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The SU-76M was the second most produced Soviet AFV of World War II, after the T-34 medium tank. Developed under the leadership of chief designer S.A. Ginzburg (1900–1943). This infantry support SPG was based on the lengthened T-70 light tank chassis and armed with the ZIS-3 76-mm divisional field gun.
Prior to World War II, Soviet Azerbaijan was one of the world's largest producers of oil, oil products, and petroleum equipment, hugely contributing to the Soviet Union to be ranked next to the United States and Canada in oil production. Despite ongoing military actions, Baku remained the main provider of fuels and lubricants, sending 23.5 ...
Production of KV-1 heavy tanks. Soviet armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II [1] from the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 was large. Although the Soviet Union had a large force of combat vehicles before the German invasion, heavy losses led to a high demand for new vehicles.
During World War II unemployment by 1945 had fallen to 1.9% from 14.6% in 1940. 20% of the population during the war was employed within the armed forces. [36] The beginning years of World War II shows a spike in employment, but towards the end of the war decreased significantly.
By the time war broke out in September 1939, the tractor plant had produced a quarter of a million standard tractors as well as 40,000 tracked versions. During World War II, the plant was retooled to produce military equipment and weapons for the Soviet Red Army, most notably the T-34 tank. [3]
This is a list of the former Soviet tank factories.Today most of them are located in the Russian Federation, while only the Malyshev Factory is located in Ukraine.. This list includes the heavy steel manufacturing plants where main production and assembly of medium and heavy armoured vehicles took place, initiated first in the late 1920s as a prerequisite for the developing Red Army doctrine ...
Name Type Photo Notes 6B2 (Zh-RI) : Flak jacket Issued in 1980, it provided inadequate protection in Afghanistan and subsequently phased out. [3]: 41 6B3: Flak jacket
1944 - resumed production of tractors. After the war, the construction of new enterprises was continued. 1946 - started production of the first tractor with a closed cabin S-80; 1947 - started production of the first self-propelled combine harvester S-4. 1948 - Minsk Tractor Works started production of the first Soviet skidder KT-12.