7 I think best heavy tank after WW2. But T-34 gave best ideas. T-44 than T-54, 55, 62,64 and T-72 best of the best. Now T-72B3, with T-80 and T-90M best tanks
@So4ny_Balesh Hahaha! Those few that are left in working order you mean?
Lovely kv-1
Is sure is. 👍
Dude alt tabbed while waiting to spawn and when he was back it was already 12.7 battle.
Jokes aside I really love to see old tanks getting repaired and able to drive
It's a beautiful beast of crap. 😂
I love how loud soviet tanks are yet in warthunder theyre silents no mater how much you set your headset or the game
I know engines can be switched off but cleary theyre not because theyre always Flying when you dont hear them
Big diesel engines. Sounds awesome!
@@Hagbergscorner it definitely does
soviet tanks are incredibly loud in war thunder, sometimes I can't even hear the enemy over the sound of my own engine in some tanks
@@random_potato2549 yes if you use them its like that but if your fighting against one its different
Meanwhile players who listen to music while in-game
Sounds mean! Awesome machine and thanks for sharing with us!
Thank you. 👍
V12 Diesel - when you dont need an exhaust to sound cool.
Absolutely right!
Тут ЯМЗ-238 походу..
@@BablchLife 12 цилиндров это 240
ничего себе ! после стольких лет все еще в строю
спасибо вам , ребят , что сохраняете память :^]
It's a nice piece of history. 👍
A steel monster, truly.
For sure! 👍
Damn these comments, KV-1 was actually good in its time
they do realize this tank is older than their great grandparents right?
@@banzaibomb4980 they should respect
Apart from breaking all the time.
It wasn't lol
POV: the T-72av TURMS-T player gets knocked out and has to pull out his next best tank
Take cover! Here comes Ivan 😄
TURMS players when you ask them what the last highest BR tech tree vehicle they researched was:
What a beast. Such a treat to see these things operational
It is. 👍
Scary beast for finnish anti-tank crews in Winter war.
It was. But the Finns knocked out many of these.
@@Hagbergscornerand captured a few 😅
@@Hagbergscorner How do you know? Any documents?
@@AlexanderTch Yes.
@@Hagbergscorner What arhives? Where exactly? Any requisites? Who published?
If thats a replica, its very well made
read the description
@@hisanorsato I did
It is. 👍
I dont know if its the camera mic, but the engine sounds very off, dont hear all cylinders to fire which is very strange. Is it really a V12?
It's a diesel V12 and it seems to run quite badly.
It is an 80 year old engine, and they were built to war time standards, and few people know how to work on these relics. It is a wonder it works at all, it idles oddly.
@@ATruckCampbell I do not agree, this engine was used in almost every Soviet tank in WWII and after war it was used in T-54/T55, T-62, T-72 and even T-90 with some small changes. There are thousands and thousands man able to work on these. Also the engine is diesel and fairly simple so it should fire on all cylinders no problem, I suspect the missing cylinders do not get any fuel/air mixture, so it should be easy fix.
... or it is a different engine not the V-2.
@@madigorfkgoogle9349 what are you smoking??
@@madigorfkgoogle9349 The T90 does not use the same engine bro
Тяжело дедушке... Но работает. Спасибо реставраторам.
Thank you for watching. 👍
What an absolute beast. Not many tanks can boast that a single vehicle can hold up the Wehrmacht for an entire day, and survive everything they throw at it. Including an 88mm AP shot.
Imagine the noise. 😉
Alright saying it Holds up against 8.8cm is too much dude.
@@tankenjoyer9175 It literally happened. There is accounts of 8.8cm shot failing to penetrate and knock out KV1s. I am claiming, based on these accounts, which are by no means obscure (they are pretty well known) that they DID withstand 8.8cm shot. Such as at the Battle of Oras. Where an 88mm was brought up to deal with the obstinate KV1. They shot the thin 12 times, scoring 2 penetrations but failing to destroy the tank. It took infantry engineers to destroy the thing.
love this tank
Me too.
and somehow this thing sneaks up on me in warthunder :|
Lol. World of tanks here.
Why would he be hauling now?
Especially when you're driving a German tank.
That sound of 35 Liter V12 diesel engine its amazing.
38,8 liter. 😉
Гусли не натянуты!
Nä, lägg av! 🤪
I have memories engrained in my brain of this turret rotating towards me multiple times in World of Tanks. I have an account back in 2012
Cool. I'm still playing.
Beautiful example, especially rare since it's a running example (should be restored) it could use some refurbished tracks and powerplant work, someone mentioned that not all 12 cylinders were firing and it sounds pretty accurate unless the exhaust has leaks.
I will answer a few questions for the viewers(hopefully video creator will either clarify or correct me):
1: What variant is it? It appears to be an early war example, more specifically a KV-1 1940 model (newer gun mantlet than mod 1939 and no applique armor)
2: Why is it so slow? It's an 80+ year old tank, with what appears to be an original engine, it's unreasonable to expect a 45 ton vehicle to motor around the place at these ages in muddy terrain. Moreover I doubt the driver is a veteran of the war that has experience driving the thing.
3: Was the KV1 good? It was decent for an early war tank as far as armor was concerned, it caused the Germans trouble before they started to use the 88 in the anti-tank role, though it was possible to knock it out with something as small as the Russian 45mm at close range from the side (a feat the Finns were successful at during the winter war). Despite it's initial success it became outdated when the Germans started to field the Pak 40 and tanks such as Tiger and Panther (circa 42-43)
4: Was it reliable? No, like with most heavy tanks, the sheer weight overstressed the components which led to constant failures and wear, or simply a general lack of mobility. And while not as bad as early British designs, it certainly wasn't up for the task of the Russian or Finnish terrain.
5: Why are the tracks loose? Given it appears to be a museum piece that isn't expected to move around a lot, general maintenance is likely not a priority, even new examples during the war had visibly "looser" tracks than modern counterparts, this is not lack of care for the vehicle, it's simply what dead tracks do, modern tanks have rubber inserts between track links that maintain shape and prevent sagging. (Most Russian, German and British tanks of WW2 appear to have "loose" or dead tracks, Americans tended to use "live" tracks)
Great information. Thank you. 👍
I’d like to see someone do engine swaps on old tanks like they do with cars
Can you imagine putting a turbine out of an M-1 in a KV?
For that matter any modern engine
If I recall a lot of the older tanks suffered from being under powered or just having mechanical failures mostly because of transmission issues
Would be interesting if someone could figure out a way to modernize their drivetrains and make them more mechanically sound and reliable
Would be cool to see someone do a good LS swap😂
They’ve done it in everything else and some of the Marine versions are stupid High output
Building a fast and reliable old tank for racing in the mud. 😂😂
@@Hagbergscorner I mean, that would require a complete new hull and whatnot
Keep in mind these things are heavy and I suppose maybe you could find a way to strip them of armor but that would be a crazy lot of work
This is what every Passat and Golf dreams of being
Lol
wow she holds fairly well even with all that mud in the tracks! it's doing great
She eats mud for breakfast. 😁
i´m a kit modeller , and this tank is one of my faves
Sweet! Check out my UA-cam channel, I've built a KV-2 in 1/6 scale. Full build video is coming soon.
amazing that it still works, it wasn't suppose to live this long! ahaha, what a beast
A very rare beast. 👍
79 year old and still works, meanwhile i doubt any current generation tanks will still work in 80 years
more complex machine less likely to work after neglect, profound
current generation tanks are mostly from 1975-80, so they already work for 40-45 years in service. And thats about any major country, Abrams in usa, t72 in Russia, leopard in germany
@@holkomes9444 UK Challenger....
It's a sweet old beast.
One of the millions survived, other 99,999999% are dead. And most of current tanks are at least 40yo already
Are the tracks not too loose?
I think they are a bit loose. But it's ok on these style of tracks.
KV-1 despite having tons of problem, is actually pretty decent tank, early German tanks can't pen it's frontal armor
У него по кругу 75 мм было.
Frontal armour was pretty good for its time.
i thought it would be bigger in reality , nice tank
It is huge! 😁
@@Hagbergscorner when i served in army 6 years ago , i drove a m110 and was huge at least its cannon of 203mm 🤠
oh trust me its bigger than you think. theres one at bovington and my mate is 6 2 and it towers over him. perspective is a real bitch in videos. but its imense.
@@qade2128 KV-1 is small in comparison to its predecessor - SMK. Basically it was unusually small and dense for heavy tank of late 30s.
@@qade2128 maybe but i think other tanks are really big , i have photo of me climbed at the gun of the m110 and i was tiny compared to it (182cm is my height)
0:44 omg, a T-60!
Yep
@@Hagbergscorner can it T-60?
How come the KV-1 in war thunder doesn't sound like this ?
it kinda does and this one isnt being revved much
Maybe the KV in War Thunder fires on all 12 cylinders? 😁😉
@@mandyeales4286 yes it kinda does, just this one sounds beefier
Love too see and hear it ❤
Same. 👍
A very very important machine in WW2.
It was good but too expensive for what it offered.
I am amazed at some of the genius commentators, do you guys even know how old the tank is? and you know that this tank was used at the beginning of the Second World War and at that time it was a very good tank.
Я поражаюсь некоторым гениальным комментаторам, вы вообще знаете, сколько лет танку? вы знаете что этот танк использовался в начале второй мировой войны и на тот момент это был очень хороший танк.
In the beginning this was a very good opponent.
Very scary to fight at the start of the war
But later useless
@Lwaww Sure. The tanks got obsolete quick in WW2.
@@Hagbergscorner I didn’t say that
I'm not reinstalling war thunder
I'm not reinstalling war thunder
I'm not reinstalling war thunder
I'm not reinstalling war thunder
I'm not reinstalling war thunder
Lol. Good luck.. 😁
Installed...
well, the entire russian 3.7 line up is now messed up after BR nerfs. all the T-34s at 4.0+, your only gd backup at same BR is KV-2 . Kinda bs that the panzer 4s are all still 3.3 - 3.7
@@cherrypoptart2001 gound rb is such a flawed experience, I played for the great highs, but holy shit are the lows horrible, one day I just had it and told myself war thunder ISN'T REAL, and that has kept me from the game ever since.
I wish I can test drive one of these someday.
That would be cool
Stock KV1 with low crew skills, SMH.
Sounds torquey as hell. I love it!
It sure does. 😄
i think this is KV-1[L-11]
Me too.
No, its armed with the F-34 or maybe even the rare F-32.
This is F-32,
KV-1 had ZiS-5, not F-34, they are same guns but had to be fixed in turret in different way so name was changed
@@matejsertic8612 you are correct, thanks.
Ez L11
Ich liebe einfach das russische Panzerdesign 😍
Tank "design" you mean? 😉
@@Hagbergscornerits what he said?
@@Hagbergscorner русскую школу танкостроения
@@paracetamol4ik Danke 🙂
IS THAT THE REAL 541 ?!
For those wondering
The KV-1 tank with the number 541 is notable for its role in the defense of Leningrad during World War II. This particular tank was commanded by Lieutenant Zinoviy Kolobanov, who led a successful ambush against German forces near Krasnogvardeysk (now Gatchina) on August 14, 1941.
Kolobanov's tank, along with a few others, managed to destroy a significant number of German tanks despite being heavily outnumbered. In one famous engagement, Kolobanov's tank alone reportedly knocked out 22 German tanks, effectively halting their advance.
I don't know. I would guess not. But let's imagine it is. 😊
The 541 was the S varient of the KV-1 from what I could find online. This KV-1 in the video is a non-S variant.
If games had sounds like real life ❤
Yes! 👍
and to think the same V12 engine is used in modern russian MBT's. obviously its not the EXACT same, its had plenty of changes and upgrades since the KV1 but its nice to know the russians stuck to the same engine they know instead of constantly changing to different engine types. "if it isnt broke dont fix it" indeed
Sorry but theres not a single article saying modern russian MBT are using engines from late 1930..
@@CR-sj7xd im talking about the V12 design in general, seeing how tanks have and are getting heavier with additions in both equipment and technology, the russians are still using the same V12 design (not including upgrades of course). i can imagine every time they design a new tank they ask "what engine are we gonna put in it?" and the response is always "just use the V12". i imagine that there is no end of spare engine and parts for it by now, although it seems they are beginning to move on with the new T14 having a X layout, sounds interesting!
@@soldiert0144 ok, just your opinion, but again, theres nothing on the internet saying this "old v12 design plus new features" in modern russian tanks
@@CR-sj7xd then you are really bad at googling. T-90 engine has basically the same crankcase, crankshaft, conrods, pistons and many other parts as T-34 engine. The main difference is that T-90 has turbocharger and some critical parts were hardened with better materials to withstand improved power output. And no, it is not good, it is unbalanced, it can't rev, has low lifespan, is nightmare to install properly and so on. The only reason russians still use it is because they can't produce anything better.
See, that's where you're wrong, kv series tanks were notoriously unreliable, near constantly breaking down due to clogged air filters leading to air starvation, clogged radiators leading to overheating and the engine and transmission being not strong enough to withstand being driven long distance, especially offroad, the problem started with the kv-1 and only got worse as they got bigger and heavier
As a WW2 re-enactor I have the perfect kit to ride on the back. Think I could get a ride? 😁😁
Sure. The tank is in Sankt Petersburg. 😊
Люди молодцы что его восстановили и отреставрировали,все же клепанную броню умели наши делать,что на первых порах это помогло
This is a beast. 👍
Немцы называли его призрак в начале войны потому что снаряды рикошетом отлетали пробить не могли, только тяжёлая зенитка 88 могла справиться ...
где там клёпаная броня? Это новодел.КВ-1 был цельносварной.
Beautiful sound.
Your tracks need a little tightening
They usually were this slack back in the day. 👍
@@Hagbergscorner not that bad
@@texoschannel4907 Well, looking at historical photos, the tracks were sometimes more and sometimes less tensioned. So, it looks like with Soviet tanks everything goes...
@@LEXXIUS yes they can look slack, but I'm mostly looking at how it almost muncher the track when he's reversing. That should not be happening.
@@texoschannel4907 lol wrong. Life is not World of Tanks
That one sounds more like 3cyl tractor not like V12...
Perhaps.
Its just how it is with 20th ceuntry engines
Там из 12 цилиндров 6 не работает.
Whats the speed compared to den fläckiga vinbergssnäckan?
I would bet my money on the fläckiga vinbergssnäcka. 😄
Soviet heavies always have very loose track tension. Never understood why, but I think the tension is ok for the KV.
Mud 1 meter deep
I think so too.
You're not wrong but according to my documentation it's too loose, even with soviet standards. Look ar 0'21''-0'22''.Captured ones used by the german were used with much tighter tracks wich induced frequent damages to the tracks with broken tracks pins. "The technical manual specified that the tracks should 'droop' no more than 50mm between return rollers". Source: KV Tanks on The Battlefield, Peko publishing.
Dude this is awesome wtf
I know. 👍
Грозная красота Воина ! ❤🔥
at the initial stage of the Great Patriotic War (World War II in the East), the Germans nicknamed this tank "Gespenst" due to the fact that weak 37 and short 75 mm guns could not penetrate 75 mm rolled armor that was at an angle
It was a beast.
Brings back memories all the times I played "Close Combat 3, The Russian Front."
That's cool. 👍
На таком КВ недалеко от моего города луга старший лейтенант Зиновий колобанов за один бой подбил 22 немецкий танков используя тактику засады с высоты на против дороги, где по обе стороны которой было болото тем самым не давая пространство для манëвра панцерваффе.
Он вкопан свой танк по башню и замаскировал и стал ожидать противника, когда появились танки он не стал стрелять сразу он дал им убедится что тут нет никакой засады, а потом когда нецы начали движение, он дал всей танковой колоне зайти на трудный участок дороги, и только когда последний танк оказался на дороге между болот он отрыл огонь по головной машине по замыкающей и центральной тем самым заперев колону между болот и методично растреливая танки. Во вражеской колонне возникла страшная паника. Одни танки, пытаясь скрыться от губительного огня, лезли под откос и там вязли по башни в болоте. Потом и они были сожжены. Другие, пытаясь развернуться, натыкались друг на друга, сбивая гусеницы и катки. Перепуганные экипажи, выскакивая из горящих машин, в страхе метались между ними. Большинство из них попадали под пулеметный огонь.
За 30 минут боя экипаж Колобанова подбил все 22 танка в колонне. Из двойного боекомплекта было израсходовано 98 бронебойных выстрелов. После боя на КВ-1 Зиновия Колобанова насчитали более сотни попаданий.
И этот бой внесли книгу рекордов Гиннесса как самый результативный 22 танка за 30 минут боя
russenpropaganda
Скоро вам понадобятся эти вещи в Украине, но вы пойдете ко дну, как пошли ко дну советские нацисты.
@@success3047 Ja das sind die tagträume dieser leute. Russen haben schon immer nur gelogen, sie können nicht anders.
@success3047 нет история
@@Colbato.Берлин наверное тоже не русские взяли😂 это чехи с поляками
Some cylinders are missing, its more like v9
Indeed. Good enough...
When the track tension?
It's OK. These old heavy tanks had lose tracks.
Wunderschön. Vielen Dank für's Teilen.
Danke schön.
I thought it would be louder like how the IS-2s and IS-3s sound
Hard to hear through a film.
wtf is that track tension😂
Lol. It is Russian.. 😁
Gives me vibes straight from Kolobanov's famous battle
This thing is priceless❤
It sure is sweet.
Can someone explain to me which gun the kv-1 uses, it looks like the zis but i dont know which.
If it’s a zis, then it’s probably the zis-5
Looks like F-32 (Ф-32). The gun barrel is too short for ZiS-5.
It's one of those that doesn't work.
Thanks for the explanation guys, i appreciated it. 😊😊
@@Hagbergscornerlmaoo🤣
Imagine you are a German tanker in a Pz. 38t in 1941, and you see this one coming out from the woods in front of you...
The great thing about that is that the KV-1 is almost blind and too slow to cause any harm.
@@Hagbergscorner no tank is blind, and soviet heavies were fast af
@sibsnake Well.. 35km/h seems fast on paper, but was it doable? Don't get me wrong, I like the KV tank variants as models.
@@Hagbergscorner what about the 22 panzers destroyed by Kolabanov?
@@ShokkuKyushu What about them?
Amazing to see and hear that. Thank you!
It is. Thanks for watching.
Great video. This is the 1st time I have seen a KV 1 in real life.
They are quite rare. Some say this is a replica made but I'm not sure. Anywho, it looks very good.
@@Hagbergscorner не сильно редки. Вот КВ-2 действительно редкий, остался 1 единственный в мире, и стоит в музее в Москве.
It's so crazy to think that tanks are just armored excavators with guns that only exist for one reason. To kill.
They exist to keep their crew alive too. 😉
Essentially just a way to deliver a field gun to the battlefield. Tanks rarely fought each other and mainly supported against infantry and fortified positions
@@andrewjack5755 yeah kinda funny to see how rare tank fights actually are. Even nowadays with the ukraine war it took around 6 - 8 months for the first confirmed tank fight.
Do not be getting mixed up with the Cheiftan's sherman talking points and applying it yo the entire war: American tanks rarely fought other tanks, this is because the British took the lead in most operations, and in tying up German armoured resurves(the US had 2 major engagments with the German tank strength during the entire war, whilst the British had about 8 major engagments with German Armour in North Africa alone.)
Soviet tank assaults were often countered with counter punches from German tanks, and this is assuming they were not stopped by armoured infantry support and anti tank vehicles like hertzers, jadgepanzers and stugs
Replica or not, she’s a beaut.
She sure is. 👍