One prototype was built and production of thirty tanks in 1930 was authorized, but automotive performance was so disappointing that it was decided to do further development work.

[3] The project was re-designated T-24, work was completed fixing problems with the transmission and fuel system, and a larger turret was designed.

The T-24 ultimately was cancelled midway through production because of where it stood in the lineup of Soviet tanks that already existed at the time.

During the design process of the T-24, the Soviets focused on many outlets for a solution to their problem, including the T-19, T-21, and T-23 tanks.

[4] While undergoing testing however, the T-24 was competing with the more widely known Tank Grotte-1, otherwise known as the TG-1 and eventually dubbed the T-22 by the Soviets.

Unlike its predecessor tanks, the tractor was more successful and was put into mass production.

The Komintern inherited several of the T-24's disadvantages (like the slow mobility), but some of them[specify] were fixed by designers, others were not as significant for tractor as for a tank.

The Voroshilovets heavy artillery tractor was also based on the T-24's suspension, using the same but detuned Model V-2 diesel engine as the BT-7M and T-34 tanks.

About 230 were built at KhPZ from 1939, and after the German invasion of 1941 production was shifted to the Stalingrad Tractor Factory until August 1942.

The initial changes resolved around fixing problems with the transmission and fuel system, which created an opportunity to have a large turret.

This configuration of the engine allowed the tank to have a max speed of 25 kilometers per hour (16 miles-per-hour).