LuAZ-967
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The LuAZ-967 (Template:Langx) was the Transporter of the Front Line, a small Soviet four-wheel drive amphibious vehicle. Light enough to be air transportable, it had a Script error: No such module "convert". payload over most terrain.
History
The design originated after the Korean War, when the Soviets saw a need for small off-road vehicles comparable to the American Jeep, to supplement the overly-large and -heavy GAZ-69s then in service.Template:Sfnp It was to be used by Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) for casualty evacuation, munition supply and the transport of light armaments.
Developed at NAMI (the National Automobile Institute), the prototype, known as NAMI 049, was completed in 1958.Template:Sfnp Unlike the Jeep, it had a Fibreglass body, four-wheel torsion bar independent suspension, and permanent four-wheel drive with locking hubs.Template:Sfnp It had a wheelbase of Script error: No such module "convert"., a ground clearance of Script error: No such module "convert"., and was powered by a Script error: No such module "convert". MD-65 motorcycle engine (copied from an Orbita motorcycle).Template:Sfnp Trials proved it underpowered, and the body too fragile.Template:Sfnp
A second prototype, the NAMI 049A, had a Script error: No such module "convert". V4 MeMZ-965 engine (selected for use in the ZAZ-965), steel body, and rear wheel drive (with optional drive to the front wheels).Template:Sfnp The torsion bars were replaced with a coil spring setup.Template:Sfnp It weighed Script error: No such module "convert"., with a Script error: No such module "convert". MeMZ-967A engine, and was able to pull a Script error: No such module "convert". trailer; it could cross a 58° gradient, and top speed was Script error: No such module "convert"..Template:Sfnp
It was produced between 1961–1975 at Lutsk automobile plant - LuAZ. It was succeeded by the LuAZ-969В, LuAZ-969, LuAZ-969М and the LuAZ-1302.
Modifications
- LuAZ-967A — modernized high-powered engine MeMZ-967А
- LuAZ-967M — modernized ЛуАЗ-967А with the same engine.
- Geolog - a specialized 6-wheel version.[1]
Mechanical
The LuAZ-967M had a MeMZ-967A Script error: No such module "convert". gasoline engine from the ZAZ automobile. An air-cooled, carbureted ohv V4, it developed Script error: No such module "convert". at 2,250 rpm.
A 4+1 speed transmission has separately engaged crawl gear. Unlike many small military vehicles, it was a front wheel drive 4×2, the rear axle was selectively engaged only when 4×4 was needed.
The watertight steel body had 4-wheel independent suspension with torsion bars and Script error: No such module "convert". of ground clearance. The driving controls were on the truck's centerline, both the controls and the windshield could be folded down for a lower profile.
References
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Sources
- Многоцелевой транспортер // журнал «За рулём», № 4, апрель 1978. стр.2
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