PTS (amphibious vehicle)

Plawajuschtschi transportjor Sredni (Russian Плавающий транспортёр средний on dt: medium floating transporter), in short: PTS (Russian ПТС ) is a chain driven amphibious landing vehicle of Soviet production. There are several versions of the vehicle, the first variant is from the 1960s.

The unarmored full-track vehicle PTS was designed for the translation of artillery, military vehicles and landing troops. The first prototype was known as the object 65 The first units were delivered in 1965, the troupe. With respect to the amphibious vehicle BAW Soviet also the more modern PTS had a significantly higher load weight of up to ten tons. The drive in the water by two propellers.

Versions

  • PTS: original version of the PTS, based on the chassis of the artillery tractor ATS -59
  • PTS -M: Improved version of the PTS; referred to in the NVA as a full chain Schwimmwagen
  • PTS -M ( Czechoslovak version ): PTS -M with a 30 - mm - twin machine gun
  • PTS -MP: Modernized version of the PTS -M from Poland
  • PTS -2: modernized version of the PTS -M, based on the chassis T of the MTT -64
  • PTS 3: Improved version with aufgestocktem side protection
  • PTS -4: Improved version based on the chassis of the T-80

Use

The amphibious landing vehicle PTS and its versions has been used by Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Algeria, Angola, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, India, Iran, Indonesia, Libya, Serbia, Montenegro, Tanzania, Vietnam and Yemen.

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