Makarov and Zheltov, the leading researchers of the history of the T-34 tank and the mind behind t-34inform.ru, a site that I often quote, came up with a rather interesting summary table of the cost of T-34 tanks throughout the wartime years. The cost is given in thousands of rubles.
Factory | Tank | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
Factory #183 | T-34 | 433.1 | 251.9 243.8 ¹ | 162.1 166.3 ¹ | 136.6 2 | - | - |
T-34-85 | - | - | - | - | 142.1 | 135.4 6 | |
Factory #112 | T-34 | - | 286.4 | 209.7 | 179.3 2 | - | - |
T-34-85 | - | - | - | - | 174.9 | 170.2 | |
Factory #174 | T-34 | - | - | 312.7 | 210.8 2 200.9 3 | 175.3 2 | - |
T-34-85 | - | - | - | - | 177.8 | 179.6 7 | |
STZ | T-34 | - | 309.2 | 179.1 | - | - | - |
ChKZ | T-34 | - | - | 200.4 | 175.9 | - | - |
Uralmash | T-34 | - | - | 212.0 4 | 174.0 5 | - | - |
- Top: cost of a tank equipped with a radio. Bottom: cost of a tank without a radio.
- Cost of a tank with a commander's cupola and a radio.
- Cost of a regular T-34 tank with a hull produced at the factory (a regular T-34 with a subcontracted hull cost 198,000 rubles).
- Cost as of September of 1942.
- Cost as of September of 1943.
- Cost during the first half of 1945.
- Cost during the first quarter of 1945.
The cost of one tank includes the following:
- Cost of materials
- Cost of half-manufactured products (both subcontracted and not) and subcontracted parts
- Cost of fuel and electric energy
- Employee salaries and interest
- Startup costs for new production
- Cost of services from subcontractors
- Wear and tear for specialized instruments and tools
- Additional direct costs
- Plant costs
- General factory costs
- Loss due to QA rejection
- Non-manufacturing costs