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Rare WW2 KV-1S footage - КВ-1с серийный - Танк, танк клим ворошилов.
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The development of the KV-1S began after the two prototypes for the KV-3 were rejected.
The Object 220 and 222 were based on a modified KV-1, the Object 220, had a longer hull, larger turret, and a 107 mm gun. The Object 222, was just a KV-1, but had a better turret layout.

The KV-1 had serious weight problems and with each upgrade, it proofed to be still under-powered and the transmission proved often prone to break downs.
The KV-1S needed to be much faster and lighter, so got a new gearbox, main clutch and improved engine, armor was reduced and a new cast turret was made thinner and it had smaller road wheels.

Production started in August, 1942, but the KV-1S proofed to be to slow and under-armoured, and was more expensive to produce then a T-34/76, it was also heavily disliked by tank crews, so in 1943 after 1370 vehicles had been made, it was discontinued.

Even due the KV-1S was a huge failure it was the influence of better late-war tanks such as the T-34/85 and IS tank series.

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