PTS-M

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PTS-M
A Serbian PTS-M amphibious vehicle in 2012

A Serbian PTS-M amphibious vehicle in 2012
General properties
crew 2 (driver, gunner / commander)
length 11.425 m
width 3.30 m
height approx. 2.65 m
Dimensions 17.8 tons (empty weight)
Armor and armament
Armor unarmored
Main armament unarmed
Secondary armament unarmed
agility
drive V12 4- stroke diesel engine W-54P
350 HP
Top speed 42 km / h (road), 11 km / h (in water)
Power / weight
Range 380 km (land)

The floating car PTS-M is an unarmored full track vehicle . It is the modernized version of the amphibious vehicle PTS , which served in the Warsaw Treaty armed forces as a transport vehicle when crossing over water. It was developed as an amphibious vehicle for the transport of vehicles, trailers, material and crews across rivers and inland waterways and for transport in difficult terrain. The PTS-M belonged to the equipment of the engineer troops of the Red Army and their allied armies.

A PTS-M was able to transfer an Ural 375D truck or a company of soldiers (70 men) with full equipment. A PKP floating trailer was used to transport a tank destroyer group, on which the 85 mm PAK was transferred while the operator and the towing vehicle were transported on the floating car. With the introduction of the stronger and heavier PAK at the end of the 1970s and the associated use of the MT-LB instead of the Urals as a traction device, this concept was obsolete.

technology

The tracked vehicle, which weighed just 17.8 tons and was equipped with six rollers, had a V12 tank engine, a 4-stroke W-54P diesel engine, throttled to 350 hp (257 kW) . An intermediate gear converts the engine power in water travel to two jacketed screws. The PTS could be loaded up to 10 tons and then reached a maximum water speed of 11 km / h. A powerful bilge pump could literally lift the vehicle in the event of water ingress (leak, fire), and the water was expelled from under the floor pan. In order to prevent water from spilling over the driver's cab, the surge board was folded up when driving in the water . An overpressure system ensured that as little contaminated dust as possible entered the driver's cab.

gallery

  • Rear view with the two screw drives

  • Water ride with mounted infantry

  • PTS-M when entering a body of water (1)

  • PTS-M when entering a body of water (2)

Web links

Commons : PTS-M  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files