KV-1E "Klimi" towed by Leopard - Soviet WW2 heavy tank in Finnish markings

KV-1E "Klimi" - The Parola Armour Museum. The museum moves the static tank displays from the hill to make space for the upcoming tank shelter. New shelters were built during 2018-2019.

Panssarimuseon vaunujen siirtelyä rinteestä uuden tankkikatoksen rakennustöiden tieltä, 2019.

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KV-1E "Klimi"

This Soviet KV-1 tank manufactured in June 1941 and captured by the Finnish troops in late 1941 can be seen in the Finnish Armour Museum in Parola, Finland. It has additional bolt on applique armour and was known as the Model 1940 'S Ekranami' which means 'with screens' and was given the designation KV-1E post war to differentiate it with the more numerous Model 1940 KV-1 tanks which the Germans called KV-1A. The Soviet Army only called it the KV-1 tank not the KV-1E.

The addition of extra bolt on armour was a response to the new German long-barrelled 50 mm and 75 mm guns that were being fitted to German Panzer III and IV's. Both these KV-1 models had the same 76.2 mm F-32 main cannon. This is the only surviving KV-1E surviving example. It is painted in Finnish Army camouflage colours from the Continuation War.

The start of the KV-1 heavy tanks began after the heavy tank T-35 flaws came to light. Designers were ordered to draw up new designs to become the basis of a breakthrough heavy tank needed for the Soviet doctrine. This made for a tank that was heavily armoured, but not very mobile as it was to be for siege warfare. The designs offered all had heavy armour, wide tracks, and used the torsion-bar suspension. The designs were the SMK, T-100, and what would be the KV tank, which was named after the then Soviet Defense Commissar Kliment Voroshilov.

The initial production in 1939 had the KV-1 equipped with an L-11 cannon, this was upgraded to the F-32 in 1940. The Model 1940 production was the main KV-1 variant that was available during the German invasion in Operation Barbarossa. During the German invasion, it was found that the KV-1s, while invulnerable to even the German Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs, was easily taken out by the German 88 mm FlaK cannon used in anti-tank roles. This caused the KV-1 production model to be up-armoured for increased survivability with applique armour bolted onto the tank. Though it varies on how much extra armour is bolted on, some KV-1s have overall armour width of 100 mm thick. These up-armoured Model 1940 KV-1s were called KV-1E, with "E" standing for "ekranami ", which means "with shields". This up-armouring of the tank caused the weight to be increased from its original 45 tons to 50 tons, further straining the drive system of the tank.

Parolan Panssarimuseo - The Armour Museum in Finland
aka Pansarmuseet / Parola Tank Museum / Armoured Vehicle Museum (Panssarimuseo).
Military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout their history, including their latest Leopard 2A4 tank. A rare exhibit is an armoured train used in World War II. The museum was opened on June 18, 1961, when there were 19 tanks and 12 anti-tank guns on display.
Mission of the museum:
- The collection of history and exhibits, preservation, storage, research and restoration of the Finnish armoured and anti-tank troops.
- The collection of history and exhibits, preservation, storage, research and restoration of our wartime adversary and co- belligerents
- Exhibition and publishing activities
- The co-operation with other Finnish specialized military historical museums and other international tank museums subserviently and appropriately to its goals.
More information: http://www.panssarimuseo.fi

Panssarimuseo
Panssarimuseo on perustettu vuonna 1961 ja siihen tutustuu vuosittain yli 30 000 kävijää. Museon kokoelmiin kuuluu noin 70 panssariajoneuvoa, 40 panssarintorjunta-asetta ja panssarijuna. Pienesineistön ja arkistomateriaalin määrä on mittava. Siihen kuuluu runsaasti panssariveteraanien jälkipolvien nähtäväksi luovuttamaa aineistoa.

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