KW-5

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KW-5
Super heavy tank KW-5 (model)

Super heavy tank KW-5 (model)
General properties
crew
length
width
height
Dimensions 100 tons
Armor and armament
Armor 170–180 mm on the tub front wall, 150 mm on the side
Main armament 1 × 107mm cannon
agility
drive
1200 hp
Top speed 50 km / h
Power / weight 12 hp / t
KW-2 and KW-5 in size comparison (models)

The KW-5 (also: Object 225 ) was a Soviet project for a super heavy tank weighing 100 tons from the KW series . Development began in Leningrad in April 1941 , as Josef Stalin pushed for the 107mm cannon and this required a larger tank. When the Kirov factory was evacuated on August 15, 1941, the work was stopped. There were also considerable doubts about the project, as the Soviet railroad could only carry vehicles with a maximum weight of 55 tons and there was little experience with engines of this power class.

The drive had 8 rollers and 4 support rollers on each side.

See also

  • T-42 earlier project of a 100-ton tank

literature

  • Brief description in: AW Karpenko: Soviet-Russian tanks 1905–2003 . Klitzschen 2004, p. 401.
  • Steven J. Zaloga, Jim Kinnear: KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939–45 . Oxford 1995, p. 31 f.