kv8 by Kirikax and U929
During the Russo-Finnish War (from December 1939 to March 1940), the Soviets used flamethrower vehicles based on modified T-26 tanks, which were easily collapsible even by anti-tank rifles or small cannons.
In 1941 it was planned to install a flamethrower in a KV at the same time that the same was done in a T-34.
These tanks with flamethrowers were called KV-8 and OT-34 respectively.
In the case of the T-34 (OT-34) they installed the flamethrower in the place of the helmet machine gun, while in the KV (KV-8) they did it in the tower. Another advantage of the KV-8 over the OT-34 was that it could store 5 times more fuel.
In 1942 the production of KV-8 began with the consent of Stalin, who viewed both projects with good eyes. Thus, in January was accepted for production and in April 1942 a series of 102 vehicles was launched, and both the OT-34 and the KV-8 participated in battalions of independent flamethrowers, composed of 10 KV-8 in two companies and 11 OT-34 flamethrower tanks in a company.
Between September and November 1942, 25 more KV-8 were manufactured and another 10 in 1943.
Featires (same as the kv-1 plus the flamethrower):
Speed: 22 Km / h
Crew: 5 (11)
Armor (mm) …………. front ………. sides ………… rear …………….. top
Body ……………………. 100 …………. 75 …………… 75 ……………… 40
Turret ……………………. 75 ………….. 75 …………… 60 ……………… 35
Armament
Cannon ……………………………….. 76mm ZIS-5 ………………………………. (Real features: 45mm 20-K AT)
Range …………………… 10 ………….. 30 …………… 70 ……………… 120
Penetration (mm) ……. 77 ………….. 71 …………… 55 ………………. 36
Recharge time: 6 s
Coaxial flamethrower
Machine gun
AA …………………………. DT-29
Coaxial …………………… DT-29
Rear ………………………. DT-29
Hull ……………………….. DT-29
Credits:
This is a tank developed by Kirikax and U929 from the KV-1 of the game.
The copyright of the model is property of Kirikax and U929. Do not use it for commercial purposes. If you use it in a mod, name it in the credits.
If you like this model, please give us a praise or encouragement 😀
Special thanks to Finckenstein
05/07/2019
PD.: You can play with this in another of my mods (a mission, Operation Mars):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=374522696
