KV-9 Heavy Tank

1/35 scale buildable model of Russian heavy tank KV-9, Trumpeter 09563.

The kit includes:
10 frames with details.
photo-etching.
decal.
1 frame is made of transparent plastic.
scheme for coloring the model.
detailed instructions in English.

In the autumn of 1941, the Russian command requested a mobile artillery vehicle. Under the guidance of engineers V. Sidorenko and N. Usenko, in December 1941, the Object 229 - KV-1 mod. 1942, armed with 122 mm U-11 tank howitzer. The construction of this machine was carried out until April 1942. After successful tests, it was accepted as the KV-9. The weight of the tank was 47 tons, the crew consisted of four people: two in the turret and two in the hull. The tank had an easily replaceable cast turret from the KV-1. To protect the tank from anti-tank guns, its frontal armor had a thickness of 135 mm, which was huge for those times. The thickness of the armor on the roof of the tower was 40 mm. The tank was equipped with a TMFD opti