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KV-1

USSRUSSR·Heavy TankHeavy Tank

Development started at the end of 1938. A prototype was produced in August 1939. The vehicle first saw combat in December 1939 at the Mannerheim Line. The tank was mass-produced from March 1940 through August 1942, with a total of 2,769 vehicles manufactured.

Configuration
Health
840
DPM
2,368
View range
310m
Speed
34km/h
Camo
27Poor
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
1,768
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,408
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
965
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
20mm
110mm

Hull

All 12 plates

Turret 2 of 2

All 6 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
DPM
2,368
Damage
450
Penetration
61 mm
… at 500m
61 mm
Reload time
11.40 s
Rate of fire
5.26/min
Aim time
2.90 s
Dispersion
0.570 m
… moving
0.250
… tank traverse
0.250
… turret traverse
0.160
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
165
Caliber
122.0 mm
Shell velocity
515 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
60
Potential damage
27,000
Shell cost
257 cr
Mobility
Top speed
34 km/h
Reverse speed
10 km/h
Power/weight
11.18 hp/t
Tank traverse
24.0 °/s
Turret traverse
24.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
34.0 km/h
… medium
31.9 km/h
… soft
22.4 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
24.0 °/s
… medium
18.9 °/s
… soft
13.2 °/s
Gun elevation
25 °
Gun depression
7 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.10
… medium
1.40
… soft
2.00
Everything Else
Hull armor
75 / 75 / 70
Turret armor
110 / 110 / 110
Health
840
Engine health
145
… repaired
72
Track health
140
… repaired
105
… repair time
6.86 s
Ammo rack health
140
… repaired
90
Fuel tank health
150
… repaired
60
Total weight
49,190 kg
Stationary camo
6.40 / 1.23%
Moving camo
3.20 / 0.62%
View range
310 m
Fire chance
15%
Tank cost
390,000 cr
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Radio Operator
  • Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
IV
Stock
76 mm ZiS-5 (KV-1)
V
4,250
85 mm F-30 (KV-1)
V
3,750
122 mm U-11 (KV-1)
Turrets
IV
Stock
KV-1 LKZ mod. 1941
V
2,600
KV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942
Radios
VII
Stock
10RK
Engines
IV
Stock
M-17T (KV-1)
V
5,100
V-2K (KV-1)
Tracks
IV
Stock
KV-1 mod. 1940
V
2,325
KV-1 mod. 1941
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
2055
Great
Avg WNX
1946
veryGood
Win rate
50.9%
Below Average
DPG
891
Frags
1.14
Spots
0.85
Survival
29.6%
Dmg taken
745
Hit rate
69.8%
Spot assist
109
Track assist
29
Defense
0.41
Avg XP
601

Aggregated from 4,072 tracked NA players · 32,944 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%965
85%1,408
95%1,768

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the KV-1 on NA

  1. #1Morwizdumb161 battles2,185
  2. #2javieruruguay294 battles2,103
  3. #3__Yukari__116 battles2,051
  4. #4Vegeta_Ultra_Instinto310 battles2,002
  5. #5odiechan446 battles1,991
  6. #6Primby125 battles1,956
  7. #7RODRIGO__80374 battles1,954
  8. #8__The_Bananero_ak47_570 battles1,948
  9. #9__ONE_FOR_ALL__885 battles1,932
  10. #10Panzergraf1,149 battles1,915
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • Weight49.1449.19
    • Traverse speed1823
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • Traverse speed2024
    • EngineM-17L 1,400 r/minM-17T (KV-1)
    • Power450540
    • EngineM-17Tremoved
    • EngineV-2KV-2K (KV-1)
    • Power500550
    • GunKV-1 LKZ mod. 1941 / 76 mm ZiS-5KV-1 LKZ mod. 1941 / 76 mm ZiS-5 (KV-1)
    • Reload time43.3
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.460.38
    • Aiming time2.32.1
    • Dispersion on turret traverse——
    • Dispersion after firing——
    • AP penetration86107
    • APCR* penetration102152
    • GunKV-1 LKZ mod. 1941 / 57 mm project 413removed
    • GunKV-1 LKZ mod. 1941 / 122 mm U-11removed
    • GunKV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 / 76 mm ZiS-5KV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 / 76 mm ZiS-5 (KV-1)
    • Reload time43.2
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.460.38
    • Aiming time2.32
    • Dispersion on turret traverse——
    • Dispersion after firing——
    • AP penetration86107
    • APCR* penetration102152
    • GunKV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 / 57 mm project 413removed
    • GunKV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 / 122 mm U-11KV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 / 122 mm U-11 (KV-1)
    • GunKV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 / 85 mm F-30KV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 / 85 mm F-30 (KV-1)
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