Special wheeled chassis for weapon systems

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Perhaps for the first time in its history, the most closed automobile plant in Russia, the Bryansk Automobile Plant, or BAZ for short, opened its doors to the press.

Literally today I returned from the enterprise and I hasten to share.

During Soviet times, BAZ was engaged in the development and production of special wheeled chassis and tractors for mobile missile systems, as well as for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

Among the most famous:

RK "Luna"

MLRS "Hurricane"

And also for the Redut

In the 70s, the chassis for the Osa air defense system was created here.

Well, the most famous RK “Tochka”

And without exaggeration, the unique chassis for the Oka rocket launcher

After the aforementioned Misha, the marked one, put the last ones under the knife late in the night, all the technological equipment that was used in the production of the chassis was also destroyed. As a result, the enterprise lost orders, finished products and equipment, that is, it found itself in a crisis, and then came the dashing 90s.

There is no point in describing all the problems that BAZ encountered during this time.

In the early 2000s, here, practically in ruins, a new family of wheeled chassis was created for the needs of the Ministry of Defense, which was called “Voshchina” . It was its production that I was able to see.

First, a photo of how BAZ began, namely with a tractor, to which a monument was erected on the territory of the enterprise.

Production begins with metalworking. This is what a local welder looks like:

But here are the power elements of the future frame. The production equipment that was brought back to life is clearly visible; of course, it cannot be called new.

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The frame is then sent to the conveyor. It is important to note that special wheeled chassis are a one-piece and unique product, each unit is made according to customer requirements, that is, this is not the same conveyor belt that makes passenger cars. The volume of products produced is in the hundreds per year.

The suspension is torsion bar, there is a reduction gear and differential locks

Domestic engines, produced by the Tutaevsky plant:

The cabin is ascetic. It can be seen that the requirements of the military have not changed much, although the chair is adjustable and there is air conditioning.

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Once the chassis is ready, it is sent to the factory run. Upon completion, he returns to the workshop, where he is inspected again.

These monsters are controlled by ladies:

After this, the car is sent to the customer.

But especially for us, the customer decided to wait and the cars went to the banks of the Desna River, where they demonstrated what they were capable of.

The cars were driven by these stern drivers:

The BAZ-6402 tractor, the same one that carries the S-300 and S-400 missiles, conquered the dunes

Then he conquered the river

The chassis easily overcomes a ford with a depth of 170 cm without any preparation.

And goes ashore:

To maintain the purity of the experiment, ballast was installed on the chassis. The weight of this steel cube is 11 tons.

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BAZ also developed a multi-lift system, which is installed on almost all trucks. We were shown how it works with KAMAZ

Then we went to the design bureau. This is where the future is born.

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A promising direction is the use of the BAZ chassis as part of cranes with a lifting capacity of up to 200 tons:

And here is a sketch of the chassis, on which work is in full swing:

Now the plant is at 100% capacity and is even experiencing a staff shortage. But at the same time, there are problems about which I will prepare a separate material for the military-industrial complex newspaper.

Well, instead of Ps, a short video . There are no miracles of editing, just notes stuck together:

BAZ-69099

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