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This article lists Soviet Tank and Self-propelled Gun production during the Second World War , from the German Invasion on 22 June 1941 , until the first half of 1945. Note that this doesn't indicate the total number of vehicles in the field, including models produced before June 1941. Organic strength of mechanised units was about 19,221 when the Soviet Union entered the war. LIGHT AFVS The SU-76 was a 76 mm gun mounted on a lengthened version of the T-70 chassis. MEDIUM AFVS The T-34 was originally armed with a 76-mm gun; this was upgraded to a higher-velocity 76-mm, then finally to an 85-mm gun in a bigger turret. The production given for the T-34/85 in 1945 is the full production of that year. The SU-85 , SU-122 and SU-100 were all self-propelled guns mounted on the chassis of the T-34. The SU-85 and the later SU-100 mounted high-velocity guns and were designed for anti-tank work. The SU-122 mounted the lower-velocity 122-mm M-30 howitzer, and was mainly used as battlefield assault artillery against infantry. HEAVY AFVS The T-28 was an older tank reaching the end of its production in 1940, and there were several hundred fielded already. KV series The KV-1 (after Kliment Voroshilov ) was armed with a 76 mm gun; as with the T-34, the length of the gun was increased during production. The KV-2 used the same hull as the KV-1 but was armed with a 152 mm howitzer in a huge turret. KV-85 was a KV-1S fitted with an 85 mm gun in the same turret as the IS-1. KV-8 was a flamethrower version. The KV-1S was a version of the KV-1 with lighter armour (making it more mobile) and a new turret (still with a 76 mm gun). The SU-152 was a 152 mm howitzer on a KV-1S hull. Like the KV-2 it was intended for use as an assault weapon against infantry. IS series The IS-1 (after Iosif Stalin ) was fitted with an 85 mm gun (in the same turret used in the KV-85). it was soon replaced by the IS-2 which had a high velocity 122 mm gun. The ISU-122 and ISU-152 were self propelled guns on an IS hull. They were both used as assault guns; the ISU-122 was also useful as an anti-tank weapon because of its high velocity 122 mm gun. Model 1942 rolls off the line at ''Krasnoye Sormovo'' Factory no. 112 in Gorki ]] SEE ALSO
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