I have the KV now. So far my experience with it is horrid. Its a pig of a tank. The beginning 76mm gun sucks horribly. I upgraded the suspension and gun (122mm) but I'm still plagued with two main problems. Every time I get hit either the gas tanks get hit or my gun is disabled. I don't mind the gas tanks so much but without a gun I'm just a big metal paperweight that can't move worth crap. Tracks get blown a lot too. So far this is the worse tank IMHO in the Russian Heavy Tank line. Saving up now for the 107mm gun. Hopefully that along with a engine upgrade things will get better. If the KV3 is worse I'll probably go mad. LOL
Engine and suspension makes things better... but not by much.
From what I have heard, the 107mm is excellent to pick up, especially if you are heading down the KV-3 route. The KV-3 is supposed to be a very similar tank to the KV but with slightly superior mobility and armour. I find the KV-3 awkward in my T-43 and JagdPzIV.
Personally I am being awkward and different and going for the KV-1S. Superior mobility with reasonable armour should hopefully give me an edge as I am experienced with medium tanks.
Today, I desperately need to earn my Suspension upgrade for my JagdPzIV. Without it, I cannot upgrade my gun (which is a desperation), can't upgrade my engine (which is desperate too) and can't equip my camo net... which is odd but cool.
I seriously messed up with the transition from StuG III to JagdPzIV. The suspension is a dire must because you don't have the capacity to do anything without it. I also looked at the sale price of my StuG III with binocs and camo net on so when it came to selling, I was over 100k credits away from where I wanted to be... and I sold it with the gun on, the gun I wanted to use on my JagdPzIV.
Fail day yesterday