"Attachment to GOKO decree #6868s issued on November 4th, 1944
List of further design and production improvements of tanks and SPGs.
On IS tanks and SPGs:
List of further design and production improvements of tanks and SPGs.
On IS tanks and SPGs:
- Prevent the premature wear of the engine crankshaft splines and main friction clutch flywheel splines. Due: January 1st, 1945
- Ensure that road wheels, track links, and track pins have a lifespan of at least 1000 km and, by January 1st, 1945, provide measures necessary to increase that lifespan to 1500 km.
- Prevent the premature wear of the actuator cup and falling in of the main friction clutch pedal. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- Provide reliable operation of the ball bearings of the idlers and road wheels. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- Investigate the issue of protecting the main friction clutch from dust. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- Investigate the issue of improving lubrication of the road wheel ball bearings. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- Provide new crew hatches for testing with a load-balancing device for easy and convenient opening. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- Increase the quality of the spring and friction coupling clutch of the inertial starter. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- Install MDSh smoke canisters on every tank and SPG. Due: February 1st, 1945
On T-34 tanks and SU-100 SPGs:
- Plan measures to convert all T-34 tanks to the 5-speed gearbox. Due: January 1st, 1945.
- Ensure that track links and track pins have a lifespan of at least 1000 km and, by January 1st, 1945, provide measures necessary to increase that lifespan to 1500 km.
- Prevent the premature wear of the engine crankshaft splines and main friction clutch flywheel splines. Due: January 1st, 1945
- Prevent the premature wear of the actuator cup and falling in of the main friction clutch pedal. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- Investigate the issue of protecting the main friction clutch from dust. Due: December 1st, 1944.
- GBTU must complete trials of a T-34-85 tank with a commander cupola with a one piece hatch with a load-balancing device by November 15th of this year and, jointly with NKTP, make a decision regarding mass production."