ndustry was slowly but surely beginning to produce more and more equipment, this all thanks to Stalin's reforms. The mass production of the T-34 tank had commenced as well as the katucha rocket launcher vehicle. These two vehicles would prove to be the backbone of the Red army vehicle core. Also of note was that the Red Army had some of the best artillery of the was. While the Soviet War industry had accomplished a great deal before the war it really performed amazing feats during the war. In the early part of the war it was apparent the Germans were at least initially going to make great inroads into Soviet territory. This was due to the fact of the size of the German army and speed at wich the Blitzkrieg was performed. This was where Stalin had the foresight to move the war industries further east. Altogether, between July and November 941 no fewer than 1,523 industrial enterprises, including 1,360 large war plants had been moved to the east. The "evacuation cargoes" amounted to a one and a half million railway wagon-loads. This transportation of industry during the second half of 1941 and the beginning of 1942 and its "rehousing must rank among the most stupendous organizational and human achievement during the war. This was an extemely important decision by Stalin, for in a modern mechanized army, even small drops in production or the loss of a few plants can mean the difference between victory and defeat. In 1942-43 the Soviet was industry not only caught up to the Germans in equipment quality but started to surpass them as well as the rest of the world. The La-5-FN proved to be better then any German fighter, the T34 tank had earned the reputation as the best medium tank of the war and the new heavy JS("Stalin") tank was described as the best heavy tank in the world. By 1943 ever facet of Soviet industry was running at full steam and everything that the Soviets had lacked at the beginning of the war they now had thanks to Stalin's...
