GAZ-46

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GAZ-46 (MAW)
A GAZ-46 in Krakow (2010)

A GAZ-46 in Krakow (2010)
General properties
crew 6th
length 5070 mm
width 1750 mm
height 2000 mm
Dimensions 1.85 tons
agility
drive GAZ-69 four-cylinder petrol engine
55 HP (40 kW)
Top speed 90 km / h
Power / weight 29.7 hp / t
Range 500 km

The GAZ-46 is an amphibious vehicle with all-wheel drive from Soviet production, on the SUV -GAZ 69 is based. It was made by Gorkowski Avtomobilny Sawod and received the name MAW ( Russian МАВ , short for малый автомобиль водоплавающий, German about "small buoyant vehicle") in the armed forces . It is located below the BAW , the "large floating vehicle".

Vehicle history

GAZ-46 in the Sinsheim Auto and Technology Museum
Front view of the vehicle

As part of the Lend Lease Act , the Soviet Union also received American amphibious vehicles of the Ford GPA type during World War II . Of the vehicles built between 1941 and 1943 based on the Willys MB , depending on the source, between 2,200 and 3,500 units were used by the Red Army . This recognized the usefulness of the construction in combat.

After the war, from around 1949, the vehicle construction institute NAMI worked under the project name NAMI-011 with a successor based on the GAZ-67 . The project was later moved to Gorkowski Avtomobilny Sawod and continued there as GAZ-011. In 1953 a small series of 68 copies was produced, which were still based on the chassis of the GAZ-67.

In 1953 the chassis was replaced and that of the GAZ-69 was installed instead . The engine and gearbox were also adopted, although the engine is identical to that of the GAZ-M20. 654 units were built by 1958, after which production was discontinued. Although it was planned to relocate production like the off-road vehicle to Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Sawod , this company failed. So it stayed with the vehicles that were built from 1953 to 1958.

The GAZ-46 was used in particular by engineer and reconnaissance units of the Soviet Army . It was also exported to other Warsaw Pact states .

Technical specifications

For the later version GAZ-46.

  • Engine: four-cylinder gasoline engine
  • Engine type: "GAZ-M20" (originated from the GAZ-M20 Pobeda )
  • Displacement: 2111 cm³
  • Bore: 82 mm
  • Stroke: 100 mm
  • Power: 55 HP (40 kW)
  • Consumption: 20 l / 100 km
  • Tank capacity: 90 l
  • Transmission: three-speed manual transmission (from the GAZ-69)
  • Top speed: 90 km / h, 10 km / h in the water
  • Range on land: 500 km
  • Range in water: 5 hours
  • Drive formula : 4 × 4

Dimensions and weights

  • Length: 5070 mm
  • Width: 1750 mm
  • Height: 2000 mm
  • Wheelbase: 2300 mm
  • Track width: 1450 mm
  • Ground clearance: 210 mm
  • Empty weight: 1850 kg
  • Payload: 500 kg
  • Permissible total weight: 2350 kg
  • Trailer load: 850 kg

literature

  • René Pohl: Go swimming in the car. HEEL Verlag, Gut-Pottscheidt Königswinter 1998, ISBN 3-89365-702-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ford GPA website with technical data (Russian)
  2. ↑ a b c d Technical data on the vehicle (Russian)
  3. ↑ Website for GAZ-011 (Russian)
  4. ↑ Website with historical background and photos of the vehicle (Russian)

Web links

Commons : GAZ-46  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files