The BAZ-6909 is a Russian
artillery tractor
An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights and calibres. It may be wheeled, tracked, or half-tracked.
Traction
There are two m ...
and
missile vehicle
A missile vehicle, also known as a missile carrier, missile truck, or (if capable of launching) missile launcher vehicle, is a military vehicle that is purpose-built and designed to carry missiles, either for safe transportation or for launching ...
that was developed as a successor to the
MAZ-537
The MAZ-537 is a 12-cylinder diesel engine-powered military truck artillery tractor, originally designed for loads up to 50 tons (using semitrailers such as the ChMZAP-9990 or ChMZAP-5247G, for example) with later versions providing a maximum loa ...
and
MAZ-7310
The MAZ-543/MAZ-7310 "Uragan" (/Hurricane) is a Soviet/Belarusian 8×8 artillery truck designed and developed by MAZ (Minsk Automobile Plant), in what is now Belarus.
MAZ-543
Designed in the 1960s, the MAZ-543 was presented on 7 November 196 ...
by
Bryansk Automobile Plant
Bryansk Automobile Plant (BAZ; ) is a Russian manufacturer of military vehicles based in Bryansk, Russia.
It was established in 1958 as a subsidiary of ZiL. It is one of the leading Russian military equipment manufacturers. It also produces of ...
. It can haul semi-trailers and loads with mass of 13-21 metric tons, both on and off-road.
It uses a
YaMZ
OJSC «Autodiesel» (ОАО «Автоди́зель») known as the Yaroslavl Motor Plant (YaMZ), Russian: Яросла́вский мото́рный заво́д (ЯМЗ), romanized: Yaroslavskyi Motornyi Zavod (YaMZ), based in Yaroslavl, Russ ...
-8424.10 diesel engine with 500 hp.
Variants
* BAZ-6402 6x6 tractor truck;
* BAZ-69092 6x6 special wheeled chassis;
* BAZ-6306 8x8 artillery tractor;
* BAZ-6403 8x8 tractor truck;
* BAZ-6910 8x8 shelter carrier;
* REM-KS, 8x8 repair and recovery vehicle;
* BAZ-69096 10x10 special wheeled chassis;
* BAZ-69099 12x12 special wheeled chassis.
See also
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KZKT-7428
The KZKT-7428 Rusich tank transporter artillery tractor was developed as a successor to the MAZ-537 by KZKT. It can haul semi-trailers loads up to 70 t, both on and off-road. It entered service with the Soviet Army in 1990.
Development histor ...
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MAZ-543
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Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Siege of Naples (542–543): The Byzantine garrison (1,000 men) in Naples surrenders to the Ostrogoths, pressed by famine and demoralized by the failure of two relief efforts. Th ...
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ZIL-135
The ZIL-135 is a large eight-wheeled military transport and Mobile launcher vehicle, self-propelled artillery truck manufactured by ZiL during the Cold War from the Soviet Union starting in 1959. Its purpose was to carry and launch a 9K52 Luna-M ...
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Military vehicles of the Soviet Union
Military trucks
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Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s