"Themes for research to inventors and technologists of small arms and artillery for 1943
- Develop an a muzzle brake for the anti-tank rifle that also acts as a flash suppressor.
- Design a suppressor that can silence a gunshot past a range of 100-150 meters. The suppressor must weigh no more than 1 kg, must be removable from a machine gun without disassembly, must be simple in design, and must have minimum screw threads or deep drilling. The precision of fire must not suffer from using the suppressor.
- Develop a method for increasing the lifespan of light machine gun barrels. The lifespan should be 25-30 thousand rounds.
- Develop a new mount for the Maxim gun. The new mount must weigh 18-20 kg and provide the same precision as the current one. Other parameters must be at least on par with the current design. It must be simpler to produce.
- Develop a new method of attaching the barrel to the receiver of a DShK machine gun. It must be robust but also offer rapid barrel replacement.
- Develop a new extractor for the DShK machine gun.
- Simplify the design of the DShK machine gun.
- Develop a simple hand grenade with an impact fuse weighing no more than 400 grams.
- Develop an anti-tank rifle grenade with a range of 200-250 meters that can penetrate 30-40 mm of armour at 30 degrees.
- Develop a 7.62 mm rifle tracer-incendiary bullet.
- Design a 120 mm mortar with a wheeled carriage that can be towed behind a car or by horse.
- Design an 82 mm company mortar weighing no more than 20 kg with a range of 1800-2000 m.
- Design a device for inserting and extracting a charge into mortar shells of all calibers.
- Develop a method to repair half-segments of the upper and lower carriage of an anti-tank gun in field workshops.
- Design a new device or improve an old one to take apart a gun's recoil buffer that makes it safe to do so.
- Improve the lock that connects trails.
- Develop a folding or sliding 45 mm gun shield that can be deployed quickly.
- Design a simple device to transport ammunition to firing positions on the battlefield.
- Develop a flexible boresnake for small arms.
- Develop a universal (for all guns) system to count number of rounds fired at a reduced propellant load.
- Develop a universal knife for all forces. It is desirable if the function of a weapon is combined with various tools.
- Develop a universal toolkit for the MP, SVT, and DT weapons.
- Develop a fixed high capacity magazine for the SVT rifle.
- Develop a method to quickly seal holes in the Maxim machine gun cooling jacket. The method must be usable in field conditions.
- Develop a simple method of intensive machine gun barrel cooling.
- Develop a simple device that prevents double loading after a misfire in all existing mortars that does not require radical changes to design. The device must be simple and safe to use.
- Develop a moving pop-up target for snipers.
- Develop a device to load machine gun and PPSh magazines.
Inspector of Inventions, Major Kovachev."
