GM chassis
{{Short description|Russian tracked vehicle chassis}}
{{Other uses|GM (disambiguation){{!}}GM}}
Image:VDay Parade Rehearsal Moscow04.jpg on a 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 Russia's Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant. Some older series were developed and produced by Belarusian agriculture machinery manufacturer Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ).
GM-569
= 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°C — +50°C
- relative air humidity: 98% (t = +35 °C)
- 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):
File:Pantsir-S1 SAM at Engineering Technologies 2012.jpg on a GM-352 chassis]]
- GM-5975 is used for 2K22 Tunguska[http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-PD-SAM-SPAAG-TEL-TL.html Russian and PLA Point Defence System Vehicles], Carlo Kopp, 2008[http://www.jedsite.info/misc/oscar/obyekt_series/obyekt-series.html Ob'yekt series of experimental armoured vehicles], Mike Grif
- GM-5965 is used for Ranzhir-M{{in lang|ru}} [http://pvo.guns.ru/asu/ranzhir-m.htm pvo.guns.ru > Ranzhir-M]
- GM-5955 is used for Tor-M1 (SA-15). The export version Tor-M2E (9A331MK) was designed on a different MZKT-6922 wheeled chassis designed by MZKT.
- GM-579 is used for the SAM command post vehicle 9C470
- GM-577 is used for transporter erector launcher (TEL) with loading capability 9A39 (SA-11/17))
- GM-577 is also used for TELAR 9A310
- GM-578 was used for the TEL 2P25 of the 2K12 Kub Missile System
- GM-568 was used for Self-propelled Reconnaissance and Homing Vehicle (SURN) 1S91 of the 2K12 Kub Missile System (SA-6).{{in lang|ru}} [http://bob-pot.narod.ru/boev.htm Military rockets and rocket systems] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209045153/http://bob-pot.narod.ru/boev.htm |date=2007-12-09 }}
- GM-539 was used in SA-6B
- GM-575 chassis was used for ZSU-23-4 Shilka.
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{{in lang|ru}} [http://emba.ucoz.ru/publ/2-1-0-14 Short summary about the Missile Systems, tested at Emba Firing Range]
- GM-352 was used for the BM 2C6 (2K22 Tunguska)
- GM-352M chassis was used for 2T Stalker IFV.
By others:
- GM-123 and GM-124 were used for the 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun based on 152mm D-20 gun as well as for 2K11 Krug SAM system, but also for 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar, 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer.[http://www.uph.ru/inner.php?page=about2 History of the Ural Industry Holding] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216045935/http://www.uph.ru/inner.php?page=about2 |date=2012-02-16 }} {{in lang|ru}}
- GM-426 tracked chassis
- GM-830 and GM-835 were used for the S-300V SAM system, those chassis were developed by KB-3 of Leningrad Kirov Plant (currently, PO Spetsmash)[http://warfare.be/rus/?lang=rus&catid=264&linkid=1696 SA-12 Gladiator/Giant С-300В] {{in lang|ru}}
Notes
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External links
= Metrovagonmash official website =
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070521084807/http://www.metrowagonmash.ru/gm596.htm General description of GM-569], [https://web.archive.org/web/20060514225727/http://www.metrowagonmash.ru/gm569t.htm Specifications of GM-569] {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070521084827/http://www.metrowagonmash.ru/gm5955.htm General description of GM-5955], [https://web.archive.org/web/20060514225806/http://www.metrowagonmash.ru/gm5955t.htm Specifications of GM-5955] {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070521053033/http://www.metrowagonmash.ru/gm5975.htm General description of GM-5975], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070321223543/http://www.metrowagonmash.ru/gm5975t.htm Specifications of GM-5975] {{in lang|ru}}
= ''Vestnik PVO'' (pvo.guns.ru) =
- [http://pvo.guns.ru/buk/buk_01.htm TELAR 9A38] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://pvo.guns.ru/buk/buk_11.htm Description of SAM command post vehicle 9C470] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://pvo.guns.ru/buk/buk_14.htm TEL with loading capability 9A39] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://pvo.guns.ru/buk/buk_13.htm TELAR 9A310] {{in lang|ru}}
Category:Military vehicles of Russia
Category:Tracked armoured fighting vehicles
Category:Military vehicles of the Soviet Union