ZIL-157

Mobile radar unit based on the SIL -157

The SIL -157 (Russian ЗИЛ -157 ) is a three-axis, moderate truck, which was from 1957 to 1962 developed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the manufacturer Zavod imeni Lichatschowa (SIL). The SiL -157 was the successor to the ZIS -151, but constructively, he went out of the ZIL -164. The vehicle was the standard model of the army until 1979 he was replaced by the URAL - 375D series. For the Chinese People's Liberation Army, China produced the CA- 30, which was a copy of the ZIL -157.

The 6- cylinder gasoline engine of the SIL -157, developed from a displacement of 5555 cc 105 hp and a top speed of 65 km / h; consumption was 50 l / 100 km. The truck had a weight of 5.5 t. The carrying capacity was 2.5 t 4.5 t in the field and on the road. The vehicle was equipped with all-wheel drive with front wheel drive and two-stage ausschaltbarem adding gear. From 1960, a tire pressure control system at ND - tire was built. The vehicle was predominantly as a tractor ( SiL - 157V ), produced projectile launchers and tank vehicle.