Russian Heavy Tank KV-1 Early Production, Mod 1941. TAMIYA 35372

Assembly plastic kit of a Russian Heavy Tank KV-1 Early Production, Mod 1941. Includes a commander figure and decals for two different markings.

The Soviet KV-1 was officially adopted in 1939 and went through a number of variants. Model 1941 KV-1s employed the 76.2mm ZIS-5 gun, which could tear through the armor on contemporary German tanks; its early production variants had a welded turret with armor up to 75mm thick, and hung tough in fierce fighting with German armor following the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, contributing to the Soviet resistance that would eventually turn the tables and push back the German advance.