Military MAZ 547 and 7916, Soviet military equipment

Military MAZ 547 and 7916, Soviet military equipment. In 1966, the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology was started designing new rolling strategic missile systems RT-21 "Temp-2C". Its structure was envisaged to include mobile launcher to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile 15ZH42, forms the basis of the entire complex. Following the survey, during which it was studied a variety of options of mobile launchers, as wheeled and tracked, it was determined that the basis of PU will be multi-wheeled chassis. Reference for the development of the chassis was given the Minsk Automobile Plant, collected by this time sufficient experience in the design of multi-terrain vehicles. Car, designated MAZ-547, the initial project was to have five axes, but in the process of developing the car, it became clear that the five-axis scheme does not allow to achieve desired characteristics, thus it was decided to make a new six-axle vehicle. The new version of the machine received an index MAZ-547A. Her first pieces appeared in 1971. Chassis generally repeated arrangement MAZ-543P. In front of the vehicle mounted power unit of large power. On both sides of it installed two non-metallic cockpit. JOIN VSP GROUP PARTNER PROGRAM: https://youpartnerwsp.com/ru/join?82735