![]() In addition, its firepower was no better than that of the T-34. As appliqué armour and other improvements were added without increasing engine power, later models were less capable of keeping up to speed with medium tanks and had more trouble with difficult terrain. ![]() The KV outweighed most other tanks of the era, being about twice as heavy as the heaviest German tank at that time (before the Tiger). This severely impacted the maneuverability, not so much in terms of maximum speed, as through inability to cross many bridges medium tanks could cross. Furthermore, at 45 tons, it was simply too heavy. ![]() It also had serious flaws: it was difficult to steer the transmission (which was a twenty-year-old Holt Caterpillar design) 'was the main stumbling block of the KV-1, and there was some truth to rumors of Soviet drivers having to shift gears with a hand sledge' and the ergonomics were poor, with limited visibility. The KV's strengths included armour that was impenetrable by any tank-mounted weapon then in service except at point-blank range, that it had good firepower, and that it had good flotation on soft ground.
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