Brief technical report about shaped charge rounds.

Approve Head of BTU GABTU RA Engineer-Colonel Afonin 15 November 1942

Approve Deputy Peoples Commissaar of the Tank industry of the USSR Popov 15 November 1942

Brief Technical Report.
About the development of means for tank protection against sub-caliber and cumulativeHere and further 'cumulative' is same as 'shaped charge' rounds.

During the war, new ammunition types have entered the service of the German army - sub-caliber and cumulative shells. The test firing of the hull of T-34 tank from the German 75mm gun and 76mm domestic gun with cumulative shells have shown the following:
I. The strength of the hull of T-34 tank against the cumulative shells.

Hull part	Tank bearing angle	Strength of part
		75mm German cumulative shells	76mm domestic cumulative shells
Frontal hull plates	0	No penetration	No penetration
Hull sides	90	Penetrated	penetration
Hull sides	60	No Penetration	Penetrated
Sloped sideThe upper sides (sloped) of the hull. "Подкрылки" in original.	90	No penetration	Penetrated
Hull rear	180	No penetration	No penetration
Turret	90	No penetration	Penetrated

From the above table it is evident that domestic shells have better penetration ability than the German ones as the former ones penetrate only the sides of the hull of a T-34 tank and only from angles that are close to normal.
The pecularity of these shells is that due to their HE capability they do not loose their penetrative capabilities with distance. Because of that the hull sides of a T-34 tank can be penetrated from a large distance.
Regarding the HE capability of these shells, it is quite significant and is even slightly bigger than that of ordinary HE shells.
Moreover, when impacting to the hull sides near the bottom, Подкрылки? Or transmission parts, cumulative rounds destroy them and make the tank inoperable. On impact to the lower part of the turret the roof is bent inwards or even breaks. When hitting the rear side, the hatches are torn off, exhaust pipe protection is torn off, bolt joints are destroyed.

РГАСПИ. Ф. 644. Оп. 2. Д. 115. Л. 80

About the evacuation of Orphanage from Stalingrad region.

18 August 1942

(In coordination with the executive committee of the Oblast' council)

According to command of Sovnarkom of RSFSR, the executive committee of the Oblast' council of workers deputees VKP(b) decide:

1. To evacuate to the Molotovskaya oblast' the following orphanages of the Stalingrad province:
   • Chernoyarsk orphanage - 230 people
   • Tsarevsky of Lininsjy district - 91 people
   • Bykovsky - 178 people
   • Rakhinsky of Proleysk district - 68 people
   • n.Kardalysky N.Nikolayevsky district - 208 people
   • Filonovsky - 126 people
   • Serafimovichsky Nr2 260 people
   • Nikolayevsky pre-school orphanage - 208 people
   • Nikolayevsky orphanage Nr2 - 170
   • Zaplavinsky mid.Akhtubinsky district - 137
   • Kikvidzensky - 99 people
   • Berezovsky - 105 people
   • >Malodelsky - of the Berezovsky district - 89 people
   • L.-lychagsky of the Berezovsky district - 100 people
   • Zhdanovsky - 120 people
   • Dubovsky pre-school orphanage - 85 people
   • from Astrakhan district orphanages - 520 people
2. Establish the following routes of evacuation of the orphanages:
   • Dubovsky and Rakhinsky orphanages to Dubovka dock, up along Volga until the destination.
   • Chernoyarsky orphanage to Akhtuba dock by horse-drawn transport and from Akhtuba station till the destination by railroad.
   • Tsarevsky and Zaplavinsky orphanages by railroad until the destination.
   • Bykovsky orphanage from Bykovy dock of the farm, up along Volga until the destination.
   • L.Kardailsky orphanage of L.Nikolayevsky district, until station Yelany to Kamyshin by railroad and from Kamyshin up along Volga until destination.
   • Filonovsky orphanage situated in the Gmelynsky district, from station Gmelynka by railroad until the destination.
   • Berezovsky, Malodelsky, l.-Lychagsky and Zhdanovsky orphanages until kamyshin by horse-drawn transport and from Kamyshin up by Volgauntil the destination.
3. Oblige the chief secretaries of of region committees of VKP(b) and heads of executive commitees of the region councils: Chernoyarsky, Leninsky, Bykovsky, Proletarsky, l.Nikolayevsky, Gmelnitzky, Staro-Poltavsky, Nikolayevsky, mid-Akhtubinsky districts to organize the evacuation of children, workers, and all the possessions of the orphanages and provide them with monthly supplies of food. Also organize their transportation until the places of loading on stations and docks.
4. Oblige the Olast' trading department (Oblgorotdel) com. Gromov and Oblast' consumption union (Oblpotrbsoyuz) com. Bokov to provide the necessary food for the evacuated orphanages.
5. Ask deputy of peoples commissariat of communication routes com. Bagayev to provide the necessary amount of railroad cars to transfer the evacuated orphanages according to request from OblONO.
6. Oblige the head of department NVRP com. Kachenin to provide the necessary tonnage to evacuate the orphanages according to request from OblONO.
7. Oblige the OblONO com. Agrinsky to send the responsible representatives to the field to execute all the necessary work for preparation of the evacuation of the orphanages.
8. Task the Astrakhan' district VKP(b) and executive commitee of disctrict council of the worker deputees to ensure the evacuation of 520 kids from orphanages.
9. Oblige regional commitees VKP(b) and executive district councils to handle orhpanages' auxillary farms with crops, cattle and farming tools over to schools, but the auxillary farms of Nikolayevsky orphanage Nr2 to handle over to special VVS school Nr7.

RGASPI Ф. 17. Оп. 43. Д. 1772. Л. 252–253.

Assembly of imported cars at domestic factories

REPORT OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF GAVTU RA

28.09.1945

Table 22. Assembly of imported cars at domestic factories during the war (thousands of units)

Factory name	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945 (by 09.05)	Total
Moscow Automobile Plant Stalin	-	3.9	14.4	15.6	6.0	39.9
Gorkovsky Automobile Plant Molotov	0.3	12.8	13.9	14.8	1.9	43.7
Plant No. 79 (Kolomna)	-	3.7	9.9	13.4	5.1	32.1
Minsk Automobile Assembly Plant	-	-	-	0.1	3.3	3.4
Odessa Automobile Assembly Plant	-	-	-	-	0.5	0.5
Total	0.3	20.4	38.2	43.9	16.8	119.6

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Numbers of vehicles accepted throughout the war by the defense comissariat

REPORT OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF GAVTU RA

28.09.1945

Table 20. Numbers of vehicles accepted throughout the war by the peoples defense comissariat from the peoples external trade comissariat

Points of receipt of cars	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945 (by 9.05)	Total
Through Northern ports	0.4	17.0	8.3	33.6	12.8	72.1
Through Iran	-	10.1	58.9	92.6	19.4	181.0
Through the Far Eastern ports	-	5.4	27.9	13.4	12.8	59.5
Total	0.4	32.5	95.1	139.6	45.0	312.6

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Issue of special vehicles to GAU of the Red Army

REPORT OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF GAVTU RA

28.09.1945

Table 19 Issue of special vehicles to GAU of the Red Army until 9. May 1945.

Name of military branches	Gasoline tank truck	PZS-4	Repair workshops type "A"	Repair workshops type "B"	Total special machines
Automotive	994	125	224	61	1404
Tank	481	246	27	4	758
Artillery	219	178	58	18	468
Mortar	36	5	-	-	41
RA Air Force	123	2	10	-	135
RA Main military sanitary department	2	-	1	-	3
RA Fuel Supply Department	4	4	4	-	12
Main Road Administration of the RA	55	-	-	-	55
Air defense units	6	4	-	-	10
Long range aviation	51	-	-	-	51
Airborne Troops	18	1	1	-	20
Cavalry	25	11	13	3	52
Military districts	11	24	10	1	46
Fronts and armies	149	426	172	28	775
Foreign formations	177	67	84	14	342
NarkomVoyenMorFlot	2	-	-	-	2
People'sCommissariat of Internal Affairs	7	2	20	-	29
General Staff of the Red Army	6	-	4	-	10
Engineering units	6	-	4	-	10
Military educational institutions	3	3	2	-	8
AKHU NPO	3	1	-	-	4
Miscellaneous parts and institutions	37	4	9	-	50
Civil organizations	5	-	-	-	5
Total	2420	1098	643	129	4290

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Main types and brands of imported cars supplied

REPORT OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF GAVTU RA

28.09.1945

Table 21. The main types and brands of imported cars that entered the Soviet Union during the war (thousands of units)

Types and brands of vehicles	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945(by 09.05)	Total
Tractors
Studebaker	-	3.8	34.8	56.7	19.2	114.5
GMC	-	1.4	4.9	0.4	-	6.7
International	-	0.9	1.8	0.1	0.3	3.1
Chevrolet	-	2.7	13.1	25.1	6.8	47.7
Ford - English	-	0.4	0.5	-	0.1	1.0
Dodge 3/4 t	-	-	4.3	10.7	4.6	19.6
Total	-	9.2	59.4	93.0	31.0	192.6
%of total arrived	-	28.2	62.5	66.2	70.3	62.0
Freight
Ford 6	-	7.6	18.6	29.0	5.8	61.0
Dodge 1.5 t	-	8.0	1.5	0.1	-	9.6
Dodge 3t Canadian	-	-	1.4	0.3	-	1.7
Bedford	-	1.1	-	-	-	1.1
Ford Marmont	0.2	0.3	-	-	-	0.5
Austin	0.2	0.3	-	-	-	0.5
Different brands	-	0.1	-	-	-	0.1
Total	0.4	17.4	21.5	29.4	5.8	74.5
%of total income	100.0	53.5	22.6	20.9	13.3	23.8
Cars
Willis	-	5.4	13.9	15.3	5.2	39.8
Bantam	-	0.5	0.1	-	-	0.6
Chevrolet	-	-	-	-	0.2	0.2
Total	-	5.9	14.0	15.3	5.4	40.6
%of total arrival	-	18.1	14.7	10.9	12.3	13.0
Special purpose vehicles
Dodge headquarters	-	-	-	0.1	0.1	0.2
Ford amphibious	-	-	-	1.9	0.3	2.2
GMC amphibious	-	-	-	-	0.3	0.3
Studebaker trawler	-	-	-	0.6	0.2	0.8
MAC (diesel)	-	-	-	-	0.9	0.9
Workshops and other special machines	-	-	0.2	0.3	-	0.5
Total	-	-	0.2	2.9	1.8	4.9
%of total arrival	-	-	0.2	2.0	4.1	1.2
Grand total	0.4	32.5	95.1	140.6	44.0	312.6

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Arrival of special vehicles from industry

REPORT OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF GAVTU RA

28.09.1945

Table 18. Arrival of special vehicles from industry during the war (pcs.)

Vehicle type	1943			1944
	Delivery plan	Delivered	% completion of the plan	Delivery plan	Delivered	% completion of the plan
Tanker trucks on ZIS-5 chassis and gasoline tanks on a 2-axis trailers	1220	1187	95.7%	1285	1109	87.0%
Mobile workshops type "A"	305	265	87.0%	390	311	80.0%
Mobile workshops type "B"	110	46	41.8%	98	83	85.0%
Mobile charging stations (PZS-4)	600	456	76.0%	565	549	98.0%
Total special vehicles	2235	1954	87.4%	2338	2052	67.6%

Vehicle type	1945 (until May 9)			Total
	Delivery plan	Delivered	% completion of the plan	Delivery plan	Delivered	% completion of the plan
Tanker trucks on ZIS-5 chassis and gasoline tanks on a 2-axis trailers	336	297	89.0%	2841	2593	91.3%
Mobile workshops type "A"	100	114	114.0%	795	690	86.8%
Mobile workshops type "B"	15	15	100.0%	223	144	64.6%
Mobile charging stations (PZS-4)	127	148	112.6%	1292	1148	89.0%
Total special vehicles	578	569	98.4%	5151	4575	88.8%

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