Tier VI Heavy Tank Soviet Union

KV-85

Tank ID 2817

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

A further development of the KV-1S tank. Unlike the previous modification, the KV-85 had enhanced armament. The vehicle was developed in the spring of 1943 at the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant. The tank entered service on August 8, 1943, and was mass produced until September, with a total of 148 vehicles manufactured. The KV-85 was used by the breakthrough armored regiments of the Red Army.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

920

Weight

46.0 t

Forward speed

34 km/h

Reverse speed

14 km/h

View range

320 m

Signal range

325 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	75	60	60
Turret	100	90	90

Engine: V-2K · 500 hp

Radio: 9R

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

85 mm D-5T

Calibre 85 mm

Reload time 4.9 s

Aiming time 2.9 s

Dispersion 0.38

Rate of fire 12.24 /min

Ammo capacity 70

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 120 / 160 / 200

Penetration 90 / 120 / 150 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 120 / 160 / 200

Penetration 121 / 161 / 201 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 210 / 280 / 350

Penetration 32 / 43 / 54 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,337

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,945

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,512

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 810

Avg. spotted 1.05

Avg. kills 1.05

Avg. defence 0.80

Exp. win rate 53.77 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

52.94 %

Avg. WN8

1,401

Battles

123,606

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 66 of 91 at Tier VI

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	Quickfingers eu	4,791	381	71.13 %
2	m00h eu	4,615	570	69.82 %
3	Eumelmad eu	3,924	1,251	65.23 %
4	Yzne eu	3,638	261	73.18 %
5	Panzerfighter_ eu	3,576	280	80.71 %
6	Brotis na	3,506	143	70.63 %
7	skill4ltu eu	3,424	217	67.74 %
8	Gertrude na	3,236	176	67.05 %
9	RedHagen eu	3,234	1,237	63.06 %
10	GehakteMolen eu	3,223	287	66.55 %