Pereverzev's KV-4
- Mass: 100 tons
- Length: 9300 mm
- Width: 3800 mm
- Height: 3320 mm
- Wheelbase: 3000 mm
- Clearance: 330 mm
- Track contact surface: 7180 mm
- Ground pressure: [illegible]
- Engine type: M-40
- Engine power: 1200 hp
- Top speed: 38 kph
- Range: 15 hours or 300 km
- Crew: 6
- Armour:
- Sides: 105 mm
- Front (upper): 100 mm
- Front (lower): 185 mm
- Rear: 105 mm
- Roof: 50 mm
- Floor (front): 50 mm
- Floor (rear): 40 mm
- Turret sides: 140 mm
- Armament:
- 107 mm gun
- 45 mm gun
- 2 coaxial machine guns in the 45 mm gun mount
- 2 machine guns in the rear of the turret
- 107 mm ammunition: 108 rounds
- 45 mm ammunition: 195 rounds
- DT ammunition: 4000 rounds
- 107 mm gun elevation: +30 degrees
- 107 mm gun depression: -7 degrees
- 45 mm gun elevation: 25 degrees
- 45 mm gun depression: -7 degrees
- 45 mm gun traverse: 270 degrees
- Machine gun elevation: 25 degrees
- Machine gun depression: 7 degrees
- Machine gun aiming range: 170 degrees
- Suspension: torsion bar
- Road wheels: steel with internal shock absorption
- Radio: 10-R
- Flamethrower: 1
- Flamethrower fuel: 100 L
What is the reasoning to have a mg in the back off the turret? It looks like that takes a lot off space, for a feature that if you need it you are in a bad position anyways or am i missing something obvious here since there are more tanks that have it?
ReplyDeleteThis was a reaction to the Spanish Civil War, tanks got surrounded by infantry and if you get bad guys on your engine deck they can do serious damage. Shockingly, it later turned out that once this happens you're probably screwed anyway and it's a better idea to have a reliable infantry escort during city fighting.
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