The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6×6 vehicle, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia for use in the Russian army. Introduced in 1976, it is still in production today. The wheel arrangement for the Ural-4320 was designed for transporting cargo, people and trailers on all types of roads and terrain. It also serves as a launching platform for the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher.

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Ural-4320
Ural-4320
Overview
Manufacturer	Ural Automotive Plant
Production	1977–present
Assembly	Russia: Miass
Body and chassis
Class	Truck
Layout	AWD 6×6
Powertrain
Engine	11.2L YaMZ-236M2 V6 turbo diesel 14.9L YaMZ-238M2 V8 diesel
Transmission	5-speed manual
Dimensions
Length	7,366 mm (290.0 in)
Width	2,500 mm (98.4 in)
Height	2,715 mm (106.9 in) 3,005 mm (118.3 in) (with tent)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ural-375D
Successor	Ural Next

Gallery

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  Ural-4320 with headlights in bumper (civilian version since mid-1990s)
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  Ural-4320 with headlights in wings (civilian and military versions before mid-1990s and current military version)

Specifications

Early versions of the Ural-4320 were fitted with the KamAZ-740 V8 diesel engine, ohv, displacement 10,857 cc (bore/stroke ratio 120 mm (4.72 in)), compression ratio 16:1. Power 210 PS (154 kW; 207 hp) at 2,600 rpm. Torque 640 N⋅m (470 lb⋅ft) at 1,500 rpm.

Versions

• Ural-4320-**** - ** - chassis with the standard ("classic") metal cab and a carrying capacity of about 7.9 tons.
  • Ural-4320-19 ** - ** - LONG CHASSIS, capacity about 12 tons.
  • Ural-43203-**** - ** - chassis with reinforced front suspension.
  • Ural-43204-**** - ** - reinforced truck chassis, increased payload.
  • Ural-43206- 4×4 variant with a 180 hp YaMZ-236 diesel and a capacity of 4200 kg.
    • Ural-43206-41" - with the 230 hp YaMZ-236NE2 turbodiesel.
    • Ural-43206-0551" - 4×4 variant with a 4-door cab and carrying capacity 3600 kg.
• Ural-43202-**** - ** - truck tractor with semi-trailer for use on all types of roads.
• Ural-5557/55571- **** - ** - chassis for the installation of production equipment and special installations mass of ~ 12–14 m wide with low-profile tires with CTIS, which significantly increases the permeability of the vehicle.

Cab and tail options:

• Ural-4320/5557 - 40/41 - All-metal, three seat, two-door cab, just under the symbol produced machines with dual four-door cab;
• Ural-4320/5557 - 44 - All-metal, three seat, two-door cabin with a sleeping bed;
• Ural-4320/5557 - 48/58/59 - new version with a more comfortable cabin with large volume bonnet and sprung driver's seat;

All versions are equipped with IVECO cabs[1][2]

Operational history

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

The vehicle was used during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oryxspioenkop analyzed photographic and video data and found Russia lost at least 478 Ural-4320s (329 destroyed, remainder damaged, abandoned and/or captured).[3]

Users

•  Armenia
•  Angola
•  Bangladesh [4]
•  Burkina Faso[5]
•  China
•  Colombia — 80 vehicles.
•  Cuba - Several hundred vehicles many need new parts in order to function.
•  Greece
•  Georgia
•  Guatemala
•  Laos — In service as of January 2019.[6]
•  Mexico — ~100
•  Namibia - 183 acquired in 2015
•  Philippines — 20 donated in 2017.
•  Russia - 8,000+
•  Syria - ~900
•  Ukraine - 50+ Captured in 2022.
•  Uruguay — 36 trucks.
•  Venezuela — 320 trucks in the Army and the Marine Corps, it will soon be the standard model.
•  Yemen

Variants

Military

• Standard cargo/troop transport equipped with a cargo bed. It can be used to transport troops, weapons and other supplies. It has two collapsible benches and a canvas top to provide protection from the elements.

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  Short bed truck
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  KUNG carrying truck with longer wheelbase and KUNG trailer
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  Tanker truck
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  Armored with KUNG shelter

• Fully armored Ural-4320VV originally built for the Internal Troops

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  Ural-4320VV at Interpolitex 2013
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  Internal Troops demonstrating the Ural-4320VV on Internal Troops Day of 2016

Civil

• 
  Fire appliance based on Ural-43206 4×4 chassis
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  Ural-3255 truckbus based on Ural-4320
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  Moscow Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320
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  Firefighting vehicle NATISK-3000 KS on Ural-5557 chassis
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  Ural-4420 with hydromanipulator and flatbed trailer

See also

• Ural-5323
• Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
• Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
• M809 series trucks
• M54
• KrAZ-255

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ural-4320.

External links

• Official website of the Ural Automotive Plant for the Ural-4320

На других языках

[de] Ural-4320

[fr] Ural-4320

[ru] Урал-4320