BAV 485
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
amphibious
Amphibious vehicle
An amphibious vehicle , is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water – just like an amphibian....
transport, similar to the DUKW
DUKW
The DUKW is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by a partnership under military auspices of Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious...
.
Introduced in 1952, it was intended to complement the GAZ 46
GAZ 46
The GAZ-46, army designation MAV , is a Russian-made light four-wheel drive amphibious military vehicle, that entered service in the 1950s and has been used by many Eastern Bloc allied forces since.During the Second World War Canada, Britain and the US forwarded large quantities of military...
4x4 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle, but using the ZiS-151
ZiS-151
The ZiS-151 is a general-purpose truck, produced by the Soviet Union in 1947–65, at Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Stalina. In 1956, the factory was renamed Zavod imeni Likhacheva, and new trucks were called ZiL-151 ....
6x6 truck (also used in the BTR-152
BTR-152
The BTR-152 was a non-amphibious Soviet wheeled armored personnel carrier that entered Soviet service in 1950. By the early 1970s it had been replaced in the infantry vehicle role by the BTR-60...
) as its basis. Similar in size to the DUKW, which it resembles, the BAV has a rear loading ramp by which vehicles can be driven directly aboard, rather than being loaded over the side by crane.
Initially based on ZiS-151 truck, after the introduction of the improved ZiL-157 the vehicle was modernized using its components now bearing the designation ZiL-485A (army designation was BAV-A).
The cargo body is open, but a canvas cover is available.
Propulsion in water is by means of propeller.
BAVs were used in service by Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
Armies and in the Middle East up to the 1980s.
In use by the Soviet Union and its allies and client states the BAV was gradually replaced by the much larger tracked PTS
PTS (amphibious vehicle)
The PTS is a Soviet tracked amphibious transport. PTS stands for Plavayushchij Transportyer - Sryednyj or medium amphibious transport vehicle...
amphibious vehicles.
Specification
- Rear axle clearance:
- Ground clearance:
- Front track: 1590 mm (62.6 in)
- Rear track: 1720 mm (67.7 in)
- Turning radius: 11.2 metres (36.7 ft)
- Maximum speed (loaded, highway): 60 km/h (37 mph)
- Tyres: 8¼x20 in (21x102 cm)
- Fuel tank capacity: 2x 150 l (39.6 US gal; 33 imp gal)
- Fuel consumption: 6.7 mpg
- Top speed: 60 km/h (37 mph) (road)
(water) - Range: 480 km (298 mi)
Sources
- Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 5, p.476-7, "BTR".
- Hogg, Ian V., and Weeks, John. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles. London: Hamblyn Publishing Group Limited, 1980, p.308-9, "BAV-485".
- AMW - Agencja Mienia Wojskowego
- ZiS-485 at denisovets.narod.ru
See also
- GAZ 46GAZ 46The GAZ-46, army designation MAV , is a Russian-made light four-wheel drive amphibious military vehicle, that entered service in the 1950s and has been used by many Eastern Bloc allied forces since.During the Second World War Canada, Britain and the US forwarded large quantities of military...
- DUKWDUKWThe DUKW is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by a partnership under military auspices of Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious...
- LandwasserschlepperLandwasserschlepperLandwasserschlepper was an unarmed amphibious tractor produced in Germany during World War II.-Origins and development:Ordered by the Heereswaffenamt in 1935 for use by German Army engineers, the Landwasserschlepper was intended as a lightweight river tug with some capacity to operate on...
- PTSPTS (amphibious vehicle)The PTS is a Soviet tracked amphibious transport. PTS stands for Plavayushchij Transportyer - Sryednyj or medium amphibious transport vehicle...