KV-5

KV-5 is a tier 8 heavy tank from USSR in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

KV-5 stats at a glance

The KV-5 has 1424 hit points , 180mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.2:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the KV-5 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.9:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How KV-5 compares to its peers

There are 102 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the KV-5. Its 1424 HP places it in the top 5% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1247). Frontal hull armor of 180mm ranks in the top 20% for the class (peer average: 143mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 56% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• KV-5 vs 110 — tier 8 heavy tank from China
• KV-5 vs 112 FL — tier 8 heavy tank from China
• KV-5 vs 112 — tier 8 heavy tank from China
• KV-5 vs 50TP pr. — tier 8 heavy tank from Poland
• See full tier 8 heavy tank tier list — all 102 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

Development began in June 1941 at the Leningrad Kirov Plant and was completed by August, but plans were interrupted due to the complicated situation on the front. The KV-5 was to utilize some components of the KV-1. A new turret was designed, incorporating the 107-mm ZIS-6 gun. Two roadwheels and a single support roller were to be added on each side. A new 1,200 h.p. diesel engine was being developed for the vehicle, however it was not completed in time and was replaced with two V-2K engines.

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