MAZ 7310 - axle carrier ballistic missile complexes

Large four-wheel drive four-axle MAZ-543 (MAZ-7310 after changing GOST) produced a single prototype in 1958. In mass production car went in 1962.

A Little history

On 25 June 1954 at the initiative of Marshal Zhukov in the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted the decision on creation at the Minsk automobile plant design office for the development of off-road multi-wheeled vehicles for the DoD. In a short time MAZ was created by SKB-1 shop and providing pilot production. The first developments began vosmiklasnica ballast and truck tractors, which, after several years of production was transferred to Kurgan plant of wheeled equipment.

Military function

The Main purpose of the MAZ-7310 was transporting missiles, after it became clear that the truck is wheeled to cope with the task better than the crawler-Transporter. The Minsk factory was almost completely translated into the production of rocket chassis.

The specific use of the machine was required to divide the whole cabin on two sides. Between them formed a space in which to fit the forward part of a ballistic missile. The frame was also a concave shape in the middle. Channel crossmember had semi-elliptical configuration, designed for loading ballistic missiles. Sometimes for transportation of especially large missiles were used the coupling of two Mazes, as one car could not handle a massive load.

Technical capabilities

Two MAZ in one team coped with the task. Helped dual steering. The couple of cars had eight wheels, which could rotate in the desired direction and thereby provide the necessary manoeuvrability of lorry convoy. These machines worked on construction sites, at oil companies, in the industry. The powerful MAZ-7310 used to transport heavy, long, and indivisible loads.

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Gradually, the population ceased to be surprised at the sight of a giant machine with four pairs of huge wheels. In the early seventies, increasingly began to appear notes about the huge military trucks. MAZ-7310, pictures of which were printed in Newspapers and magazines, do not provide any secrets to the masses. Self-propelled and missile systems on these chassis was openly shown at the military parade on red square in 1965. Then the MAZ-7310 regularly participate in all demonstrations organized by the Ministry of defence.

Usage

In addition to using the car for military purposes, MAZ-7310 has found application in the national economy. On the chassis there have been many different versions: dump trucks, flatbed trucks, pipe trucks, tractors, fire engines and snowplows. Everywhere, where the required mobile equipment with high efficiency, used the MAZ-7310.

The Car was an impressive size and could only be used in spacious areas such as airports or sea berths for large cargo ships. In 1973 the plant for the production of fire trucks in Pryluky has been the release of AA-60 for airfields. It was a real breakthrough, as the old version, created on the base of ZIL-157, "Ural-375," ZIL-131 with the task failed due to an insufficient supply of water and foaming reagent. A firefighter on the basis of MAZ-7310 tanks took in 10 tons of firefighting equipment, 12000 liter water solution and 900 liters effective foamy substance.

In winter, fire version quickly cleared the snow on the runway, using a powerful gun, which shoots a stream of snow at a distance of 40 metres. Since the MAZ-7310 model universal car used, and as fire, and as the snow. If necessary, the car could also pull a passenger plane to the starting position.

Power plant

The car MAZ-7310 was fitted with a diesel engine D-12-525, created on the basis of tank V-2. Six-cylinder configuration with a V-shaped arrangement as best suited for wheel work the scheme of 8 x 8. The thrust of the motor was about 525 HP at 2000 rotation of the motor per minute, which corresponded to the technical requirements fully. Thanks to the powerful engine, the car became known as the MAZ-7310 "Uragan". The transmission was semi-automatic, hydromechanical, four-speed.

Weight and dimensions

Specifications of the machine:

• Gross weight - 43200 kg.
• Capacity of fuel tank - 2 x 160 litres
• Fuel consumption at 98 litres per 100 kilometres;
• Length 14300 mm;
• Height - 3300 mm;
• Width - 3180 mm;
• Track - 2375 mm;
• Wheel base is 2200 x 3300 x 2200 mm;
• Ground clearance - 400 mm.

Modernization

In 1977, the car was restyled, with the result that there is another, more advanced version of the AA-70. This "fire" could extinguish the fire with powder. The car was carrying plus a third tank designed to load three tons of reagent. The capacity of the water tank is thus reduced to 9.5 tons. Fire truck, based on MAZ-7310 has become the most effective mobile mediumfire suppression throughout the Soviet Union. The Ministry of defence has purchased AA-70 in large quantities. All military airfields were equipped with fire trucks of the Minsk automobile plant. In civil aviation equipment was received as a residual limits are selected by the Ministry of defence, forwarded to "Aeroflot".

About the same heavy duty vosmiklasnica MAZ got from military units to "citizen". Car written off in accordance with the end-of-life set for military vehicles and went into forestry. MAZ-7310 was indispensable in logging.