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Chief Designer Who Was Well Ahead of His Time
Part 1
The 29th of October 2004 will mark the 100th anniversary of Aleksandr A. Morozov, an outstanding tank designer of the 20th century, who was one of those who established tank design school, and after whom the Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau is named. The school in question is based on thorough analysis of so-lutions being used, low weight of vehicle designs, irreconcilability with temporary solutions and various luxuries, simplicity and reliability and, as a result, development of competitive examples of up-to-date armoured fighting vehicles.
Alexandr A. Morozov was born at a worker's family on 29 October 1904 in the town of Bezhitsa located in the Briansk District of Oryol Region. In 1914, the family moved to the city of Kharkiv, and Aleksandr D. Morozov, A.A. Morozov's father, got a job at the Kharkiv Locomotive Plant. Aleksandr A. Morozov started his career on 2 March 1919 as a copyist of technical documents at the Technical Office of the Kharkiv Locomotive Plant. In May 1923, he was promoted to the position of draftsman/designer. In November 1926, Aleksandr A. Morozov was ordered to active duty in the Red Army. He served in the army as a soldier at the 20th air squadron deployed in Kiev.
Having been released from the army in 1928 году, Aleksandr A. Morozov returned to the plant. On 18 October 1928, he started to work at the Tank Design Team headed by I.N. Aleksenko. At the time, Morozov took an active part in development of T-12 and T-24 tanks. During a period of two years, he combined his work with instruction by correspondence at the Moscow Lomonossov Correspondence Mechanics Institute and then at the Mechanics College of the Kharkiv Locomotive Plant. In 1933, Aleksandr A. Morozov began to study at the Military Training Section of Red Army House. On 1 May 1934, he completed the BT-series tank commander course.
This military training, albeit of a small scope, considerably influenced his views as an armament vehicle designer.
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