KV-85's butt bucket

[Soap 漬物]

Why does it have a bucket hanging from one of it's two rear-hooks?

[GIJoe597]

On another tank also. Forget why its there.

[Jaes]

No one really knows the purpose of these things.

It's presumed it's to catch oil/fluids from the engine, but then why only have one?

[Soap 漬物]

Originally posted by Jaes:

No one really knows the purpose of these things.

It's presumed it's to catch oil/fluids from the engine, but then why only have one?

It's at the rear-end on the hooks used for being pulled/pulling tanks

[Tom]

For when dimitry can't make it to the forest after eating too much grass soup

[Coracusa]

Its to dump on peoples heads when they are being weird, all that is missing are the words satan lover...

[Coracusa]

and to dump unto satan and say go to heck (not gonna actually say it) to him ;>

[AttackerCat]

I mean, why not?

IRL buckets were used by crew for well, relief.
Also for oil, a container for hand tools, small parts and fittings, etc. Why not model one onto the visual tank model?

[Soap 漬物]

Originally posted by AttackerCat:

I mean, why not?

IRL buckets were used by crew for well, relief.
Also for oil, a container for hand tools, small parts and fittings, etc. Why not model one onto the visual tank model?

I thought the KV-85 was a premium tank as I found the hanging bucket kind of like some sort of tank gadget like we do keychains-

[Cryptid]

it is to catch the tears of enemy.

[Illusionyary]

Originally posted by Not Yuu ない:

Originally posted by AttackerCat:

I mean, why not?

IRL buckets were used by crew for well, relief.
Also for oil, a container for hand tools, small parts and fittings, etc. Why not model one onto the visual tank model?

I thought the KV-85 was a premium tank as I found the hanging bucket kind of like some sort of tank gadget like we do keychains-

KV-85 is tech tree, nobody really knows the point of the bucket but you can find a lot of pictures of Soviet tanks with them.

[gulyas]

Probably to catch water from the exhaust condensate... precisely what they'd use it for I wouldn't know.

[Suthirak_D42]

You can see many tools on many tanks. Like shovel, bucket or even logs.
It's historical detail that they add to make them lively.

[Suthirak_D42]

Originally posted by Not Yuu ない:

Originally posted by AttackerCat:

I mean, why not?

IRL buckets were used by crew for well, relief.
Also for oil, a container for hand tools, small parts and fittings, etc. Why not model one onto the visual tank model?

I thought the KV-85 was a premium tank as I found the hanging bucket kind of like some sort of tank gadget like we do keychains-

Premium are KV-1E(add armor) and KV-122
I though it's premium at first too because I already finish till IS-2 before they added KV-85 into the tree.

[CH13F]

my theory is , idk what kinda cooling that kv engine has, but its to carry water for radiator.
since soviet tankers didnt have helmets, how they could carry water any other way?

i dont think its to clean the tank between battles.

edit : i checked wiki , its mikulin v12 engine, water cooled.

[Ser Slack]

I thought it was a grease bucket for the tracks /bogie wheels.