Engineering:ATS-59

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ATS-59
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ATS-59 in Batey HaOsef museum, Israel.
TypeArtillery tractor
Place of originUSSR
Specifications
Mass13,000 kg
Length6.28 m
Width2.78 m
Height2.3 m

Enginediesel
300hp
Operational
range
350 km
Speed45 km/h

Artilleriyskiy Tyagach Sredniy - 59, or ATS-59 (from Russian: Артиллерийский Тягач, Средний (АТС), meaning medium artillery tractor) was a Soviet Cold War era artillery tractor.

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/

In April 2023, during the war in Ukraine, an armed specimen of an ATS-59G with a rear-mounted 25mm 2M-3M naval gun was photographed.

ATS-59G
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ATS-59G in Belgrade Military Museum.
TypeArtillery tractor
Place of originUSSR
Specifications
Mass30,310 lb (13,750 kg)
Length6.3 m
Width2.6 m
Height2.8 m

EngineModel V-55 12-Cylinder 38.88L Water Cooled
520 hp (388 kW)
Power/weight31.31 hp/ton
Operational
range
370 mi (600 km)
SpeedRoad: 25 mph (40 km/h) Off-road: 17 mph (27 km/h)

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