The attraction for me of the KV with derp is that the gun makes it effective no matter what tiered match the tank gets put in. You can't say that for the 107. The KV with the derp is one of the few tanks where I don't feel gloom and doom if tossed into a high tiered match. You can be on the very bottom of the tank heap but have a strong impact of the outcome of the battle.
The higher the tier is better since the earning potential is better and the challenge higher. I love tier 8/9 matches and putting big damage points on IS-3's, IS-4's, VK4502's, M103's, T28, Tiger 2's, and E75's that my higher tiered teammates are having problems dinging. I've taken out a 45 percent Tiger 2 with one shot to his side from mid-range (actually hit him twice, but he was at 45 with the 2nd shot that took him out), a 65 percent T28 with one shot to the side from mid-range, and a 100 percent Lowe with one shot into his rear point blank. I took out a 103 with three shots (to its front) once with a little assistance from a Lowe teammate holding him back between one of the long reloads.
As for accuracy, when derping, I expect to hit any short to mid-range shots with it. The secret is that -- just like any gun -- you have to aim and wait for the reticle to fully constrict. Since the aim is so slow on the KV derp gun, it's always good to pre-aim your shots when possible (so that you aren't exposed in a death zone for too long). In really good games, I'll hit 8 of 9 shots. I have streaks sometimes where I can't miss, but there are streaks that go the other way also where hitting that barn door seems like a challenge (those are less frequent).
Unless it's at close range, the targets have to be fairly exposed for the shot else, you're likely to miss. So if the target is partly behind an obstruction (like a building or a rock), it's going to be an iffy shot. That is, unless it is the top you happen to have as a target to shoot at. I've made good hits when only a sliver of their tops were exposed.
You have to aim even the point blank shots where the enemy tank is already filling your reticle when you first run into it. You can't just react with a point and shoot shot unless you want to waste your shot (sometimes you just react -- I still make those jumpy misses). Long range shots are a 50/50 sort of thing for me. I'll take them if I have the opportunity, but I know I'll have as good a chance of hitting as missing. That said, I've nailed a tank at 560m meters once. It's no worse than shooting long range with a lot of the other Russian heavy tank guns like the 122's where you often wonder where your shot went.
Yes, you are right about that. The KV is best in a support role in the higher tiers since it is pretty helpless waiting for the long reloads, but it can work alone quite effectively sometimes.
I had a match where my derpy KV was the last tank left in a tier 7 level match up against seven other tanks (after my team ran off as lemmings and self-destructed). I went on and proceeded on taking out two KV's (one shot both of these), a VK3001 (two shot this), a T29 (though it was gimped at about 20 percent it was still a formidable foe for a KV), a panzer 4, and a panzer 3/4. That took about 10 derp shots to do, so there was a lot of time waiting for reloads to happen. In one of the engagements in the battle it was my KV against 3 in close range (vs the T29 and the two panzers). I survived because I used cover between the reloads and took advantage of the other team players not understanding the KV's weaknesses (the long reload). I was doing a lot of faking that I was going to shoot when I had nothing for a long time ... LOL!
With all that said, the 107 is an excellent gun also. I've used it on the KV-3. However, the 152 derp is what makes the KV a blast to play for me.
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