KV-2
USSR·
Heavy Tank·HT supportHeavy assault tank. Developed on the basis of the KV-1 in January 1940, with a total of 334 vehicles manufactured from 1940 through 1941. The KV-2 tanks were used in action in 1941, with most of the vehicles lost the same year.
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.
Hull
All 12 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 6 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 1,750
- Damage
- 700
- Penetration
- 110 mm
- … at 500m
- 66 mm
- Reload time
- 24.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.50/min
- Aim time
- 3.80 s
- Dispersion
- 0.600 m
- … moving
- 0.260
- … tank traverse
- 0.260
- … turret traverse
- 0.150
- … after firing
- 5.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 203
- Caliber
- 152.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 525 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 36
- Potential damage
- 25,200
- Shell cost
- 725 cr
- Top speed
- 35 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 11 km/h
- Power/weight
- 12.08 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 24.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 17.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 34.5 km/h
- … medium
- 30.2 km/h
- … soft
- 17.3 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 24.0 °/s
- … medium
- 21.0 °/s
- … soft
- 12.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 12 °
- Gun depression
- 7 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.40
- … medium
- 1.60
- … soft
- 2.80
- Hull armor
- 75 / 75 / 70
- Turret armor
- 75 / 75 / 70
- Health
- 960
- Engine health
- 205
- … repaired
- 103
- Track health
- 140
- … repaired
- 105
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 160
- … repaired
- 100
- Fuel tank health
- 150
- … repaired
- 60
- Total weight
- 53,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 2.60 / 0.21%
- Moving camo
- 1.30 / 0.10%
- View range
- 330 m
- Fire chance
- 15%
- Tank cost
- 920,000 cr
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader- Loader
Module research
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the KV-2 on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
0:57replayUnstoppable KV-2 Havoc: 8 Kills & 4,315 Damage | World of Tanks 2.3.1.0
by Wotlytics Media
9:26replayUnstoppable KV-2 Havoc: 8 Kills & 4,315 Damage | World of Tanks 2.3.1.0
by Wotlytics Media
98:41reviewKV-2 is OVERPOWERED | Road to 3 MoE
by iyouxin
13:43reviewKV-2 • When All Shots Hit the Target • World of Tanks
15:10reviewI RUINED THE KV-2! World of Tanks
by QuickyBaby
0:13reviewKV-2 experience
by iyouxin
12:26reviewThis is NOT the KV-2! World of Tanks
by QuickyBaby
13:21reviewMy BEST KV-2 Game EVER in World of Tanks!
by QuickyBaby
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Weight53.153
- Dispersion during movement——
- Dispersion on hull traverse——
- Traverse speed1621
- Mobility on hard terrain——
- Mobility on medium terrain——
- Mobility on soft terrain——
- Traverse speed2024
- EngineM-17Tremoved
- EngineV-2KV-2K (KV-2)
- Power500580
- EngineV-5V-5 (KV-2)
- Traverse speed1416
- GunMT-1 / 122 mm U-11removed
- Dispersion on turret traverse——
- GunMT-1 / 107 mm ZiS-6MT-1 / 107 mm ZiS-6 (KV-2)
- Dispersion at 100 m0.450.42
- Aiming time3.43.2
- Dispersion on turret traverse——
- GunMT-2 / 122 mm U-11removed
- GunMT-2 / 107 mm ZiS-6MT-2 / 107 mm ZiS-6 (KV-2)
- Dispersion at 100 m0.450.42
- Aiming time3.43.1