README FOR KV-1

Thanks for downloading the KV-1 heavy tank.


Civilopedia Text Entry:

#PRTO_KV1
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^The [KV-1] is a heavy tracked tank, weighing approximately 23500kg. It was used by Russia in WWII.
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^A city must have both $LINK<oil=GOOD_Oil> and $LINK<iron=GOOD_Iron> in its
$LINK<Strategic Resource=GCON_ResourcesS> box to build the KV-1.
#DESC_PRTO_KV1
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^In 1938 the SMK (Sergius Mironovitch Kirov) and the T-100 were designed by S.J. Kotin (chief engineer of the Kirov-Zavod tank factory in Leningrad) to replace the T-35. The prototypes were tested in the Russo-Finnish War and were found to be too large and too complex. At Stalin's suggestion Kotin modified the T-100 by removing the small front turret which had a 45 mm gun and was able to design a more compact vehicle and increase the armor based on the weight savings.
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^This vehicle was originally called the Kotin-Stalin but was officially changed to the Klementi Vorishilov (KV) after the Defense Commissar.The first prototype first appeared in September 1939 and it was accepted on December 15, 1939, for introduction to the Red Army. In the summer of 1940 production started. They came from the production lines in Leningrad and went straight to the front at Karelian. The factory was later moved to Chelyabinsk. The engine was the same as the T-34 but with minor modifications. The armor was welded.







PediaIcons Text Entries:

#ICON_PRTO_KV1
art\civilopedia\icons\units\KV1Large.pcx
art\civilopedia\icons\units\KV1Small.pcx

#ANIMNAME_PRTO_KV1
KV1


Suggested Stats: 
Prerequisite:  Motorized Transportation
Shield Cost: 14
Moves: 2
A/D: 16/10
Required Resources:  Oil, Iron
Unit Abilities:  Ranged Attack, Wheeled, Blitz
AI Strategies:  Offence
Special Actions:  Load, Pillage, Capture

