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 https://www.tankarchives.com/2021/12/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2015/05/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2014/02/... 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 **My books** Panzer III vs. T-34: Eastern Front 1941 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-III-T-3... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/p... ACHTUNG TIGER! How the Allies defeated Germany's heavy tank Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ACHTUNG-TIGER-... Direct from publisher: https://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-samso... British Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/British-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... Panzer III vs. T-34: Eastern Front 1941 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-III-T-3... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/p... IS-2: Design, Development, and Production of Stalin's War Hammer Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/2-Development-... Direct from publisher: http://is-2-tank.com/ Designing the T-34 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-T-34... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... E-book: https://pocketmags.com/mortons-books-... Sherman Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sherman-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... **My sites** Blog: http://www.tankarchives.ca/ Facebook:   / tankarchivesblog   Twitter:   / tank_archives   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tankarchives... Email: tankarchives@gmail.com