How Bad Was The KV-1?

This series tends to find a middle ground for polarized tanks, but the Soviet KV-1 heavy tank is a bit different. Many either don't think much of it or think it was great, despite its troubled development and service life. Sources: KV-1 Soviet Heavy Tanks of WWII by Jochen Vollert The SU-152 and Related Vehicles by Yuri Igorevich Pasholok & Dana Lombardy KV-2 Soviet Heavy Breakthrough Tank of WWII by Jochen Vollert World War 2 In Review No. 32: Soviet Fighting Vehicles KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939-45 by Steven Zaloga & Peter Sarson Armored Champion by Steven Zaloga Check the channel "About" section for the link to the creator of my profile picture. Songs used (in order from first to last): Subnautica - Into the Unknown Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness) Sound mods: Epic Thunder (Pre-release) Armored Warfare Crew Voices Sponsor: https://apexgamingpcs.com/pages/spook... Second channel:    / @spookstoon   Patreon:   / spookston   Twitter:   / spookston   Reddit: /u/spookston Discord: See my Patreon page. Twitch:   / spookstonwt   Steam: https://goo.gl/BYQjC9 #warthunder​​​​​​​​​​​​ #tanks​​​​​​​​​​​​ #tankhistory