The KV-1 ZiS-5 plays like a standard heavy tank, with heavy armour able to soak up shells while angled and a decent 76 mm gun to fire back. An APHE through here could cripple or destroy the entire tank in one go. Facing from the front, the turret cheeks, front, and the gun mantlet could be penetrated by most guns to either disable the gun or incapacitate the turret crew. However, the turret armour is still a vulnerable place to hit no matter which way the hull is angled with. However, an angled KV-1 ZiS-5 is rather tough for any tank gun, with the tendency to bounce rising. The side hull is also an enticing place to hit as not only is it a flat 75 mm armour, the mass of fuel and ammunition are behind there. If facing an un-angled KV-1 face-on, the front hull plate is still a popular place to attack on with a high-velocity anti-tank weapon. While the mobility is subpar and firepower is the same compared to the more ubiquitous Soviet T-34 medium tank, they can still be a threat if ignored. The KV-1 ZiS-5 armour is still relatively strong at the hull, taking the base armour of the original KV-1 L-11 with extra armour added on. The side cheeks of the front armour are still vulnerable due to their small slope angles. This is added with 45 mm plates on the very top and bottom of the gun shield. The gun mantlet is extra protected with additional 90 mm plates added on, resulting in a very thick front turret armour.The turret ring is protected by applique armour that are 25 mm thick, the front hull also has the benefit of having top part of the applique armour on the front plate also covering the path to the turret ring.Lower glacis applique armour do not cover the entire plate.Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick and tracks are 30 mm thick.The turret remains vulnerable, however, but the turret ring is reinforced, which means that it's harder to jam the turret. The tank can take a lot of damage from lower ranks and still survive the battle. With extra 25 mm spaced armour at the front of the hull results in a total of over 100 mm of armour. The gun may be lacking on penetration unless using APCR shells, its velocity is poor (makes it harder to aim in Realistic Battles), but will do plenty of damage once penetrated and reloads quite quickly. The player should feel at home once going through the KV-1 (L-11), and while not as fast as the KV-1S, it maintains more armour all-around. This tank is very similar to its predecessors, but mounts the same gun of the T-34 (1942) sharing its ability to fire APCR shells. This KV-1 introduces a new armament, the ZiS-5, that has a much stronger punch than the L-11 from its predecessor while retaining the same armour. It was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. With a battle rating of 4.7 (AB) and 4.3 (RB/SB). The KV-1 (ZiS-5) is a rank III Soviet heavy tank
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