"State Committee of Defense
Decree #3038
March 16th, 1943
Moscow, Kremlin
In order to test the quality of armoured plate made from KM-1 steel (FD 5732) as a replacement for M3-2 (8S) steel on tank hulls:
Decree #3038
March 16th, 1943
Moscow, Kremlin
In order to test the quality of armoured plate made from KM-1 steel (FD 5732) as a replacement for M3-2 (8S) steel on tank hulls:
- The People's Commissariat of Ferrous Metal (comrade Tevosyan) must deliver KM-1 plate to factories ##112, 176, and Uralmash in the amount earlier established by the agreement between the People's Commissariat of Ferrous Metal and GABTU and the NKTP.
- The People's Commissariat of Tank Building (comrade Zaltsmann) must produce and test experimental T-34 and T-70 tank hulls at factories ##112, 176, and Uralmash from KM-1 steel produced by the People's Commissariat of Ferrous Metal and deliver conclusions to the Council of People's Commissars regarding the possibility of using KM-1 steel (FD 5732).
- In the event of satisfactory results of trials of KM-1 steel, the People's Commissariat of Tank Building (comrade Zaltsmann) must investigate the preparations necessary for hardening this steel at NKTP factories at a temperature of 200 degrees.
Deputy Chair of the Committee of Defense, V. Molotov
State Committee of Defense
Decree #4756
December 10th, 1943
Moscow, Kremlin
In connection with the unsatisfactory results of KM-1 steel (FD 5732) trials carried out in according with GOKO decree #3038 issued on March 16th, 1943, the following must be done to finally establish the suitability of the aforementioned steel in tank production;
Decree #4756
December 10th, 1943
Moscow, Kremlin
In connection with the unsatisfactory results of KM-1 steel (FD 5732) trials carried out in according with GOKO decree #3038 issued on March 16th, 1943, the following must be done to finally establish the suitability of the aforementioned steel in tank production;
- The People's Commissariat of Tank Building (comrade Malyshev) must carry out another trial of KM-1 steel, for which Uralmash must build an experimental batch of 30 hulls in February of 1944, of which 1 hull and 20 main armour plates will be put through ballistics trials at a proving grounds in accordance with GBTU's testing requirements.
- The People's Commissariat of Ferrous Metal (comrade Tevosyan) must roll at the Kuznetsk Metallurgical Factory and deliver to Uralmash by December 25th, 1943, enough KM-1 armoured plate to meet their requirements.
- The People's Commissariat of Tank Building (comrade Malyshev) and People's Commissariat of Ferrous Metal (comrade Tevosyan) must deliver conclusions to the Council of People's Commissars regarding the suitability of KM-1 steel for production by March 10th, 1944.
Deputy Chair of the Committee of Defense, V. Molotov"