Soviet armored fighting vehicle production during World War II

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This article lists Soviet tank production during World War II.

Table of contents

1 Light tanks 2 Medium tanks 3 Heavy tanks 3.1 KV (Kliment Voroshilov) series 3.2 IS (Iosef Stalin) series

Light tanks

Type	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
T-26	1549						1549
BT-7	706						706
T-40	41	638					679
T-50		48	15				63
T-60		1385	4660				6045
T-70			4913	3483			8396
SU-76			26	1908	7155	3552	12641
Total	2296	2071	9614	5391	7155	3552	30079

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

Medium tanks

	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945
T-34/76	117	3020	12572	15820	4100
T-34/85					10615	21108
SU-122			25	611
SU-85				760	1899
SU-100					500	1835

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

	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945
T-28	13
KV-1	141	1258	1860
KV-1S			585	621
KV-85				148
KV-2	102	100
KV-8			102	35
IS-1				67	40
IS-2				35	2210	1150
SU-152				704
ISU-122/152				35	2510	1530

The T-28 was an older tank reaching the end of its production in 1940.

KV (Kliment Voroshilov) series

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.

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