BAV 485

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BAV 485
BAV / ZIL 485
Manufacturer Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Likhacheva (Likachev Motor Factory), Moscow
Assembly Soviet Union
Predecessor begun 1952
Class 6x6 amphibious transport
Body style(s) waterproofed hull
Layout front engine, rear drive;
6x6
Platform ZIL 151
Engine(s) ZIS-123 6 cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol,[1]
5555 cc (339 in3)
Bore 101.6 mm (4 in)[2]
Stroke: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)[3]
Compression ratio: 6.0[4]
Transmission(s) 5 speed, dual range
dry plate twin disc clutch

water: PTO propeller drive
Wheelbase 4225 mm (166.3 in)[5]
Length 9.54 m (31 ft 4 in)[6]
Width 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Height 2.66 m (8 ft 8 in) (with top mounted)
Curb weight 7,150 kg (15,760 lb)
Related ZIL 151, BTR 152
Ził 485 (BAV), Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa
Ził 485 (BAV), Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa
ZIL-485 (BAV) Soviet amphibious truck (Museum of Great Patriotic War, Kyiv)
ZIL-485 (BAV) Soviet amphibious truck (Museum of Great Patriotic War, Kyiv)

The BAV 485 (Russian, большой автомобиль водоплавающий) is a Soviet amphibious transport, similar to the DUKW.

Introduced in 1952,[7] 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)[8] as its basis.[9] 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.

Though the design is elderly, and no longer produced, BAV 485s were still in use in Warsaw Pact Armies and Red Army, and in the Middle East in 1980.[10]


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[edit] Specification

  • Rear axle clearance:
  • Ground clearance:
  • Front track: 1590 mm (62.6 in)
  • Rear track: 1720 mm (67.7 in)
  • Turning radius: 11.2 metres (36.7 ft)
  • Maximum speed (loaded, highway): 60 km/h (37 mph)
  • Tyres: 8¼x20 in (21x102 cm)
  • Fuel tank capacity: 2x 150 litres (39.6 US gal/33.0 imp gal)
  • Fuel consumption:
  • Top speed: 60 km/h (37 mph) (road)
    (water)
  • Range: 480 km (298 mi)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ AMW - Agencja Mienia Wojskowego
  2. ^ ZiS-151
  3. ^ ZiS-151
  4. ^ ZiS-151
  5. ^ ZiS-151
  6. ^ Hogg, Ian V., and Weeks, John. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles. (London: Hamblyn Publishing Group Limited, 1980), p.309, "BAV-485".
  7. ^ Hogg & Weeks, p.308, "BAV-485".
  8. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 5, p.476, "BTR"
  9. ^ Hogg & Weeks, p.308, "BAV-485".
  10. ^ Hogg & Weeks, p.309, "BAV-485".

[edit] Sources

  • 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".
  • AMW - Agencja Mienia Wojskowego

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