KV-3 KB-3, KV-III Russian Soviet Heavy Battle Tank - Summer Camo 1/72 Scale Diecast Model by Panzerkampf

FREE SHIPPING IN THE US AND US TERRITORIES 1:72 Scale Diecast Metal - Kliment Voroshilov KV-3 (KB-3, KV-III) Russian Soviet Battle Tank - Length: 4.75" (from end of vehicle to tip of the main gun) Width: 2"  This model is made of a combination of diecast metal and plastic parts. The turret can rotate all 360 degrees, the gun has some elevation movement. The tracks are made of plastic and are fitted, however they do not move.  The coloring and markings are accurate and realistic.  The model comes attached to a removable black plastic base which measures 7 inches long by 3.5 inches wide. An acrylic top measuring 2.75 inches high covers the base. This is not a toy, this is a display model recommended for 15 and older. The Kliment Voroshilov (KV; Russian: Климент Ворошилов, КВ) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour protection during the early stages of the war, especially during the first year of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. In certain situations, even a single KV-1 or KV-2 supported by infantry could halt German formations. The German Wehrmacht at that time rarely deployed its tanks against KVs, as their own armament was too poor to deal with the "Russischer Koloss" – "Russian Colossus". KV-3 (Objects 150, 220, 221, 222, and 223) - Designation initially approved 15 March 1941 for production version of Object 150 tank design. Further developments were made on the basis of the Object 220, in the form of the Object 221 (with an 85 mm gun), Object 222 (with the F-32 76.2 mm gun) and Object 223 (built to develop a new conical turret to house the 107 mm gun, now specified to be the ZiS-6 cannon). Series production was intended to start in late 1941, but the German invasion of the USSR halted these plans, and the only prototype hull was destroyed. The design was accepted for service May 1941 and was to have entered production at the Kirovsky Plant in August 1941, but the German invasion forced this to be abandoned.