KV-8

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The term "KV-8" can refer to two different things:

1. KV-8 (tank): A Soviet flamethrower tank from World War II.

2. KV8 (tomb): The tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah in the Valley of the Kings.

Here's a breakdown of each:
KV-8 Flamethrower Tank

• Designation: KV-8 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
• Purpose: Designed to assault heavy fortifications, leveraging the psychological impact of flamethrowers.
• Development: Work on the KV-8 began in Chelyabinsk in November 1941, with production starting in 1942.
• Base Model: The KV-8 was based on the KV-1 heavy tank.
• Armament:
• It was equipped with an ATO-41 flamethrower, mounted coaxially with a machine gun in the turret.
• The 76.2mm main gun of the KV-1 was replaced with a smaller 45mm Model 1932 gun to accommodate the flamethrower. The 45mm gun was often disguised within a 76mm tube to maintain the appearance of the standard KV-1.
• It carried approximately 100 x 45mm projectiles, and an estimated 3,000 x 7.62mm ammunition.
• The ATO-41 flamethrower could fire up to three times every 10 seconds, with each shot using about 10 liters of fuel mixture.
• The range depended on fuel: 65 liters range with 60% mazut and 40% kerosene, and 100 liters with kerosene-oil mixture.
• Variants:
• KV-8: The initial production model, with 42 units completed.
• KV-8S: Based on the improved KV-1S model, with 25 units featuring the upgraded ATO-42 flamethrower. Some KV-8S tanks used the original KV-8 turret on a KV-1S hull.
• KV-8M: A proposed model with two flamethrowers, but only two prototypes were built.

• Location: Tomb KV8 is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
• Occupant: It was the burial site of Pharaoh Merenptah, who belonged to the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
• It was discovered open in antiquity.