 They also used their guns in a direct fire role against Axis tanks and infantry, and provided cover for the combat detachments of the 18th Tank Corps and 5th Mechanized Corps, directly subordinated to the front.By 1 January, the division included the 606th, 633rd, 640th, and 658th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments.During January and February 1943, the division advanced into the Donbass alongside the army.