КВ-3 - characteristics review of heavy tank 7 tier of USSR, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / USSR / 7 tier, Heavy tank

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КВ-3

КВ-3 Бис

В-5

В-2ИС

В-2СН

10Р

10РК

12РТ

Р-113

Т-220

КВ-3

85 мм Ф-30

107 мм ЗиС-6

100 мм Д-10Т

122 мм Д-2-5Т

122 мм Д-25Т

85 мм С-31

Basic

Tank ID 5889

Tank type Heavy tank

Tier 7

Nation USSR

XP needed

34 000

Price in credits

1 390 000

Crew 6 people

Commander

Gunner

Radioman

Driver

Loader

Боевая мощь

Damage 390 / 390 / 530 points

Armor percing

Damage 293 - 390 - 488 points

Penetration 131 - 175 - 219 mm

Armor piercing CR

Damage 293 - 390 - 488 points

Penetration 163 - 217 - 271 mm

High explosive

Damage 398 - 530 - 663 points

Penetration 46 - 61 - 76 mm

Penetration 175 / 217 / 61 mm

Gun caliber 122 mm

Gun reload time 12.3 sec

Gun fire rate 4.88 shots/min

DPM 1903 points/min

Gun aim time 3.1 sec

Gun dispersion 0.44 m

Gun elevation angles 7 / 24

Gun horizontal aiming angles 180 / 180

Gun traverse speed 26 deg/sec

Max ammo 38

Survivability

HP 1400 points

Hull HP 1040 points

Turret HP 360 points

Hull armor 120 / 90 / 90 mm

Turret armor 155 / 130 / 130 mm

Engine fire chance 15%

Mobility

Mass 68.2 ton

Engine power 600 hp

Power per ton 8.80 hp/ton

Speed forward 32 km/h

Speed backward 10 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 18 deg/sec

Turret traverse speed 22 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 340 m

Radio signal range 730 m

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
85 мм Ф-30	6	0	48 000	1 550	160/160/280	120/161/43	5.14	11.67	3.43	0.42	94	КВ-1
107 мм ЗиС-6	7	14 400	68 290	2 400	300/300/360	167/219/54	9.71	6.18	3.43	0.45	32	Т-150 КВ-2 КВ-4 Show 1 more tank А-44
100 мм Д-10Т	7	16 500	78 180	2 257	250/250/330	175/235/50	8.57	7	2.86	0.42	24	ИС
122 мм Д-2-5Т	7	17 000	84 980	2 600	390/390/530	175/217/61	14.74	4.07	3.43	0.46	24	КВ-85 КВ-4 ИС
122 мм Д-25Т	8	19 000	125 140	2 590	390/390/530	175/217/61	12.34	4.86	3.43	0.46	24	ИС-М ИС
85 мм С-31	6	4 350	49 200	1 500	160/160/280	119/159/43	4.86	12.35	2.86	0.46	59	Т-150

Turrets

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Armor	HP	Traverse speed	View range	Other compatible tanks
Т-220	6	0	10 630	10 000	100/100/100	260	24	330	none
КВ-3	7	7 120	21 930	12 300	155/130/130	360	22	340	none

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
10Р	5	0	3 660	100	360	Т-150 КВ-2 Т-46 Show 12 more tanks СУ-122А Т-28 С-51 СУ-8 КВ-1С СУ-14-1 КВ-1 ИСУ-152 СУ-14-2 212А КВ-85 СУ-152
10РК	7	3 100	18 600	100	440	Т-150 КВ-2 ИС-М Show 16 more tanks ИС ИС-3 Т-10 ИСУ-152 ИС-3-II ИС-2-II КВ-1С Об. 257 Об. 705 КВ-1 КВ-13 КВ-4 Об. 704 КВ-85 СТ-I СУ-152
12РТ	9	5 600	33 600	110	625	Об. 257 СУ-122А 212А Show 17 more tanks ИС-3 Т-10 ИС-М СУ-8 ИС-3-II ИС-2-II СУ-14-1 СТ-I Об. 705 ИСУ-152 ИС КВ-13 КВ-4 СУ-14-2 С-51 Об. 704 СУ-152
Р-113	10	8 700	52 200	80	730	МТ-25 Об. 416 Т-44 Show 14 more tanks ИС-3 ЛТГ Т-10 Об. 430 Об. 430 II СТ-I Об. 257 Т-54 ЛТТБ СУ-101 КВ-4 Об. 704 Т-54 обл. Об. 263

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
В-5	6	0	27 860	750	640	15%	Т-150 КВ-2 А-43 Show 1 more tank А-44
В-2ИС	7	11 000	36 000	750	600	15%	КВ-1С ИСУ-152 ИС Show 3 more tanks СУ-152 КВ-85 КВ-13
В-2СН	8	12 000	34 000	750	750	15%	none

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
КВ-3	6	0	10 720	14 200	none
КВ-3 Бис	7	6 320	18 200	14 200	none

КВ-3 tree

Previous tank

Т-150

880 000

24 500

VII

Current tank

КВ-3

1 390 000

34 000

VIII

Next tanks

How much XP and credits are needed for КВ-3?

To unlock and buy the КВ-3 tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the USSR`s tree, 95 080 experience points and 2 983 920 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 МС-1 37 мм Гочкис 0 0 45 мм обр. 1932 г. 2 000 40 2 БТ-2 3 500 270	310 5 500
2 БТ-2 3 500 270 БТ-2 440 0 БТ-5 500 85 45 мм 20К 2 530 125 3 БТ-5 37 000 1 500	1 710 40 470
3 БТ-5 37 000 1 500 БТ-5 750 0 БТ-7 экранированная 1 730 325 45 мм 21-КМТ 2 530 160 4 Т-28 135 000 3 200	3 685 140 010
4 Т-28 135 000 3 200 М-5-400 10 230 0 М-17Л 1400 об/мин 10 770 200 М-17Т 13 460 850 5 КВ-1 390 000 13 500	14 550 424 460
5 КВ-1 390 000 13 500 КВ-1 обр. 1940 г. 4 020 0 КВ-1 обр. 1941 г. 9 550 2 325 6 Т-150 880 000 24 500	26 825 893 570
6 Т-150 880 000 24 500 В-2К 23 050 0 В-5 27 860 5 500 В-5Ф 39 000 8 500 7 КВ-3 1 390 000 34 000	48 000 1 479 910

Total:

95 080 and

2 983 920

WN8

Table of the expected values for КВ-3 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.