| | KV-8, Model 1942
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| Developer | KB ChKZ
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| commencement of works | summer 1941
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| production of the first prototype | October 1942
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| Serially produced in | 1942-1943
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| in service | until the end of the war.
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| COMBAT MASS | 43,000 kg
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| CREW, people | five
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| DIMENSIONS |
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| Length mm | 6750
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| Width, mm | 3320
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| Height mm | 2710
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| Clearance, mm | ?
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| ARMAMENT |
one 45-mm cannon 20K,
three 7.62-mm machine gun DT
ATO-41 flamethrower
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| AMMO |
116 shells,
2442 cartridges and
690 liters of fire mixture
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| TARGETING DEVICES |
telescopic sight - TOD-6
periscope sight - PT-6
command panorama - PT-1
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| ARMOR |
hull front - 75 mm
hull side - 60 mm
turret front - 75 mm
turret casing - 75 mm
turret stern - 75 mm
gun mask - 90 mm
roof - 40 mm
bottom - 20 mm
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| ENGINE | V-2K, diesel, 12-cylinder, 600 hp
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| TRANSMISSION | mechanical type with 5-speed gearbox
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| CHASSIS | (per side)
6 dual track rollers,
3 support rollers,
front drive and rear guide wheels,
high-speed track
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| SPEED | 35 km / h
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| RANGE ON THE HIGHWAY | 180 km
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| CONSTRAINED OBSTACLES |
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| Angle of rise, hail. | ?
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| Wall height, m | 1.20
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| Wade depth, m | 1.60
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| width of the pit, m | 2.20
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| MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 71TK-3 radio station
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