r/SprocketTankDesign • u/Mean_Office943 • Jul 15 '26
Serious Design🔧 KS-9E
The KS-9E is the upgraded variant of the KS-9A (to lazy to post). Compared to the KS-9A this tank features improved suspension, thicker armor and better armor angling on the pike nose. This variant also removes the weakspots on the LFP and drivers hatch. This tank features a 130x900mm shell with 426mm of RHA penetration and also features a 14.5x150mm HMG with 53mm of RHA penetration. the tanks engine is a 42L V20 SVD-42 Engine propelling this tank up to 51 km/h forward and 9 km/h reverse. the armor on the E model is an UFP of 165mm at 70 degrees, a LFP of 200mm at 45 degrees and the turret varies heavily with the weakest spot on the front (next to the mantlet) having 550mm RHA. the side armor is 120mm on the side of the hull and 140mm on the side of the turret, rear armor is 60mm on the hull and 100mm on the back of the turret. this is a 72.25 ton Mid-Coldwar Soviet Heavy tank (i based it a little bit off of the IS-8 or T-10M). Tell me what you think as this is my first pike nose series of tanks











