KV-1 – cast turret (Soviet)

Description

The KV-1 was the first of a range of Soviet tanks of WWII named after the Soviet Defence Commissar (Kliment Voroshilov). Introduced in 1939, the KV series really gained notoriety with the German Army during Operation Barbarossa when it was found that their heavy armour rendered them practically immune to the invading PzIII and PzIV tanks armed with 37mm and short barrelled 75mm guns. In fact, at the time, a KV tank was virtually invulnerable to anything short of a FlaK 88 or point blank artillery fire. 

However, they also had shortcomings of their own – the heavy armour made them slow and sluggish; the main gun was no better than that mounted on a T-34/76; at 45 tons they really were too heavy for the Soviet transport infrastructure once they were disembarked from trains. 

Over 5000 KV-1 tanks were produced and ultimately they served through until the end of the war.

• Country/Army: Soviet
• Material: UV Cured resin
• Painted by: MarDav Miniatures and FroggyPaints
• Original Designer: Night Sky Miniatures
• All models are produced under license with the original designer.
• These models are designed for modellers and collectors. They are not toys and are not suitable for children.
• Model supplied unassembled and unpainted. Additional finishing may be required during assembly.
• Finished colour of the product may vary from images shown due to material availability and differences in batches.
• Photos show 28mm models unless noted otherwise.
• All dimensions are complete with weapons unless otherwise stated.
• Other scales and dimensions may be available upon request.
• Models supplied at scales smaller than 20mm may be an alternative design more suitable for small scale prints. These may be sourced from a different designer to the one noted above and the model may differ in details such as lacking camo netting, stowage, having a chunkier weapon barrel, tracks etc.