| Manufacturer | Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Likhacheva (Likachev Motor Factory), Moscow |
|---|---|
| Assembly | Soviet Union |
| Predecessor | begun 1952 |
| Class | 6x6 amphibious transport |
| Body style | waterproofed hull |
| Layout | Front engine, six-wheel-drive |
| Platform | ZiS-151 |
| Engine | 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)[2] Compression ratio: 6.0[2] |
| Transmission | 5-speed, dual range dry plate twin disc clutch water: PTO propeller drive |
| Wheelbase | 4,225 mm (166.3 in)[2] |
| Length | 9.54 m (31 ft 4 in)[3] |
| 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 | ZiS-151, ZiL-157, BTR-152 |
The ZiS-485, army designation BAV (Russian, большой автомобиль водоплавающий - bolshoi avtomobil vodoplavayushchiy, big floating vehicle), is a Soviet amphibious transport, similar to the DUKW.
Introduced in 1952,[4] it was intended to complement the GAZ 46 4x4 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle, but using the ZiS-151 6x6 truck (also used in the BTR-152)[5] as its basis.[4] Similar in size to the DUKW, which it resembles, the BAV has a rear loading ramp by which vehicles can be driven directly aboard, rather than being loaded over the side by crane.
Initially based on ZiS-151 truck, after the introduction of the improved ZiL-157 the vehicle was modernized using its components now bearing the designation ZiL-485A (army designation was BAV-A).
The cargo body is open, but a canvas cover is available.
Propulsion in water is by means of propeller.
BAVs were used in service by Warsaw Pact Armies and in the Middle East up to the 1980s.[6]
In use by the Soviet Union and its allies and client states the BAV was gradually replaced by the much larger tracked PTS amphibious vehicles.
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