"To the Deputy Chair of the Council of People's Commissars, comrade Malyshev
I present to you a report on the cost of KV-1S, KV-8S, T-34, and T-70 tanks, their armament and optics.
Notes:
I present to you a report on the cost of KV-1S, KV-8S, T-34, and T-70 tanks, their armament and optics.
Type | Cost w/o armament or optics | Cost of armament and optics | Cost of radio | Cost of hull and turret | Cost of engine | Cost of track links |
KV-1S | 225,000 | 32,287.95 | 12,000 | 65,000 | 27,000 | Link: 105 Pin: 8 |
KV-8S | 234,000 | 27,033.03 | 12,000 | 65,000 | 27,000 | Link: 105 Pin: 8 |
T-34 | 135,000 (#183) 162,000 (##112, 174, UZTM, Kirov) | 25,589.09 with PT-K 25,614.07 with PT-4-7 | 3,300 | 45,000 | 27,000 | With tooth: 51.75 W/out tooth: 36.80 Grousers: 18.60 Pin: 2.40 |
T-34 (radio) | 139,500 (#183) 166,500 (##112, 174, UZTM, Kirov) | 25,589.09 with PT-K 25,614.07 with PT-4-7 | ||||
T-34 (flame-thrower) | 139,500 (#183) 166,500 (##112, 174) | 31,711.84 with PT-K 31,836.82 with PT-4-7 | ||||
T-70 | 61,300 | 7,702.80 | 12,500 | 7,000 | Link: 22 Pin: 1 | |
T-70 (radio) | 63,800 |
Notes:
- The PT-K is installed when the PT-4-7 is not available.
- The cost of the vehicle includes the radio, hull, turret, engine, and tracks.
- The cost of a turret is approximately:
- KV: 10,000
- T-34: 5,000
- T-70: 2,400
- Starting from the second quarter, a new "miniature" radio will be installed on the T-34 and T-70, which costs 1,500 rubles.
- The KV uses a 10-R radio, the T-34 uses a 9-R radio.
Deputy Chief of the GBTU Tank Directorate, Engineer-Colonel Alymov
Chief of the 1st TU GBTU Department, Engineer-Lieutenant-Colonel Yegorov
March 6th, 1943"
It's interesting to compare these figures to costs from 1941 and 1942. Compared to 1941, the cost of a KV is 2-3 times lower, the cost of a KV hull is similarly reduced. However, the KV-1S was not only simpler, but lighter than the KV-1. Since the T-34 didn't go through such a process, the cost of a T-34 is only 1.5-2 times lower, the cost of a hull is about half as much. A V-2 engine also costs about half as much as it did in 1941.
The T-70 in 1943 wasn't that much cheaper than a T-60 in 1941, but was also a much more radically changed tank.