BAV 485

Infobox Automobile


name =BAV 485
manufacturer = Automotive Factory No. 2 "Zavod imeni Likhacheva" (Likachev Motor Factory), Moscow
parent_company =
aka =
production =
assembly = Soviet Union
predecessor = begun 1952
successor =
class = 6x6 amphibious transport
body_style = waterproofed hull
layout = front engine, rear drive;
6x6
platform = ZIL 151
engine=ZIS-123 6 cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol, [ [http://www.amw.com.pl/rsm_product_info.php?cRsmPath=&rsm_products_id=60 AMW - Agencja Mienia Wojskowego] ]
5555 cc (339 in³)
Bore 101.6 mm (4 in) [ZiS-151]
Stroke: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) [ZiS-151]
Compression ratio: 6.0 [ZiS-151]
engine_power=110 hp (82 kW) at 3,000 rpm [ [http://www.amw.com.pl/rsm_product_info.php?cRsmPath=&rsm_products_id=60 AMW - Agencja Mienia Wojskowego] ]
transmission = 5 speed, dual range
dry plate twin disc clutch

water: PTO propeller drive
suspension=wheeled 6×6
front - 2 leaf springs and hydraulic shock absorbers.
rear - equalising type with 2 leaf springs and torsion bars.
wheelbase = Auto mm|4225|1 [ZiS-151]
length=9.54 m (31 ft 4 in) [Hogg, Ian V., and Weeks, John. "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles". (London: Hamblyn Publishing Group Limited, 1980), p.309, "BAV-485".]
width=2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
height= 2.66 m (8 ft 8 in) (with top mounted)
ground_clearance = front_track = Auto mm|1590|1
rear_track = Auto mm|1720|1
weight = 7,150 kg (15,760 lb)
payload = 2 crew & 14 men [Hogg & Weeks, p.220, "BTR-152 Armoured Personnel Carrier".] or 2,500 kg (5,510 lb)
top_speed = 60 km/h (37 mph) (road)
(water)
range = 2x Convert|150|L|usgal impgal|1
480 km (298 mi)
related = ZIL 151, BTR 152
similar =
designer = The BAV 485 (Russian, большой автомобиль водоплавающий) is a Soviet amphibious transport, similar to the DUKW.

Introduced in 1952, [Hogg & Weeks, p.308, "BAV-485".] it was intended to complement the GAZ 46 4x4 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle, but using the ZIL 151 6x6 truck (also used in the BTR 152) [Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare" (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 5, p.476, "BTR"] as its basis. [Hogg & Weeks, p.308, "BAV-485".] Similar in size to the DUKW, which it resembles, the BAV 485 has a rear loading ramp by which vehicles can be driven right aboard, rather than being loaded over the side by crane.

The cargo body is open, but a canvas cover is available.

Propulsion in water is by means of propeller. BAV 485s were used in service by Warsaw Pact Armies and in the Middle East up to the 1980s. [Hogg & Weeks, p.309, "BAV-485".]

pecification

*Rear axle clearance:
*Ground clearance:
*Front track: Auto mm|1590|1
*Rear track: Auto mm|1720|1
*Turning radius: convert|11.2|m|ft|1
*Maximum speed (loaded, highway): Auto km/h|60|0
*Tyres: 8¼x20 in (21x102 cm)
*Fuel tank capacity: 2x Convert|150|L|usgal impgal|1
*Fuel consumption: 67 mpg
*Top speed: 60 km/h (37 mph) (road)
(water)
*Range: 480 km (298 mi)

Notes

ources

*Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare" (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 5, p.476-7, "BTR".
*Hogg, Ian V., and Weeks, John. "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles". London: Hamblyn Publishing Group Limited, 1980, p.308-9, "BAV-485".
* [http://www.amw.com.pl/rsm_product_info.php?cRsmPath=&rsm_products_id=60 AMW - Agencja Mienia Wojskowego]

ee also

*GAZ 46
*DUKW
*"Landwasserschlepper"
*PTS