Wednesday 25 January 2017

KV-3 Turret

Actual KV-3 turret blueprints laid over the commonly shown drawing.

KV-3 wooden mockup photo. The overhang of the turret is clearly visible.

"Armour protection:
  • Hull:
    • Sides: 90 mm
    • Upper front plate: 120/80 mm
    • Lower front plate: 100 mm
    • Rear: 90 mm
    • Top: 40 mm
    • Floor: 40/30 mm
  • Turret (stamped):
    • Height (with observation cupola): 1,245 mm
    • Sides: 115 mm
    • Slope of the sides: 30°
    • Gun frame armour (stamped) 130 mm
    • Roof: 50 mm
    • Gun mantlet: 115 mm
    • Diameter of the turret ring: 1,670 mm"

2 comments:

  1. Any chance of a darker version of the actual blueprints? They're so light I can't really make them out.

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    1. Fix your monitor settings or get a better one. It is readable other than for some of the measurements. Zooming in also helps

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