Life inside a WW2 KV-1 Tank (Cross section) 

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A funny myth story about KV-1. During the battle kv-1's engine is conked-out, and germans realized to drag that tank to germans positions. They brought two PZ3s and hooked kv-1, when they started to drag the tank, kv-1 started the engine from the push then kv-1 draged these pz3s to soviets position. :)

I used to draw tanks as cross-sections so I'd like to see more of these. It just shows so much detail!

"We have lost many brave men, but their sacrifice is not in vain. Our tanks now form a line of steel so powerful that all German resistance will be crushed beneath its mighty treads. Today - we will watch as Seelow falls. Along with all those foolish enough to stand in our way." Viktor Reznov

KV-1 is consider one of my favourite WW2 heavy tanks as they are not only iconic but also having a toughest armour back at the early years of the war. Which is later then replace with the IS series.

KV-1 tank really tells you that Armor and bulk isn't always the right way, its mobility and power in speed. Basically a mix between light medium and heavy tonks.

It's worth mentioning that there is one captured Kv-1 that was modified by the Germans with a 7.5cm cannon and cupola taken from a panzer III.

Soviet tanks really aren't the most comfortable for the crew. But early on in the war being in the KV-1 was probably the best tank to be in for Soviet crews to be in thanks to its armor. Not like that's saying much when T-26s, T-35s, and BT series tanks were around at the same time. But it still proved effective against early Panzer IIIs and IVs. KV-2 is still best KV tank with its 152mm derp gun.

KV 1 was a magnificent steel beast in the early years of ww2.

Fun Fact - when the German invade the Soviet Union, they really expect it gonna easy ride since the initial attack, they encounter bunch of easily destroy T-26 tank but as they get deeper into the Soviet territory, they suddenly encounter the main backbone of the ussr armor corps, the T-34 and Kv's, then that were they trouble start. Even their latest Panzer 3 50mm gun both short and long barrel had difficult time to destroy this tank simply because of they were well armored and robust. Worse that majority of their frontline anti tank gun were 37mm, they pour alot of shell of this tank but simply all of it bounce off, so it quite a shock the German. Hence why they develop the 50mm and later 75mm PAK and Panther and Tiger tank

Nice detail animating the crews while shells bounce to stop any possible shrapnel to hit them if the armor shattered

Thank you as always for your great videos Simple History 😉

*one of my favourite tanks*

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9:25, fact is disputed. While yes, some sources say that it’s a KV-1, other sources including some of the most recent research points towards it actually being a KV-2 during the battle Rasniai.

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I love these in the life of a tank videos make more please keep up the good work

It would be awesome to have a cross section on the Tiger tank. Thank you for all your hard work

That War Thunder description though.......

When are we going to get a cross section for the British tanks like Churchill, Cromwell, Valentines, Matildas, and several others

The moment I saw that legend from World of Tanks, the KV-5, that grappled my attention.

I like to think that the Soviets were finding a way to destroy concrete bunkers and when they looked at a fridge and decided that would be the basis for a new turret design to slap it on top of a KV-1 hull with a 152mm

Keep up the good work and I love the kv1 tank it is so cool to look at

KV1s to think that it outcompeted the SMK and T100 tanks in the 1940 Winter War and yet the KV1s continued and did the best...

7:48 idk why, but i liked the detail that the top view of the torret/tank was with the hud of Warthunder x-ray xD

My best memories from World of Tanks are with KV-2 and it's 152mm derp gun.

Please keep doing more tank vids like this

Im playing war thunder specifically with the kv 1 right when i got the notification for this video

Its worth noting that the KV-1 could be penetrated by the longer barreled 75mm Panzer 4's during the earlier years of its introduction against the Germans, the 88 want the only gun that could take it out. Its also worth noting that the designation for the KV-1s front armor was 90mm, not 110mm. The KV-1 also had 75mm side armor, not 90mm side armor. The KV-2 however did have 110mm armor, but it and its turret size were worse for the tank in terms of weight. Just a small correction, other than that great video.

That's not a KV-2! It's Stalin's refrigerator!

Keep doing more tank vids, i'll waiting for Tiger II 🐯

Ironically, the KV prototype almost killed its namesake, Kliment Voroshilov. During a life fire test, a shell narrowly missed the observation point where the marshal was.

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Finally, one of my Favorite Tanks finally get to be in a video.

That was the greatest sponsor clip you’ve done.

This is a issue with the T-34 and KV series of tanks the handle to change gears was very heavy and stiff which made it har to change gears and it didn’t help how it was so cramped 6:52

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Have a great week everyone ❤😊

No one is talking about the kv-5 at 1:47

please do one for the French Char B1 :)

I am playing War Thunder right now. I wish you guys had a special for subscribers with current accounts. Anyways, great video! It helped me understand for myself and in game knowledge

Another banger vid

01:07 bro engineer what are you doing 🤨

I'd just add that KV-1 was constantly tweaked and improved, that eventually lead to IS-1 whose lieage can be directly traced to the OG KV-1

Warthunder and Comprehensive definitely don't belong in the same sentence, unless Comprehensive is prefixed by a non.

The fins absolutely wrecked the KV-1s in the winter war. They only ramped up production in the Soviet union because they had nothing else better to use.

Those planes looked well below stalling speed!

Pls do a video on the IS-1

The Finns brutalized soviet Tankers lol

Great video Can we get a crossout section of the M26 Pershing? its a medium tank many don't associate with except in Korea

russian bias

"Most comprehensive battles" Random HEAT shell: *Bounces and changes direction 3 times before returning to the original strike point and finally working as intended*

You should do a cross section of the is2 tank

This ad read felt like Badger wrote it and I love it

The War Thunder ads caught mr off guard because of hos fittingly well your voice is to be used for War Thunder comme

The Commander that you show is actually the Loader, the Commander of the KV-1 on the right side of the Gun Breech.

I think the words Carnival of chaos describe War Thunder the best and I love it

Just wanted to say I love this channle. And I love that there is always somthing new to learn from Each video. Thank you.

9:42 - 9:53 : Russian war movie named "Tankers" was inspired by that 🗿🍷

7:50 Does this creator think the entire crew was in the turret? Look at the top-down view.

2:45 Oh man, the nightmare from Company of Heroes 2 is back 😨

Very nice, can you able to "life inside of strumtiger" next?

The Kliment Voroshilov tank was practically immune to the 3.7 cm KwK 36 and howitzer-like, short-barreled 7.5 cm KwK 37 guns mounted on Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks but long 7.5 cm KwK 37 guns were very much a threat more then even 8.8cm various flak guns of the Germans as number fielded & ability mount a gun is very important. 10.5 cm leFH 18 was another dangerous German piece. Mind for all your mention of guns from what I read mines were more of a concern by Russian Kv tank crews for such heavy vehicles with a high ground pressure has limited paths of terrain they could follow when compared to a T34 let alone a T70 which the latter light tank doesn't get the praise it should. If you know solid ground from soft ground you know were any Kv tanks will cross which is why they were not the super weapon the soviet union was hoping though were effective when the transmission wasn't buckling or breaking. The tiger 1 tank had 1.10 kg/cm²= 15.646PSI minimum & why the tiger 2 was purposely reduced it down to 0.96 kg/cm²=13.65PSI but they slapped stuff on it again that defeated the point on later variants. I would assume a Kv1 has a similar ground pressure if not more then a Tiger 1. Britain for perspective never went above 0.92 kg/cm²=13.1 PSI though lighter & stripped down variants for the north African campaign had a 11PSI which is low pressure for a heavy tank. The Churchill also had the highest incline climb of any tank in ww2 so the British popped up on high vantage points the German thought no one could or would occupy in the deserts of north Africa but slow British infantry tanks did creeping into position most would ignore. British tank had a lengthened front compared to other to house 11 bogies to distribute the tracks which & increase ground area of contact for a reason as it wasn't aesthetics but practicality. Hull clearance, ground pressure & climb is something many ignore about tanks & vehicles in general but is a lot more important then most militaries give mind. The average human foot exerts 16 PSI & a tank needs to be that if not less for what happens when you or I stand in mud? I look at KV1 & I guess 15 to 16PSI by eye. No wonder mines were a concern as paths of travel are limited. I'd argue the Churchill was the best heavy tank of ww2 as it had 6 inches of frontal armour at 152 mm with a lower ground pressure & no transmission issues. It was a snail but who cares as what infantry men are going to run faster then 15 Mph? Bigger does not equal better & their a point of gun size which it is just a impractical show piece on vehicle for loaders are only flesh & blood. when you go above 3 inches for a mounted gun you add a lot of weight for little return hence both Britain & the yank with eventually the soviet union settled on 3 inches be it imperial or 76.2mm. Even putting shells into a vehicle & transporting them is massive pain in the aris. Only time a 90mm or similar size might be acceptable is a shorter HE round for ant infantry purposes. Mind auto loaders change matters but still not perfected.

I don’t know why but now I wanna see one of the m18 hellcat or centurion

Can you make Char-2C Super Heavy Tank cross section next with the 105mm variant, or even the Lorraine variant? Or B1-bis?

I wonder what rhe KV1 veteran crews thoughts too were when they encountered the Panzer III or IV or the PaK 36/37 and then eventually Panzer IVs with longer barrelled guns or the 88mm Flaks or the Tiger I or PaK 38 and 40s

Now we need an interior of the Char series, Liberty tank, Independent tank, and the T-35.

Do kv2 next

Can you guys do a cross section of the B-52?

KV-1 is my second favorite tank in WW2 (Favorite one is Churchill mk.7)❤

Is there a video of yours on the JS2? I don’t know a ton about that one.

@Simplehistory Hey, you know what thats the best War Thunder AD for a YT creator because every other person just reads what Gaijin gives them and they always say there is over 70 million players. Well, that right there is a flat-out lie because there's no more than 250k on at max in the peak time in the year of 2024. So anyway props given for your AD for WT It is actually WAY better than anything I have seen this year from anyone besides the actual company itself Gaijin.

Could you do any battleship cross section

Last time I was this early, the USSR still existed

Hull armour on the kv1 is not 110/90mm That would be thicker then a tiger

you looked so cool and funny in that military uniform ngl

KV1 A good example of the Soviet Armor!

I'm now wondering if you'll make a kv2 (Stalin's fridge) video

Please Do a WW2 Bomber Planes Next I Think It Would Be Cool 🤞

KV2 next pls! ^_^

I think it is more likely that the „monster of raseiniai“ was a KV-2, but we will never know for sure

Please get a story about Christman. The forgotten serial killer in history!

hi like your content

the kv-1s was a attempt to rectify the reliability problems of the kv-1

That War Thunder read will not age well.

The KV-1s is probably one of the most misrepresented real tanks of wotb, since most play with the larger turret and 122mm gun which only a couple were made in that spec(I think)... most KV-1S had the 76mm and maybe some the 85. Sadly, the video did not tell us what the "S" stood for in the lightweight variant... it's basically Russian for Speedy. Scorotznivoy(sorry I butchered the spelling). Still, the KV-1, and KV-1C were terrifying tanks when introduced, the latter with it's cast turret being resistant to attack from the air(from what I've read), but like dinosaurs of the Jurassic period, they went extinct and were superseded by the Cretaceous period dinosaurs....which also went extinct.

Now we must see cross section of t-35. Guess it would be hour long to cover all crew positions.

Didn’t the KV-1 get sent in to the winter war as a experimental tank along side 2 other experimentals

From the thumbnail of the video it looks so chaotic inside a tank

Can you making life inside kv2

I am from the town Raseiniai (9:22). We have a memorial for the tank crew and many people who are interested in war still talk about that event to this day

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When will we have tiger 2 cross section?

Can you do kv2 next pls

kv-1 is a nice tank

The kv-1 is fav tank

Good Russian film called Tankers with KV1. Think it's on RU-vid

My grandfather fought in a T-34. He's dead now.

KV-1B is one of the few tanks out of Russia I will see and go " Well, for awhile they were onto something. Good work. "

Please do T-28