GAZ-51 (4x2) Truck

  

GAZ-69 (4x4) Truck

Designer:

Uncertain at Present

Manufacturer:

Gorki Automobile Factory
Ulyanovsk Automobile Factory

Role:

Transport/Utility Truck

Year Adopted:

1952
Weight
     Empty:
     Loaded:
   
1535 kilograms

1.7 US Tons
1960 kilograms

2.16 US Tons

Operational Status:

Russia, Poland  - Obsolete
(GAZ-51 manufactured from 1953 to 1955)
(UAZ-51A manufactured from 1955-72)

Romania - Uncertain status, likely obsolete

Armament:

None*

*except anti-tank version with 4 x 'Swatter' anti-tank missiles

Engine:

4 cylinder, inline, gasoline engine producing 52 hp at 3600 rpm.

Crew:

1+4 (Driver + Passengers)

Length:
5.73 meters (12 feet, 8 inches)

Height:
1.92 meters (6 feet, 4 inches)

Width:
1.75 meters (5 feet, 9 inches)

Maximum Speed (on road):

90 kilometers per hour

(56 miles per hour)
Ground Clearence:
0.21 meters (8.2 inches)
Maximum Grade:
     Approach:
     Departure:
 
45°
35°
Turn Radius:

6 meters

 (19 feet, 8 inches)
Range:
(60 liter fuel tank)
   
430 km (267 miles)

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Foss, Christopher, Military Vehicles of the Worls, Charles Scribner's and sons: New York, New York, 1976. Print.