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
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