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KV-1S A light er variant of late 1942 with higher speed, but thinner armor . A new, smaller, cast turret and redesigned rear hull were used. 1370 were built. In respon se to criticisms, the light er KV-1S (Russian language: -1) was released, with thinner armor and a smaller, lower turret in order to reclaim some speed. Importantly, the KV-1S also had a commander's cupola with all-around vision blocks, a first for a Soviet heavy tank. However, the thinning-out of the armor called into question why the tank was being produced at all, when the T-34 could seemingly do everything the KV could do and much more cheaply. The Soviet heavy tank program was close to cancellation in mid-1943.
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