KV-VI Behemoth
Crew: 15 men and one Commissar. Nicknamed "Stalin's Orchestra" by the Germans that
encountered it because of the variety of weapons it deployed.
OK, first off, I know that this is a model that is something of an Internet legend.
I've seen it discussed on another site where the opinion was that such an armored vehicle never existed.
There are no known photographs and no detailed plans.
This is true.
It is also said there are no accounts of this vehicle.
Not true. I recently came across the following text on an armor site:
KV-VI Behemoth was more than a landship, it was a Communist wet dream. It had some hilarious history too. The first prototype was completed in December 1941 and was rushed into the defense of Moscow. In its first action during a dense winter fog, the rear turret accidentally fired into the center turret. The resulting explosion completely destroyed the vehicle. The second prototype was completed in January 1942, and was sent to the Leningrad front. This one had indicators installed to show where another turret was in the line of fire. In its initial attack on the Germans, the tank broke in half when crossing a ravine.
It is thought that this machine was an embarrassment to the Soviet Union, and all documentation on it was destroyed after the war.
Thoughts?