"Approved
Commander of the 1st Krasnograd Mechanized Corps
Guards Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces, Krivoshein
ACT
On the technical condition of tanks arriving from repair factories #382, 97, 137 (12 M4A2, 30 MK-9) after refurbishment for equipment of the units of the 1st Krasnograd Mechanized Corps
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R/N | Technical condition | Conclusion |
3038940 | The right engine has issues starting and overheats, the engine sump leaks oil, 11 road wheels have rubber peeling off. | Do not use until issues are corrected. |
3055970 | Loud knocking from the gearbox. 8 road wheels have rubber peeling off. 2 wheels are entirely unserviceable. | Ditto |
3035685 | 2 road wheels have rubber peeling off. | Accept for service. |
3035472 | Both engines overheat. The oil thermometers do not work. The driveshaft knocks. 4 road wheels have rubber peeling off. | Do not use until issues are corrected. |
3035721 | The right engine overheats. The right engine knocks. Drive sprocket bolts are torn off. 3 road wheels are entirely unserviceable. | Ditto |
3034667 | The right engine overheats. Neither engine can reach full power. 3 road wheels have rubber peeling off. | Do not use until issues are corrected. |
3062837 | Both engines overheat. The oil pressure while engines are running is low. The engine sump leaks. The turret travel lock does not engage. 9 road wheels have rubber peeling off. | Ditto |
3056271 | The engine sump leaks. The gearbox knocks. The charger does not work. | Ditto |
3062882 | Both engines overheat. The air thermometers do not work. The engine sump, oil line, and oil radiator leak. The fuel and oil level meter does not work. 6 road wheels have rubber peeling off. | Ditto |
3035521 | The charger does not work. | Accept for service. |
3039741 | The right engine overheats. The fuel and oil level meter does not work. The voltmeter does not work. The speedometer is missing. The gearbox oil radiator leaks. | Do not use until issues are corrected. |
3038988 | The engines overheat. The engine and transmission sumps leak. | Ditto |
3050316 | The engine oil radiator leaks. The left engine air thermometer does not work, neither does the fuel and oil level meter. 3 road wheels have rubber peeling off. | Ditto |
3035578 | Both engines overheat. Can only be push started. The left engine and driveshaft knock. | Ditto |
3054639 | The casing of the 6th cylinder of the left engine is torn. The connecting rod bearing of the cylinder has melted. | Ditto |
Notes: in addition, the following defects are present in all vehicles:
- The road wheel and return roller greasers do not hold grease.
- The track links are heavily worn. One track had to be removed from each.
- Not a single spare sight head is present.
- 5 tanks that arrived from repair factory #137 have no warranty period in their logs.
- Repair factory #82 established a warranty period of 800 km or 100 engine hours.
- The tanks that arrived had travelled 160 km on average and worked for 18 hours, including the test run."