Comments on: KV-1: the “Spectre” Returns

By: goff0103

goff0103 — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:12:16 +0000

Fixing this tank is more realistic than fixing the Maus even if the hull is more broken up.

By: Mr. Perfect

Mr. Perfect — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:58:22 +0000

It reads like something is missing form the article. What was this old bridge about? And how did they know the tank was in the river if it was buried under a meter of mud? There must be some well-known Russian story the rest of us have never heard.

By: Westonbirt_EU

Westonbirt_EU — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:35:02 +0000

IMO I believe it’s because their production was stopped very quickly and most of them were converted and sent to the front, unlike T-34s, which were massively produced, repaired, etc… it wasn’t great in any way, so no need to maintain the few they had.

By: T3K

T3K — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:30:19 +0000

what isnt radioactive in russia?

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:07:41 +0000

We’re talking 40 plus tons of steel here whose parts have been out of production for something like seventy years now. The facilities to manufacture these things moved on to other things long ago so you’d probably pretty much have to recreate much of the production chain to get even started – which would be economically idiotic since there’s not exactly a major demand for these things.

Also why the Hell would this wreck be radioactive? You fail physics forever.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:02:20 +0000

Pretty sure custom-building a complex 40-odd ton steel vehicle to order isn’t quite something most relevant businesses would have the means for without spending a certain amount of time “building tools to build tools” as it were. Plus at least some of the later KV models had substantial castings in the turret; good luck with those if the original moulds aren’t available (as is almost certain) – that manufacturing method was AFAIK mainly aimed at relatively cheap and rapid mass production but required quite substantial “tooling up” before you could get started.

And yeah, a replica ain’t the same as the real thing.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:52:55 +0000

KV-1 is one of the black sheep that most certainly didn’t contribute to such legends. Major pain in the ass on multiple counts AFAIK, which is doubtless one reason work on all-around improved successor designs started almost as soon as the things started coming off the assembly lines.

By: Wolvenworks

Wolvenworks — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:49:02 +0000

Word that comes to my mind is FUBAR

By: Goldmarble

Goldmarble — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:31:13 +0000

Possibly because Museums are about preserving, and restoring artifacts of history when they are available. Not making copies.

By: ComradeHX

ComradeHX — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:01:13 +0000

Perhaps with your expertise you can set up an assembly and produce the tank just like how it was in WW2.

Or perhaps you do not do it because you know nothing of tank.