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The LuAZ-967 (Ukrainian: ЛуАЗ-967) was the Transporter of the Front Line, a small Soviet four-wheel drive amphibious vehicle. Light enough to be air transportable, it had a 400 kg (880 lb) payload over most terrain.

LuAZ 967M
Type	4x4 amphibious cargo
Place of origin	USSR
Service history
Used by	USSR
Production history
Designer	MeMZ
Designed	1959
Manufacturer	Lutskiy Auto Zavod
Produced	1961-1975
Specifications
Mass	950 kg (2,090 lb)
Length	3,682 mm (145 in)
Width	1,712 mm (67 in)
Height	4,520 mm (178 in)
Engine	MeMZ-967A 887 cc (54 cu in) gasoline V4 37 hp (28 kW)
Maximum speed	75 km/h (47 mph) (road) 3 km/h (1.9 mph) (water)

History

The design originated after the Korean War, when the Soviets saw a need for small off-road vehicles comparable to the American Jeep, to supplement the overly-large and -heavy GAZ-69s then in service.[1] It was to be used by Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) for casualty evacuation, munition supply and the transport of light armaments.

Developed at NAMI (the National Automobile Institute), the prototype, known as NAMI 049, was completed in 1958.[1] Unlike the Jeep, it had a Fibreglass body, four-wheel torsion bar independent suspension, and permanent four-wheel drive with locking hubs.[1] It had a wheelbase of 1,800 mm (71 in), a ground clearance of 280 mm (11 in), and was powered by a 22 hp (16 kW; 22 PS) MD-65 motorcycle engine (copied from an Orbita motorcycle).[1] Trials proved it underpowered, and the body too fragile.[1]

A second prototype, the NAMI 049A, had a 746 cc (45.5 cu in) V4 MeMZ 965 engine (selected for use in the ZAZ-965), steel body, and rear wheel drive (with optional drive to the front wheels).[1] The torsion bars were replaced with a coil spring setup.[1] It weighed 1,350 kg (2,980 lb), with a 37 hp (28 kW; 38 PS) MeMZ 967A engine, and was able to pull a 300 kg (660 lb) trailer; it could cross a 58° gradient, and top speed was 80 km/h (50 mph).[1]

It was produced between 1961–1975 at Lutsk automobile plant - LuAZ. It was succeeded by the LuAZ-969В, LuAZ-969, LuAZ-969М and the LuAZ-1302.

Modifications

• LuAZ-967A — modernized high-powered engine MeMZ-967А
• LuAZ-967M — modernized ЛуАЗ-967А with the same engine.
• Geolog - a special 6-wheel version was built .

Mechanical

The LuAZ 967M had a MeMZ-967A 887 cc (54 cu in) gasoline engine from the ZAZ automobile. An air-cooled, carbureted ohv V4, it developed 37 hp (28 kW) at 2,250 rpm.

A 4+1 speed transmission has separately engaged crawl gear. Unlike many small military vehicles, it was a front wheel drive 4×2, the rear axle was selectively engaged only when 4×4 was needed.

The watertight steel body had 4-wheel independent suspension with torsion bars and 285 mm (11 in) of ground clearance. The driving controls were on the truck's centerline, both the controls and the windshield could be folded down for a lower profile.

References

Sources

• Thompson, Andy (2008). Cars of the Soviet Union. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 978-1844254835.
• Ware, Pat (2010). The World Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles. Lorenz Books. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7548-2052-9.

External links

• (in German) LuAZ-967 Verwundetentransporter photos
• (in Ukrainian) LuAZ cross-country vehicles

На других языках

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[de] LuAZ-967

Der LuAZ-967 (russisch ЛуАЗ-967), in den ersten Jahren teilweise auch als ZAZ-967 und möglicherweise LuMZ-967 bezeichnet, ist ein Amphibienfahrzeug des Herstellers LuAZ, das in den Armeen des Warschauer Pakts als „Geschädigtentransportfahrzeug“ sowie zum Transport von Munition und leichten Waffen diente.

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- [en] LuAZ-967

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[fr] LuAZ-967

LuAZ-967 est un véhicule militaire amphibie produit depuis 1961 en URSS/Ukraine par LuAZ.

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[ru] ЛуАЗ-967

Транспортёр переднего края (ТПК), гражданское обозначение ЛуАЗ-967 — советский полноприводный плавающий автомобиль-транспортёр особо малой грузоподъемности.

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