An interesting commission - KV220
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:55 pm
Whilst visiting my friend and fellow LAD member George Barnes, he showed me an article in a magazine about a prototype KV220 tank that was built in 1941 and saw limited service, and George mentioned he would quite like to have one. As it happens I have various spare bits scattered around my man cave including a couple of KV1 lower hulls and a KV1 upper hull, so we discussed the prospect of a collaboration to build the beast.
Here it is
and the blueprint
This beastie had an extra set of roadwheels from the basic KV1 and was a metre longer. It was fitted with the 85mm gun that was later used on the KV85. The tank had a limited career and was knocked out in 1941 after a direct hit from a 150mm shell on the front glacis. The tank was recovered and the turret used as a static defense gun in the battle of Stalingrad, the hull was given a KV1 turret with a 76mm gun and also was used at Stalingrad.
This will be an interesting project for me and my trusty Dremell in my 'spare' time
Alwyn
Here it is
and the blueprint
This beastie had an extra set of roadwheels from the basic KV1 and was a metre longer. It was fitted with the 85mm gun that was later used on the KV85. The tank had a limited career and was knocked out in 1941 after a direct hit from a 150mm shell on the front glacis. The tank was recovered and the turret used as a static defense gun in the battle of Stalingrad, the hull was given a KV1 turret with a 76mm gun and also was used at Stalingrad.
This will be an interesting project for me and my trusty Dremell in my 'spare' time
Alwyn