KV-85

  Unit Properties of  General Information
 * Nation:     Soviet Union
 * Category:   Tank
 * Class:      Heavy tank
 * Role:       Anti-Tank/Break Through Tank
 * Primary Armament: 85mm D-5T
 * Secondary Armament: 3x7.62mm DT-29, 1xhull, 1xco-axel, 1xturret rear
 * Armor:     100-40mm
 * Crew:       4(13)


 * MP price:   38
 * Speed:      25
 * Fuel:       ?



History
The KV-85 was a stop-gap design produced to fill the gap between the aging KV-1 and the IS-1 which had yet to be produced. It was essentially a mixture of the two tanks, with the hull from the KV-1 and the Turret and gun from the IS-1.

In Game
This tank isn't a bad vehicle in game, despite having only the same armor thickness as the KV-1 it is sloped at a better angle providing more protection for the same width. Its main drawback is its gun, being only 85mm and with poor accuracy, it struggles to take on tanks of a similar class, for example it would be no match for a Tiger I, nor a Panther. The KV-85 also has problems with speed as it struggles to keep up with other tanks; the only one good point is that it is large enough to carry 9 passengers.

Note
 * This tank has the same armor penetration as the SU-85, IS-1 and the T-34/85
 * This tank has the same Turret armor as the IS-1
 * This tank has the same hull armor as the KV-1