on the Eve of Day military motorist of Russia, celebrated on 29 may, the defense Ministry told about prospects of development of the automotive equipment of the Russian army. It turns out that the military profession of the motorist – the most massive in the Armed forces. 95% of the rolling ground weapons mounted on a car base chassis. In an interview with “Krasnaya Zvezda” said the Deputy Minister of defence, Hero of the Russian Federation, army General Dmitry Bulgakov.
Deputy Minister of defence spoke about the automotive innovation which army has received in recent years. This “protected vehicles, army snowmobiles and ATVs army, army off-road vehicle on tires of ultralow pressure, the special vehicle type is “buggy”.
And the General said about the new direction of development of military vehicles automation and robotics. “The important directions of development of military vehicles is the use of artificial intelligence technologies, robotics,” – said the General.
the design of cars widely used in the automation of management processes and digital technologies.
the Second direction is the extension of the climatic and road-ground conditions of the use of vehicles. For example, in the Arctic, hot desert, the mountains.
In turn, a specialist historian of the Museum of the victory of Alexander Mikhailov told “MK” that in the year 2020 marks 110 years of automotive troops of Russia. They trace their history back to may 29, 1910, when in St. Petersburg was created the 1st Training squadron car.
during the great Patriotic war military motorists made an invaluable contribution to the victory. It transported approximately 145 million tons of various cargoes. Tens of thousands of drivers were awarded medals, and 11 of them became heroes of the Soviet Union. Only during the siege of Leningrad on the “Road of life” to the point of breaking the siege on January 18, 1943 the city was evacuated more than 1.4 million people.
according to Alexander Mikhailov, the Museum of Victory on Poklonnaya hill many automotive artifacts. 30 cars produced in the 1930-1940-ies in the USSR, USA, UK, France, Germany and Italy.
One of the unique exhibits – truck GAZ MM-built IN 1942. Most of the wooden and metal parts it is replaced by thin sheets of metal. The roof, along with doors made of canvas. These trucks went on the “Road of life”.
No less interesting layout designed in the Soviet Union self-propelled land electrotinned torpedo – ET-1-627, created by Alexander Kazarin. It is remotely controlled from a cloaked tank support.
Rarity is a domestic and four-wheel drive jeep GAZ-64. It was created in the summer 1941. It was the first such machine in our army. They produced 672 pieces. Most lost at the front. A Museum exhibit of the Victory still on the go.
In the section of technology of the countries-allies of the USSR anti-Hitler coalition, you can see the truck ССKW-353 GMC. This car and its twin brother – the truck company Studebaker US6 steel chassis for a reactive system of volley fire “Katyusha”. Which in the spring of 1943, has become known as BM-31H.
