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This article lists Soviet tank production during World War II. Light tanks | Type | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | T-26 | 1,549 | | | | | | 1,549 | | BT-7 | 706 | | | | | | 706 | | T-40 | 41 | 638 | | | | | 679 | | T-50 | | 48 | 15 | | | | 63 | | T-60 | | 1,385 | 4,660 | | | | 6,045 | | T-70 | | | 4,913 | 3,483 | | | 8,396 | | SU-76 | | | 26 | 1,908 | 7,155 | 3,552 | 12,641 | | Total | 2,296 | 2,071 | 9,614 | 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 tanks | Type | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | T-34/76 | 117 | 3,020 | 12,572 | 15,820 | 4,100 | | 39,729 | | T-34/85 | | | | | 10,615 | 21,108 | 31,723 | | SU-122 | | | 25 | 611 | | | 636 | | SU-85 | | | | 760 | 1,899 | | 2,659 | | SU-100 | | | | | 500 | 1,835 | 2,335 | | Total | | | | | | | 77,082 | The T-34 was originally armed with a 76 mm gun; this was upgraded to a higher-velocity 76 mm gun then finally to an 85 mm gun in a bigger turret. 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 tanks | Type | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | T-28 | 13 | | | | | | 13 | | KV-1 | 141 | 1,258 | 1,860 | | | | 3,259 | | KV-1S | | | 585 | 621 | | | 1,206 | | KV-85 | | | | 148 | | | 148 | | KV-2 | 102 | 100 | | | | | 202 | | KV-8 | | | 102 | 35 | | | 137 | | IS-1 | | | | 67 | 40 | | 107 | | IS-2 | | | | 35 | 2,210 | 1,150 | 3,395 | | SU-152 | | | | 704 | | | 704 | | ISU-122/152 | | | | 35 | 2,510 | 1,530 | 4,075 | | Total | | | | | | | 13,246 | The T-28 was an older tank reaching the end of its production in 1940.
The KV-1 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-1 fitted with an 85 mm gun. 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 hull. Like the KV-2 it was intended for use as an assault weapon against infantry.
IS (Iosef Stalin) series The IS-1 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. |