GM chassis

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Tor missile system on GM-5955 chassis.

GM (Russian: Gusenichnaya Mashina, Гусеничная машина, lit. tracked machine) is a series of tracked vehicle chassis. Generally, the series is produced by Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant. Some older series were developed and produced by Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ)

GM-569[]

GM-569 is used for the TELAR 9A38, part of the Buk-M1-2 SAM system.

Specifications[]

  • Chassis weight - 24,000 kg
  • Max load - 11,500 kg
  • Wheelbase - 4,605 mm
  • Ground clearance 450 mm
  • Fuel distance - 500 km
  • Working environment
    • outside temperature -50°С — +50°С
    • relative air humidity - 98% (t = +35 °С)
    • overall dust level while driving < 2,5 g/m3
  • Max velocity - 65 km/h
  • Average ground unit pressure < 0,8 kg/cm2
  • Engine type - Multifuel liquid-cooled diesel
  • On-board powerplant - 522 kW (710 h.p.) — 618 kW (840 h.p.)

Other types of chassis[]

Designed and developed at Metrovagonmash (previously MMZ and OKB-40):

GM-577 chassis (without a special purpose superstructure)
  • GM-5975 is used for 9K22 Tunguska[1][2]
  • GM-5965 is used for Ranzhir-M[3]
  • GM-5955 is used for Tor-M1 (SA-15).[2] The export version Tor-M2E (9A331MK) was designed on a different MZKT-6922 wheeled chassis designed by MZKT.[1]
  • GM-579 is used for the SAM command post vehicle 9C470[1]
  • GM-577 is used for transporter erector launcher (TEL) with loading capability 9A39 (SA-11/17))[2]
  • GM-577 is also used for TELAR 9A310[2]
  • GM-578 was used for the TEL 2P25 of the 2K12 Kub Missile System[2]
  • GM-568 was used for Self-propelled Reconnaissance and Homing Vehicle (SURN) 1S91 of the 2K12 Kub Missile System (SA-6).[2][4]
  • GM-539 was used in SA-6B[2]
  • GM-575 chassis was used for ZSU-23-4 Shilka.[2]

Also MMZ produced GM-569, GM-567A, GM-562, GM-5959, GM-5951, GM-5952.

Designed and developed at Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ):

  • GM-369 tracked chassis
  • GM-355 was used for BM (translit. Battle Machines) series 9A330, including Target Detection Station (SOTS), Homing Station (SN), and the TEL of 9K330 Tor Missile System[5]
  • GM-352 was used for the BM 2C6 (2K22 Tunguska)
  • GM-352M chassis was used for 2T Stalker IFV.[2]

By others:

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Russian and PLA Point Defence System Vehicles, Carlo Kopp, 2008
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ob'yekt series of experimental armoured vehicles, Mike Grif
  3. ^ (in Russian) pvo.guns.ru > Ranzhir-M
  4. ^ (in Russian) Military rockets and rocket systems Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in Russian) Short summary about the Missile Systems, tested at Emba Firing Range
  6. ^ History of the Ural Industry Holding (in Russian)
  7. ^ SA-12 Gladiator/Giant С-300В (in Russian)

External links[]

Metrovagonmash official website[]

Vestnik PVO (pvo.guns.ru)[]

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