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Re: KV!S -85

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:43 am
by bubbajoexx
Mackem wrote: Well that means my book is wrong then, oh, and so is this web site,

http://www.battlefield.ru/index.php?Itemid=50&id=49&lang=en&option=com_content&task=view

and this one,

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/galleries/IS/IS_1_img.htm

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm............

John

in the first link it is correctly id as a kv-85
in the second link that is a kv1s85 they are 2 differant turrets
the kv1s85 was the experimental unit and the kv85 was the production unit

Re: KV!S -85

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:45 am
by bubbajoexx
[ICE]monkey wrote: KVIS from the tank museum
regards, ice
the tank pictured is a kv1 cast turret not an s version

here is an S version with the 76 mm gun
http://www.wargaming.net/tanks/MODELS/kv1s_3.htm

Re: KV!S -85

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:04 am
by Mackem
Excellent, now we know exactly what you are building. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused, but trying to follow the development of the KV series is in itself confusing.  ???

Let's see some progress pics Bubba, I may be getting a KV myself soon.  ;)

Cheers
John

Re: KV!S -85

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:40 am
by panzer34
If you lads need any translation for you KV-1 my Mrs is Russian so I have a spot for Russian Tanks nice photo by the way up to now I have the KV-1 T34 KV-2 big turret