ATS-59
| ATS-59 | |
|---|---|
| File:ATS-59-batey-haosef.jpg On display in Batey HaOsef museum, Israel. | |
| Type | Artillery tractor |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See operators |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications (ATS-59) | |
| Mass | 13,000 kg (29,000 lb) (empty) 16,000 kg (35,000 lb) (loaded) |
| Length | 6.28 m (20.6 ft) |
| Height | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) (cab) 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) (tarpaulin) |
| Crew | 1+1 |
| Passengers | 14[3] |
| Engine | A-650 V-12 water-cooled diesel 300 hp (220 kW) at 1700 rpm |
| Payload capacity | 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) 14,000 kg (31,000 lb) (towed load) |
Operational range | 350 km (220 mi) 500 km (310 mi) (with long range fuel tanks) |
| Maximum speed | 39 km/h (24 mph) |
| References | [4] |
Artilleriyskiy Tyagach Sredniy - 59, or ATS-59 (from Russian: Артиллерийский Тягач, Средний (АТС), meaning medium artillery tractor) is a Soviet Cold War era artillery tractor, currently in service with the Russian Army.
The ATS-59G has a larger cab seating 7 people in two rows. The T-55 tank engine was used and an overpressure NBC system was added. Otherwise the chassis and payload capacity remained unaltered.
The AT-S was developed as the successor for the AT-59. It retained the same payload and towing capability, but had a higher speed, longer range and improved off road capability.
Variants
[edit | edit source]- ATS-59G − Improved variant with a redesigned cab[5]
- S-75 tractor − A variant with the cargo bed removed and extra wheels fitted on the top of the rear chassis for towing the S-75 Dvina missile PR-11 semi-trailer transporter-launcher[5][6]
- OST − Combat engineering variant with a hydraulically-operated dozer blade fitted in the front of the hull[7]
History
[edit | edit source]In April 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, an armed specimen of an ATS-59G with a rear-mounted 25mm 2M-3M naval gun was photographed.[2]
In July 2024, several units where spotted being transported to the front on a military train.[8]
Operators
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba − ATS-59[9]
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia − 2,400 ATS-59G[10]
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt[5]
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea[11]
- File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland − Produced locally[4]
- File:Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg Romania[4]
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia[2]
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union[12]
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine[13]
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam[1]
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia[5]
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References
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- ^ Isby 1988, p. 502.
- ^ a b c Foss 1983, p. 496.
- ^ a b c d Foss 1983, p. 495.
- ^ Zaloga 2011, p. 7.
- ^ Foss 1983, pp. 495, 604.
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- ^ Fermoselle 1987, p. 527.
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- ^ Foss 1983, pp. 495−496.
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