Last year Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) published a book to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The annual production of tanks in the Soviet Union can be found in it. It covers the years 1973 to 1990. It is the first time I see these data put together, see table below. Note that there are 2 factories producing T-72, UVZ and Chelyabinsk (ChTZ). The vehicles produced in the later were for export. As expected, production was reduced in the late 80s, as the Cold War drew to an end.
The increase in T-72 production is remarkable if compared to T-80. In 1973 30 were completed, 2 years later the figure reached 700. Production of T-80s needed 8 years for a comparable increase. It is worth remembering that the T-72 was a “mobilization tank”, designed to be produced in large quantities during a conflict. The reduction is T-64 production is very abrupt, from 600 to 0.
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