SOVIET ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE PRODUCTION DURING WORLD WAR II

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This article lists production figures for Soviet tanks and self-propelled guns during the Second World War, from the German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, until the first half of 1945. The Eastern Front of WWII is also known as Great Patriotic War.
Note that this doesn't indicate the total number of vehicles in the field, including models produced before June 1941. Organic strength of mechanised units was about 19,221 when the Soviet Union entered the war (more detailed figures are at List of World War II military vehicles by country).

Contents

Light AFVs

Medium AFVs

Heavy AFVs

KV series

IS series

References

See also

Light AFVs

	Type	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
Tanks	T-26	1,549						1,549
	BT-8	706						706
	T-40		41	181				222
	T-50		48	15				63
	T-60		1,818	4,474				6,292
	T-70			4,883	3,343			8,226
	T-80				120			120
SP gun	SU-76			26	1,928	7,155	3,562	12,671
	'Total'	2,255	1,907	9,579	5,391	7,155	3,552	30,079

The SU-76 was a 76 mm gun mounted on a lengthened version of the T-70 chassis.

Medium AFVs

	Type	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
Tanks	T-28	12						12
	T-34	115	2,800	12,553	15,812	3,500		34,780
	T-34-85					10,449	12,110	22,559
	T-44						200	200
SP guns	SU-122			25	630	493		1,148
	SU-85				750	1,300		2,050
	SU-100					500	1,175	1,675
	'Total'	127	2,800	12,578	17,192	16,242	13,485	62,424

The T-28 was an older tank reaching the end of its production in 1940, and there were several hundred fielded already.
The T-34 was originally armed with a 76-mm gun; this was upgraded to a higher-velocity 76-mm, then finally to an 85-mm gun in a bigger turret. The production given for the T-34/85 in 1945 is the full production of that year.
The SU-85, SU-122 and SU-100 were all self-propelled guns mounted on the chassis of the T-34. The SU-85 and the later SU-100 mounted high-velocity guns and were designed for anti-tank work. The SU-122 mounted the lower-velocity 122-mm M-30 howitzer, and was mainly used as battlefield assault artillery against infantry.

Heavy AFVs

	Type	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
Tanks	KV-1	141	1,121	1,753				3,015
	KV-1S			780	452			1,232
	KV-8			102	35			137
	KV-85				130			130
	IS-2				102	2,252	1,500	3,854
	IS-3						350	350
SP guns	KV-2	102	232					334
	SU-152				704			704
	ISU-122/152				35	2,510	1,530	4,075
	'Total'	243	1,353	2,635	1,458	4,762	3,030	13,831

KV series

The KV-1 (after Kliment Voroshilov) was armed with a 76 mm gun; as with the T-34, the length of the gun was increased during production. The KV-2 used the same hull as the KV-1 but was armed with a 152 mm howitzer in a huge turret. KV-85 was a KV-1S fitted with an 85 mm gun in the same turret as the IS-1. KV-8 was a flamethrower version.
The KV-1S was a version of the KV-1 with lighter armour (making it more mobile) and a new turret (still with a 76 mm gun).
The SU-152 was a 152 mm howitzer on a KV-1S hull. Like the KV-2 it was intended for use as an assault weapon against infantry.

IS series

The IS-1 (after Iosif Stalin) was fitted with an 85 mm gun (in the same turret used in the KV-85). it was soon replaced by the IS-2 which had a high velocity 122 mm gun.
The ISU-122 and ISU-152 were self propelled guns on an IS hull. They were both used as assault guns; the ISU-122 was also useful as an anti-tank weapon because of its high velocity 122 mm gun.

References

★ Accounting for War: Soviet Production, Employment, and the Defence Burden, 1940–1945, , Mark, Harrison, Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-521-89424-7

★ Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, , Steven J., Zaloga, Arms and Armour Press, 1984, ISBN 0-85368-606-8

★ T-34 production figures from battlefield.ru:

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★ T-34: Development History

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★ T-34-85: Development History

See also

★ List of Soviet tank factories

★ Other countries' production figures

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★ France

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★ Germany

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★ United Kingdom

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★ United States