I heard from most guides that he KV-1S is great fun with its derp gun, as well as a pretty decent heavy. Problem is: I am stuck with the stock tank and it has been a disaster so far. I have to admit that I've only played 11 games, so I'm not really familiar with it. But a 0% survival and winrate is unacceptable, even by my mediocre standards.
The tank basically feels to me like a slow Panzer IV with KV-2 gun handling. I've tried staying in the backstage to grind XP, taking potshots behind my better off teammates, but even then my adversaries overrun me. Is there anything I can do except grind to free XP the tank?