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 ...

Traditionally only Russian ships and aircraft were named after prominent figures, though small arms also bore their inventor’s name. But two Soviet tanks are enshrined in military history not under ...

The KV-2 and KV-3 experiments pushed the limits of tank design, mounting massive guns and heavy armor, but often suffered from mechanical failures, impractical layouts, and the pressures of wartime ...