ZIL-135

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ZIL
Transport and loading vehicle based on a ZIL-135 of the 9P140 Uragan rocket launcher
Transport and loading vehicle based on a ZIL-135 of the 9P140 Uragan rocket launcher
ZIL-135
Manufacturer: Zavod imeni Likhacheva
Sales designation: ЗИЛ-135
Production period: 1966-1993
Previous model: none
Successor: none
Technical specifications
Engines: 2 × four-stroke petrol engine V8
Power: 2 × 180 PS / 2 × 132 kW

The ZIL-135 ( Russian ЗИЛ-135 ) is a heavy four-axle truck (8 × 8) of the Soviet / Russian vehicle manufacturer Zavod imeni Lichatschowa , which was produced in series from 1966. This truck was used in many countries, not just within the former Eastern Bloc .

history

In the 1950s, the Soviet Army decided to introduce new mobile missile systems into the army. This project required the development of a new mobile rocket launch vehicle that could meet these requirements. The result was the ZIL-135, which became the basis of some Soviet missile systems such as the FROG-7 missile complex or the BM-27 missile launcher system on the ZIL-135LM.

Only the development and production of a few prototypes was carried out at ZIL. Series production took place at the subsidiary Brjanski Awtomobilny Sawod , also BAZ, ( Russian: Брянский автомоби́льный заво́д ). This still produces heavy trucks and cranes as well as military equipment to this day. Production was stopped in 1993. In the literature, the vehicle is sometimes referred to as BAZ-135.

The following model variants are known:

  • ZIL-135 (9P113): launcher for Luna-M rocket (1959)
  • ZIL-135B: Amphibious version of the ZIL-135 (1959)
  • ZIL-135e: Non-amphibious version of ZIL-135B (1960)
  • ZIL-135E: Equipped with a diesel-electric drive (1965)
  • ZIL-135K: launcher for C-5 missiles (1961)
  • ZIL-135KM: launcher for SS-N-3 Shaddock rocket (1962, prototype from BAZ)
  • ZIL-135KP: Truck combination of three vehicles (1969)
  • ZIL-135L: Improved version with higher payload (1961)
  • ZIL-135LM: ZIL-135L with manual transmission (1964)
  • ZIL-135LN: Cab chassis based on the ZIL-135K version
  • ZIL-135P: two-axle amphibious military landing vehicle (1965)
  • ZIL-135SH: Special version with a turning radius of zero (1967)

technology

The vehicle is powered by two motors that can accelerate it up to 65 km / h. One motor each drives the wheels on the right and left side. The vehicle has eight wheels, with the front and rear axles being steerable. The maximum range is 400 kilometers. The vehicle had an average consumption of around 100 liters per 100 kilometers.

Launch vehicle of the same missile system on Victory Day military parade (2014)
FROG-7B (Luna-M) of the NVA based on the ZIL-135

The ZIL-135 was mainly used militarily as a rocket launch , transport and loading vehicle, for example in connection with the Soviet ballistic surface-to-surface short-range missile FROG or the multiple rocket launcher systems BM-22 and BM-27 .

There are also civilian variants of the ZIL-135 in different versions , such as a flatbed truck (referred to as ZIL-135 L4), a crane vehicle or a transport truck for pipeline pipes.

Data

  • Length: 9.27 m
  • Width: 2.80 m
  • Height: 2.53 m
  • Net weight : 10.5  tons
  • Ground clearance: 58 cm
  • Incline angle: 57 °
  • Motor: 2 × V8 gasoline engine type ZIL-375
    • Displacement: 2 × 6960 cm 3 displacement
    • Power: 2 × 132  kW (180  PS )
    • consumption
      • unloaded: 88 liters per 100 km
      • loaded: 100–120 liters per 100 km
    • Fuel supply: 520 liters
  • Top speed: 65 km / h
  • Turning radius: 12.5 m
  • Range: 400 km

The individual data vary depending on the set-ups used.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ photos and short history (English)
  2. ↑ Technical description of the military version (English)

Web links

Commons : ZIL-135  - Collection of Images