Factory #185 Experiments in 1939

Yet another list of experimental development, much of which never saw the light of day. There are some indexes here that may be unfamiliar to some readers. "100" refers to T-100, a competitor to the SMK and KV tanks. "111" is T-111, or Object 111, or T-46-5, developed by Koshkin, who would later go on to design the much more successful T-34. A-7 is, of course, the BT-7.

"List of experimental work at factory #185 for 1939, confirmed by the 8th Chief Directorate and ABTU

Vehicle or engine number	Item name	Schedule		Cost
		Start	Finish
100	1st prototype, factory and army trials		July 1st	4,500,000
100	Blueprints and production of the first reference model		January 1st, 1940	2,000,000
111	Development of a prototype with the V-2 engine and processing of blueprints		November 1st	2,000,000
T-26	Suspension development		March 1st	2,000,000
T-26	Suspension trials		May 1st	800,000
T-26	Mass production blueprints		June 1st
T-40 SK	Torsion bar development and materials selection		April 1st, July 1st	15,000
Katal gearbox (T-26)	Trials and engineering work		June 1st	100,000
Hydraulic clutch	Trials on the T-26, engineering work, production		June 1st	70,000
Steam engine (111)	Production, installation, trials on 111 vehicle		July 15th	300,000
150 hp steam engine	Production, installation on the T-26, trials		December 15th	450,000
120-130 hp diesel engine	Production, installation on a vehicle, trials		November 1st	1,750,000
Vehicle heating	Production and trials in various seasons		December 15th	9,000
T-26	Development and trials of tracks	May 1st	September 1st	480,000
Brakes and side friction clutches	Material selection, production, and trials	January 1st	October 15th	7,000
Engine starter	Development, production of two units	January 1st	August 15th	200,000
Mass produced vehicles	Design, production, and research into air filters	January 1st	October 1st	100,000
Mass produced vehicles	Oil filters	October 1st	November 1st	100,000
All vehicles	Increase electrical parts commonality	January 1st	November 1st	300,000
All vehicles	External light signals	January 1st	June 1st	25,000

Develop

A-7	Turret stabilizer	April 1st	September 15th	100,000
T-26	Mechanical loading mechanism	January 1st	June 1st	200,000
T-26	New rubber trials	January 1st	December 15th	100,000
T-26, A-7, T-28	Replacement of deficit materials		Third quarter	100,000
T-26, BT, T-28	Common smoke launchers for medium and heavy tanks			501,000

Chief of the 3^rd department
of the 8^th NKOP Main Directorate Mochalov"