The Red Army was undergoing a pretty radical reorganization in the summer of 1941. Fans of the theory that the USSR was about to attack Germany and Hitler merely delivered a preemptive strike will be disappointed to find out that not only did the Red Army not consider itself in any situation to fight a war in 1941, 1942 wasn't looking much better either. Compare the number of tanks on hand to the number of tanks required according to authorized strength.
Tank type | Authorized strength | On hand as of Jan 1st, 1941 | % Authorized strength as of Jan 1st, 1941 | Expected inventory as of Jan 1st, 1942 | % Authorized strength as of Jan 1st, 1942 | |||
Peacetime | Wartime | Peacetime | Wartime | Peacetime | Wartime | |||
KV | 2100 | 2100 | 243 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1093 | 52 | 52 |
T-34 | 4200 | 4200 | 350 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 2850 | 67.8 | 67.8 |
BT | 5487 | 8273 | 7752 | 141.5 | 93.7 | 7752 | 141.5 | 93.7 |
T-26 | 13,802 | 15,872 | 9987 | 72.3 | 62.9 | 9987 | 72.3 | 62.9 |
T-50 | 500 | |||||||
T-37/ T-38 | 2420 | 3681 | 3596 | 152 | 100 | 3596 | 182 | 116.7 |
T-40 | 100 | 800 | ||||||
Armoured cars | 5298 | 6853 | 4461 | 84.2 | 65 | 6271 | 118 | 91.7 |
Total as of January 1st, 1941: 22,530 tanks (of those 59 T-35 and 443 T-28), 4461 armoured cars