The Jiefang CA-30 is a military truck used widely by the Chinese People's Liberation Army

People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...

. It is a direct copy of the Russian ZIL-157

ZIL-157

The ZIL-157 is a general purpose 2.5 ton 6x6 truck, produced in post-WW2 Soviet Russia.The ZIL-157 was the standard Soviet truck until it was replaced by the ZIL-131 and Ural-375D series whose became the standard Soviet army trucks alongside with GAZ-66. The People's Liberation Army also produced...

 6x6 army truck, and looks mostly identical to it, except that it has square fenders rather than round fenders as on the ZIL-157.

History

Throughout the 1950s, the Soviet Army

Soviet Army

The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...

 helped China

China

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 to build up their heavy industries. As part of this plan, China established the First Automobile Works

First Automobile Works

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 (FAW) in Changchun. Soon after, in July 1956 they introduced the Jiefang CA-10 4x2 army truck, a copy of the ZIS-150

ZIS-150

The ZIS-150 was a Soviet truck. In 1947 it replaced the ZIS-5 on assembly line. ZIS-150 together with GAZ-51 was the main Soviet truck of '50s, judging by their quantity. The cabin of ZIS-150 was similar with the cabin of International Harvester KR11 truck. A tractor-trailer version of the...

. A couple of years later, they introduced the Jiefang CA-30 6x6 army truck. The CA-30, like the ZIL-157, had great cross-country capabilities; and was available in a variety of configurations, such as: Cargo transport or tractor-trailer. Both the CA-30 and CA-10 were used extensively by the People's Liberation Army

People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...

up until the 1990s, when they were largely phased out of service. Today, only a few of them remain in service.

Specifications

Seating (cab): 1+2

Configuration: 6X6

Weight (empty): 12,015.19 lb/5,450 kg

Maximum Load: 9,920.8 lb/4,500 kg (on road), 5,511.56 lb/2,500 kg (cross-country)

Length: 21.93 ft/6.684 m

Width: 7.595 ft/2.315 m

Height: 7.74 ft/2.36 m

Wheel Base: N/A

Track (front/rear): N/A

Ground Clearance: N/A

Top Speed (road): 40.39 mph/65 km/h