tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post8828141352446593782..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Cross-ExaminationPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-27970178828698465772020-07-09T17:11:00.890-04:002020-07-09T17:11:00.890-04:00Not like the Germans oughta had any shortage of bu...Not like the Germans oughta had any shortage of busted KVs to analyze all around, but "52 tons" sounds suspiciously like offhand parroting of KV-2 specs - though one imagines these guys knew well enough they weren't facing one of THOSE. Might just be something akin to how "Ferdinand" became the catchall term for German direct-fire casemate SPGs in Red Army parlance.Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-43259490210292631102020-07-09T16:50:42.542-04:002020-07-09T16:50:42.542-04:00Hmm, a '52 ton enemy tank'---I doubt the G...Hmm, a '52 ton enemy tank'---I doubt the Germans actually were able to weigh the thing.<br /><br />So was this a KV-1 Model 1942 (overloaded with beefed up armor, up to 120 mm) or was it a KV-1S, which was (I thought) the primary version of the KV-1 by the end of 1942. Were the PzIIIs shooting at it the short- or long- barreled 50 mm gun version?Stewart Millenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261690405884935161noreply@blogger.com