3-way Heavy Tank Contest: T-100 vs SMK vs KV

In 1939, the Red Army had three heavy tanks to choose from when it came to its next generation heavy tank. This video tells the story of which one won and why.

**Sources and further reading**

Solyankin, Pavlov, Pavlov, and Zheltov, Sovetskiye tyazheliye tanki 1917-1941
B. Irincheev, Tanki v zimney voyne
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Gameplay footage taken from Steel Aces by Armative Studios. https://steelaces.com/

** SECTIONS GO HERE **
00:00 Intro
00:57 Lessons learned from the T-35
4:32 T-100 vs SMK
5:46 A new challenger
6:55 Heavy tank prototypes in the Winter War
9:03 Second chance for the T-100
11:59 Birth of the KV-2
12:45 Conclusions

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