Object Numbers
GABTU is responsible for assignment of object (Russian: Объект) numbers to almost all the tanks and other combat vehicles entering service in the Armed Forces of Soviet Union and Russian Federation. Объект is often transliterated as obyekt, ob'yekt, obyect, obiekt, etc. These names are sometimes referred to incorrectly as "industry designation" or "factory names".
The initial digit corresponds to the design bureau.
- 0 Altai tractor plant
- 1 Uralvagonzavod
- 2 Leningrad Kirov Plant (LKZ)
- 3 Uraltransmash
- 4 Malyshev Factory, Kharkiv
- 5 Omsk 172
- 6 Omsktransmash
- 7 Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
- 8 Various
- 9 Volgograd Tractor Factory
- 10 Kutaisi Automotive Plant (KAZ)
Read more about this topic: Main Agency Of Automobiles And Tanks Of The Ministry Of Defense Of The Soviet Union
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