"Order of the People's Commissar of Tank Production #120s
Chelyabinsk
March 31st, 1942
In order to improve the driving qualities of our tanks, I order that:
- STZ director, comrade K.A. Zadorozhniy, must:
- Perform experimental work to increase the power of the V-2 engine to 750 hp at 2000-2100 RPM with a centrifugal or volumetric supercharger.
- Complete experimental work to increase the power of engines by May 1st, 1942.
- Present the experimental work and reports for approval to my deputy, comrade Zh.Ya. Kotin, by July 10th, 1942.Supply one new T-34 and one repaired KV tank for trials.
- Acting director of the Kirov factory, comrade S.N. Makhonin, must:
- Send two centrifugal AM-35 superchargers to STZ by airplane no later than April 5th, 1942, as well as a set of blueprints of the transmission and engine compartment and gearbox of the KV tank to select a location for the supercharger.
- Chief of the NTKP Financial Department, comrade Shagalov must:
- Issue 500,000 roubles to STZ director comrade Zadorozhniy for conducting the experimental work.
Authorized representative of the People's Commissar of Tank Production, V. Malyshev"