Russian tanks KV1 & KV-2

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>The KV-1 heavy tank was one of the Red Army's most iconic-and controversial-vehicles of the Second World War. Its development emerged from the urgent need to modernize Soviet armor after the failure of the multi-turreted Leningrad monsters which mounted guns of varying calibers. The tank's historical significance became clear during its first field tests in the Winter War against Finland (1939-1940) where early KV-1 prototypes demonstrated remarkable durability compared to their predecessors despite lingering technical issues. Later an upgunned variant with a Bol'shaya Bashnya (large turret) entered service as the KV-2 a heavy artillery tank designed for assault support. </span><span style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>More than mere weapons of war the KV-1 and KV-2 embodied the Stalinist doctrine of armament: mass production and ruggedness at any cost-a philosophy that would define Soviet military industry for any years to come.</span></p>