GM chassis



 GM  (Russian: Gusenichnaya Mashina, Гусеничная машина, lit. tracked machine) is a series of tracked vehicle chassis. Generally, the series is produced by Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant. Some older series were developed and produced by Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ).

GM-569
GM-569 is used for the TELAR 9A38, part of the Buk-M1-2 SAM system.

Specifications

 * Chassis weight: 24,000 kg
 * Max load: 11,500 kg
 * Wheelbase: 4,605 mm
 * Ground clearance: 450 mm
 * Fuel distance: 500 km
 * Working environment
 * outside temperature: −50°C — +50°C
 * relative air humidity: 98% (t = +35 °C)
 * overall dust level while driving < 2,5 g/m3
 * Max velocity: 65 km/h
 * Average ground unit pressure < 0,8 kg/cm2
 * Engine type: Multifuel liquid-cooled diesel
 * On-board powerplant: 522 kW (710 h.p.) — 618 kW (840 h.p.)

Other types of chassis
Designed and developed at Metrovagonmash (previously MMZ and OKB-40):
 * GM-5975 is used for 2K22 Tunguska
 * GM-5965 is used for Ranzhir-M
 * GM-5955 is used for Tor-M1 (SA-15). The export version Tor-M2E (9A331MK) was designed on a different MZKT-6922 wheeled chassis designed by MZKT.
 * GM-579 is used for the SAM command post vehicle 9C470
 * GM-577 is used for transporter erector launcher (TEL) with loading capability 9A39 (SA-11/17))
 * GM-577 is also used for TELAR 9A310
 * GM-578 was used for the TEL 2P25 of the 2K12 Kub Missile System
 * GM-568 was used for Self-propelled Reconnaissance and Homing Vehicle (SURN) 1S91 of the 2K12 Kub Missile System (SA-6).
 * GM-539 was used in SA-6B
 * GM-575 chassis was used for ZSU-23-4 Shilka.

Also MMZ produced GM-569, GM-567A, GM-562, GM-5959, GM-5951, GM-5952.

Designed and developed at Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ):
 * GM-369 tracked chassis
 * GM-355 was used for BM (translit. Battle Machines) series 9A330, including Target Detection Station (SOTS), Homing Station (SN), and the TEL of 9K330 Tor Missile System
 * GM-352 was used for the BM 2C6 (2K22 Tunguska)
 * GM-352M chassis was used for 2T Stalker IFV.

By others:
 * GM-123 and GM-124 were used for the 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun based on 152mm D-20 gun as well as for 2K11 Krug SAM system, but also for 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar, 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer.
 * GM-426 tracked chassis
 * GM-830 and GM-835 were used for the S-300V SAM system, those chassis were developed by KB-3 of Leningrad Kirov Plant (currently, PO Spetsmash)

Metrovagonmash official website

 * General description of GM-569, Specifications of GM-569
 * General description of GM-5955, Specifications of GM-5955
 * General description of GM-5975, Specifications of GM-5975

Vestnik PVO (pvo.guns.ru)

 * TELAR 9A38
 * Description of SAM command post vehicle 9C470
 * TEL with loading capability 9A39
 * TELAR 9A310