KW I C 756 (r) (German KV-1) - Full Premium Review - It's A True Tankenstein [War Thunder]

The KW I C 756 (r), otherwise known as the German KV-1, is a beast of a tank that features a powerful German 75mm cannon with an exceptional reload and heavier armor than most KV-1s. Is it worth purchasing, however? It saw an increase to 5.0BR, and many people may be wondering if it is still good. In this video, I go over all of that and more and I give you my full premium review of the KW I C 756 (r).
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[@chalion8399]

I remember when it was lower BR and it actually had its' own lineup for support. It was wonderful then. Now, it's average, but really has nothing else for a lineup, unless you pull from lower, or push higher, which is insane. I rarely see this in game anymore.

[@flubjig903]

100% agree i miss using this vehicle it was a lot of fun

[@Area51UFOGynaecology]

yeah this was by far the most annoying thing to face in uptier back when it was 4.7

[@GeraltofRivia22]

5.0 VK 3002 I guess.

[@thisguyyyyyyy2723]

All these people complaining about the KV-1 moving to 5.0 probably never had the displeasure of facing it with 3.7 Shermans/T-34s/KV-1s/Chi Nu, *especially* during events or sales.

[@g3arjammer837]

I remember doing this when I wasn’t playing it myself… Pain…

[@Drakey_Fenix]

Yeah it is used to be everywhere back then and it stomped all matches. It needed that nerf, however now it feels like it is useless instead, because there are no other good tanks to pair it up with unless you want to literally go higher then its own br.

[@thisguyyyyyyy2723]

@@Drakey_Fenix I mean… several vehicles that used to be paired with the KV-1C have been moved down from 4.7, not really because they were bad either. I’ll happily take my Hetzer and Jagdpanzer IV with the KV, and of course the Wirbelwind doesn’t belong at any BR lower than 4.7 Plus you can bring Do 217s, Fw 190 F-8, or the Me 410 B-6/R3, all of which are excellent CAS aircraft If that isn’t a capable lineup for you, that’s your problem.

[@N4CR]

It was hard to kill even with the pz4

[@N4CR]

@@thisguyyyyyyy2723 wirb is trash now they. Nerfed German 15 to 37mm. Good at planes that's it

[@mathmusicstructure]

When it was in 4.7, and you got a full downtier, it absolutely massacred everything at 3.7. It was unbelievable.

[@N4CR]

It was absolute cancer

[@mathmusicstructure]

@@N4CR I absolutely agree

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

You never, ever, ever get a downtier in this tank. Not at 4.7 nor at 5.0. The reason is that the tiger tiers (used to be 5.3, now 5.7 and 6.0) are so hugely popular that you will ALWAYS get pulled into 5.7 and 6.0 games. Always. So actually nothing changed for this tank at all, you were playing 5.7 100% of the time before, and now you are still playing 5.7 at the time. And of course, at 5.7 absolutely everything can derpshoot you.

[@TurbotheFurbo]

this used to fight 3.7? that shits not fair lol

[@ricolives1166]

This tank was so much fun at 4.7. Wish they didn't move it to 5.0 cuz fighting 6.0s SUCKS but I understand. I had so much fun even several 10+ kill games with this beauty at 4.7

[@SP-sy5nq]

Believe me fighting this thing... is not fun It's actually a more valuable target than any tiger

[@justsomepersonyoudontknow8401]

its fucking op still i rek all the 6.0 shitterz in my kv1c

[@g3arjammer837]

Best tank I ever bought. Grinded out the rest of tier 3 to tier 5 in 4 days and then the Maus in 6 hours with it when it came back the first time (with no premium account) I still don’t know how I did it. 10/10 would recommend Wish it was still 4.7 tho. Would love to relive its glory days one last time. I would’ve gotten nukes multiple times if they were at it’s BR

[@-theislander-5888]

what are you talking about?? nukes only exist at br 6.7 and upwards…

[@g3arjammer837]

@@-theislander-5888 that’s why I said if they were at it’s BR….. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Plus when it was 4.7 nukes weren’t even in the game yet lmao

[@g3arjammer837]

@@ne.1841 Like I said I just wanna relive the glory days one last time that’s all lmao Got plenty of other tanks and other vehicles for all the countries to play around with so it’s not a big deal

[@TomPrickVixen]

I use to play this tank on many events in the past. But since it became 5.0 its not even in any of my German presets anymore. There are barely any other tanks on 5.0, and the few that are, have better guns. I'm not saying its a bad tank just I no longer have a reason or lineup to use it anymore. And to be honest, I rarely see one nowadays. Definitely has to go back to 4.7 just like the B1 ter to 2.3!

[@user-ox4bv3it4i]

@@ne.1841 he’s complaining that its not useful as its a br that doesnt work for germany as since its no longer 4.7 it doesnt go with what used to be the panzer 4s and hetzers. But it doesnt go with tigers and panthers since if you playing at 5.0 might as well play 5.3 or 5.7 incase of uptier

[@TomPrickVixen]

@@ne.1841 But why would u? When u have 3 strong tanks on 5.3 and twice as much on 5.7 + the proto Tiger is rank 4 on 5.7. And if it were still 4.7 with the 4.3 premiums it could have a very effective lineup.

[@TomPrickVixen]

@@ne.1841 is that not enough?

[@WatchMysh]

The 1.0 BR uptier/downtier range killed it. With just 0.7 it could have stayed at 4.7 without the possibility to seal club the 3.7s. Now at 5.0 it's kinda average esp when uptiered to 6.0. 0.7 increments would also mitigate this problem a bit here. Well, maybe we'll get a prototype Panther at 5.0 to complement it in the next patch. Would make a german 5.0 lineup more playable.

[@johanapolinarioveliz6754]

It was an awesome tank, but once it got raise to 5.0 I barely played it because I prefer using my Panther D and Tiger H1 (both with historic camos) before the kw1c.

[@jacky9590]

same here

[@nick230699]

It also gets cucked by tbe kv85 as that tank has a better gun in every way no skyscraper known as the cupola and the same armor to boot and turret is even better

[@Kevin-mk6jo]

Should have stayed at 4.7..... useless at 5.0 cause u have to put it in a 5.3 line up.

[@maximusfz8594]

It doesn’t matter anyway because there aren’t a lot of 6.0 vehicles (in case of a full uptier), so there shouldn’t be a problem

[@el_DartoSuprapto]

@@maximusfz8594 good luck tanking russian 85, 100, and 122 (t-34, is, su, isu)

[@maximusfz8594]

@@el_DartoSuprapto You understand what an uptier is? Anyway T3485, and the majority of ISU and SU are about 5.7 or even 5.3, yes the Su100 it’s 6.0 but who plays the Soviet antitank line? You normally find at those ranks the KV1s, T34s, and PT76, even AA vehicles. And if you were to find an Su100 it’s easy as hell to kill those.

[@CptBologna]

This was the first premium I ever bought. 100% out of frustration when fighting it

[@CoolCreeper246]

Me but with the XP-50

[@DominusRexDK]

I think 5.0 is pretty fair, cause it was a bit too strong at 4.7 in a full down tier, compared to how strong it is now in a full down tier.

[@TyphoonThunder2.0]

6:07 was i the only one who noticed the bombs here

[@Ausf.D.A.K.]

Just bought this at 50% off and I love it ! Perfect 5.0 match with the prototype Panther.

[@crazysnow1236]

This is the same common thing that has happened to me with the t126 used to be a beast a 2.7 when it got moved up to 3.0 it kinda killed it it’s armor can’t compete with the tanks you face meanwhile the gun is decent but doesn’t have enough explosive filler

[@jacobthibodaux1383]

Tankenstein can you do a review on the Hs 219 A7 for Germany please. I am looking into maybe buying it and want to see your opinion.

[@Sky-wt5nm]

Personally I love the KV1 C because originally you didn’t have to deal with the high pen German guns. But now that it’s been up tiered it’s become more or less a reserve tank for me. Kinda like the T20 for the US line 6.0 seems really annoying for a tank that is outdated now.

[@WatchMysh]

The T20 really has no business at 6.0.

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

I’m fine with it at 5.0. If it get a 6.0 game, I just don’t play. I leave the game and go play another lineup. I’m here to have fun not be stressed My magic power is, I don’t care Anyway. A good AB lineup is this, a 5.0 3002 panther, a 4.7 hetzer and a 4.7 ostwind.

[@echo8828]

6:06-LOL

[@flectz]

used to love this tank, but since the nerf in BR a while back i stopped using it

[@dripthanos5595]

while i would like it back at 4.7, when i first encountered this thing in my T-34-1942 i had no way to pen it and it could easily pen me i would always think "oh if that thing sees me and frontally engages me im dead"

[@samuelvicena9940]

i remember back when ebr1954 was 4.7 and i couldnt pen this thing at all and it was everywhere.

[@N4CR]

God this used to be absolute cancer at 4.7, all the sweaty lvl100s would club in it on events. Now I don't see it spammed in AB at br5.

[@SilentButDudley]

Honestly this tank was disgusting at 4.7. It was probably the most pay to win vehicle in the game. At 5.0, I still think it performs better than Tiger 1s in most ways, but it seriously struggles in full uptiers.

[@tylerrose4416]

The premium panzer IV might be the better choice here. Lower BR, same cannon, and I’m willing to guarantee its BR is going to stay the same over time

[@Idontknowlol595]

Yeah but armor on it sucks

[@crazysnow1236]

Not to mention god that turret travers is ungodly slow

[@Idontknowlol595]

@@crazysnow1236 yeah I’m getting the 105 Sherman heard it’s op

[@sircutypie4418]

one of my favourite tanks. Don't put it at 5.3, just play it on its own. And it gets 5 kills plus per game

[@justsomepersonyoudontknow8401]

i played this when it was 4.7 :) i got so many 20+kill games that i cant even remember and it was broken as hell

[@swynty5767]

Good video as always 👍 Can you do one on the British AVRE

[@phantomfreak0813]

I miss the old 4.7 BR it had, it was so strong and i got it with a 90% coupon i got for playing War Thunder or something, made me pretty sad when it moved..

[@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si]

I bring the pz 4 to 5.0 and it does fine. Having a little more armor would be great.

[@mrcatplaysgamz7209]

I got this awhile back, and good lord in a full downtier (even when at 5.0) it CURB stomps everything.

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

How would you know? You never ever get a downtier in this.

[@wastelander89]

Now that we have the vk panther we have 2 tanks that make a line up with it

[@redrevo_117]

like always BR compression causes issues again not surprised, i remember using this tank its been a couple years since i have and i think its fair to give it a 6-7 out of 10 overall i like it and i boils down to player skill and play style

[@ozzydarrell533]

i got this vehicle like a month ago everytime i get in the match always high br everytime t-34-85's jumbos is 1's almost every vehicle kills me with 1 shot its not feels like a heavy tank anymore every gun can kill it from front plate and front turret

[@Soap_Studio1]

Guys I think this thing needs different shells now to balance the br at least replace the heat with something else.

[@michaelstjohn6086]

Content providers "up tier down tier" me "1 BR up or down is bs theft"

[@N4CR]

The t34s particularly the 85mm stats are amazing but no br raise

[@joukopentikainen2360]

The audio sounds like you are speaking through a bottle. Good review otherwise. Keep up the good work! Edit: Now that I watched the whole video I disagree with you. Pretty much the whole German tech tree at this br is undertiered so you can happily bring Pz IVs and jagdpanzer IV. Even though you don´t have armor in the PZ IVs they still work at this tier because you can penetrate everybody from frontal weakspots and sides. The only disadvantage with doing this lineup is the terrible rp and sl modifiers with such low tier vehicles. You also can`t really grind tier 4 with them.

[@thelordofcringe]

It's a permanent 5.7-6.0 uptier, I hate this thing now.

[@tylerrose4416]

Lmao this against the M-51

[@thelordofcringe]

@@tylerrose4416 yeah i fucking love my isherman, it shreds tigers

[@N4CR]

Now you know how it felt for us having to play vs your cancer tank.

[@crazysnow1236]

I got it loved it my most memerable moment was when I shot a t14 through the hull mg port killing it.

[@mateuszk3812]

People complaiming about KV-1C at 5.0 never played KV-1 ZIS 5 at 4.7 or any other heavy from 4.7 to 5.0

[@crazyadam9281]

This thing at 4.7 was just as broken as the Jumbo(75mm M3) when that was 4.7.

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

Nope, the jumbo had armor that was still highly relevant at 5.7, while everything at 5.7 can already derpshoot this thing.

[@n1hilanth314]

people really are complaining that this tank went from a blatantly over powered thing, to something that is actually balanced and doesnt ruin the experience for other players, and now they are crying to make it go back to that br range so they can braindead their way to 10kill matches again. germany mains man i am telling you xD.

[@Idontknowlol595]

Son I’m going to get the milk I do not want to pay child support for you ever again

[@n1hilanth314]

@@Idontknowlol595 Good fucking riddance

[@Idontknowlol595]

@@n1hilanth314 and to be real with you I still love it people can’t seem to penetrate my armor I got 40+ kills over all in a single game very very very good tank

[@crazysnow1236]

Listen it’s not over powered unlike the first kv1 in game god that tank is nuts got a 10 kill game in the first kv1 because tanks just couldn’t pen me

[@Idontknowlol595]

@@crazysnow1236 m4a3 is kinda op 105 one

[@youlaughyouphill842]

Very solid tank, its like a premium mini tiger

[@Idontknowlol595]

T29 turret in the middle lol

[@LenfredDueck]

I thinks it's fine at 5.0 but having no lineup kills it. Just like the M6A1. Also sad that the 4.7 Germany lineup is dead.

[@windex7934]

We want Italian T-34

[@nathanhall2012]

I'm sure it still works but why would I bother finding that out? I have a full lineup of objectively better vehicles at that BR. I know it was devastating at 4.7 but now there is no 4.7.

[@TheGuyfromValhalla]

Hey tankenstein... could you please start calling it if you're on top of the BR spread that match top tier, and if you're at the bottom you're bottom tier?

[@IT-gd3ep]

I use this tank with my 5.0 line up I’d say this tank gets instantly killed now. Not like it use to be when I went against it in lower tier

[@rongarzon7295]

i wonder how many of these they sell a year vs how much they did when it was at 4.7? my guess is 80% drop off lol.

[@jacky9590]

At 5.0 you have no lineup for it, yo you either take weaker 4. vehicles with it, get uptiered and have bad backups, or you bring it out at 5.3, ending up with a lacking gun and armor that does not matter anymore at 6.3 .. It faces IS-2's! a lot. Br compression strikes again

[@kelvykelv699]

Tankenstein’s comments seem evenly based. Highlighting the vehicle’s pros and cons in game situations and the suggestions on how to use the vehicle appear to be accurate. However, his recommendations to purchase or not are suspicious, as are all KZbin channels who make money from Gaijin.

[@worldwarbricks5856]

Can you do a vid on the mKPz M47 G?

[@Ballissle]

5.0 would be fine if there were more 5.0 or 4.7 German tanks on free lines

[@yamatokurusaki5790]

I dislike what they did to german tree they lowered the Panzer 4 all bc russian tanks are op sadly they moved them from rank 2 to rank 3 for some reason but left the premium pz4 still rank 3 and the nerf to 20 mm is just pain and still no buff to 37 mm

[@CurseOfZeSnail]

This thing at 4.7 was a menace. I have a 19 kill game with this thing when it was at 4.7. I'm not that good lol This thing belongs at 5.0. And it's still pretty damn good.

[@mpg797g9]

I have this tank,its just monster i love it so much

[@anthonymoe5280]

i got this tank 6 months ago when i first started playing war thunder it's not bad it's better in a down tier ...

[@crazysnow1236]

Oh yes in a down teir this thing smokes the enmy. I was in a down teir once My god the enmy team couldn’t pen me unless they hit the gun mantlet which is a weak spot

[@anthonymoe5280]

@@crazysnow1236 gaijin needs too make 4.7 but it would still face 5.7 witch has tanks that could smoke it but that will never happen

[@carlofhodgy1501]

Probably best Premium I've ever got

[@russell33313]

miss the old br of this beast

[@Rafael_Pires_Marques_da_Silva]

Best premium ever in my opinion

[@daanbos5918]

In a down tier it’s a better pz4 In an uptier it’s a worse pz4

[@g.williams2047]

Do the AVRE!

[@dragonbank6807]

I thought the kv-1e and 1b were the most armored kv1’s? Have I been wrong this whole time?!

[@Tankenstein]

They are the most armored in general, but I'm sure some people prefer the armor layout of this KV.

[@americanhat3766]

I've faced dozens of these things in my 75 Jumbo, 9times out of 10 I come out the winner of that conflict because the cannon can't pen the FP and as long as you aim for the mail-slot you can almost always kill it with an American 75mm even at extreme angles.

[@crazysnow1236]

God I hate seeing jumbo players

[@fiorillos]

of course it got nerfed as soon as I made the error buying it Edit: No chance fighting in 5.0 .. slow movement slow turret and you can't even penetrate a stone wall

[@cheesecakedoublepeanutbutt6511]

When I was new to this game, this tank gave me so much salt lol

[@andreasaa2000]

Ive only gotten uptiers in this tank.

[@turnipman1944]

why doesnt everyone just shoot lower plate on all os/kv tanks except maybe this and zis 5

[@crazysnow1236]

Most of the time your not really focused on that area and you want to take out the gunner before he can take you out

[@turnipman1944]

@@crazysnow1236 i mean the point is it one shots the crew even when using short 75 with m61 shot

[@Damian-03x3]

Cool tank but it doesn't really have a lineup so I don't use it anymore.

[@crazysnow1236]

I got it thinking it would be great I loved it. I just play the German t34 way more much more fun bouncing rounds

[@AevisPrime]

It really should've stayed at 4.7. Now it's hardly even average

[@youlaughyouphill842]

Thats a fucking lie, the 75 is still debastating agaisnt enemies of higher brs and the armor it more than workable

[@zweboi1094]

Depends on a skilled player or a shit player ´bro

[@AevisPrime]

@@youlaughyouphill842 my dude, it's a KV-1, it still falls to the same issues the Zis5 does at 4.7

[@justsomepersonyoudontknow8401]

IT HAS BETTER ARMOUR THAN A TIGER, I CAN BOUNCE EVERYTHING WITH LESS THAN 150MM PEN

[@muki7153]

Should I get this or German t34 when sale hits?

[@TASCO26]

Get the T-34 and don't look back.

[@Idontknowlol595]

@@TASCO26 armor on turret sucks lmao

[@crazysnow1236]

But my god you can bounce hull rounds. And just cover the turret with bushes and also wiggle that turret like there is no tomorrow

[@Melthornal]

you can tell the anti-british bias of the game when you cant name the 17 pounder, which was the best gun of ww2.

[@rpscorp9457]

APCR lol......thats not a bonus or perk.

[@ThunderGod9182]

4.7 was perfect for it, now it's half useless.

[@cubanspy1231]

gaijin hates me when i use this thing bruh

[@nick230699]

Compare this to the kv84 I think it's ass weaker gun in every way same meh speed added weakness of the massive skyscraper that is the cupola armor is bout the same

[@Lillspratt]

Skill issue, in my mind its an 8/10, i use it all The time, and if u angle correctly NOTHING and I mean Nothing can pen u, not even russin 85

[@thelordofcringe]

*laughs in M-51*

[@uIfsark]

Angle doesn't matter when your cupola and breech can easily be penetrated by US 75. Most people just don't know how to play against it but I think it still deserved the nerf because of its firepower and mobility combined with decent armor.

[@thegermanslayer5265]

I have it and is bad.... really bad now The only way is if u are lucky to pen others 😂

[@jivecrownlol2883]

11th

[@CarlosInfante-mx8hc]

This tank should be in 4.3 max 4.7. Waste of money at this point if u ask me