<p>The turret inscription translates as “Invincible”.
The KV-1S was a variant designed for higher speed and introduced in late 1942. It had a smaller, cast, turret and thinner protective armour.
This exhibit consists of a KV-1S turret mounted on a standard KV-1 hull. The first 100 of the 1,370 KV-1S built also used a KV-1 hull, so this is an accurate wartime configuration. Not accurate, however, is the IS-2 suspension. The middle section of the hull is reported to be new build.
On display in ‘Victory Park’, Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow, Russia.
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26th August 2017
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65001151@N03">Alan Wilson</a> from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
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