The KV-1 debuted with armor that German guns could not penetrate and firepower that rivaled anything in Europe. From ...

Heavy tanks, despite what their designation may suggest, weren't simply designed to be great, lumbering hulks. Thick armor to absorb punishment was paramount, certainly, but so too was relative ...

The KV-1’s armor was thickened again and again until mobility collapsed. New variants like the KV-1S and KV-85 tried to keep pace, but German Panthers and Tigers made them outdated. By Kursk, the KV’s ...

During the nearly forty-eight-hour standoff, the KV-2 had survived eight 50mm direct hits. When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the ...