The GAZ-55 (Russian: ГАЗ-55) was a Soviet military ambulance developed in the 1930s by Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) and was used by the USSR during the Second World War. It was based on the GAZ-AA model.[1] With only 9,130 models ever produced, the Red Army still relied heavily on standard trucks to transport their wounded. Production of this ambulance reportedly continued until 1946.[2]
GAZ-55 | |
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![]() GAZ-55 in a museum in Yekaterinburg (2021) | |
Type | Military ambulance |
Place of origin | USSR |
Service history | |
In service | Second World War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod |
Produced | 1938–1946 |
No. built | 9130 |
Variants | GAZ-AA |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,370 kg (5,220 lb) |
Length | 5.425 m (17 ft 9.6 in) |
Width | 2.040 m (6 ft 8.3 in) |
Height | 2.340 m (7 ft 8.1 in) |
Crew | 2 |
Armour | None |
Engine | 4-cyl, 3285 cc 50 hp (37 kW) at 2800 rpm |
Payload capacity | 4 stretchers and two sitting |
Operational range | 195 km (121 mi) |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
In popular culture
editThe GAZ-55 is featured in the 1941 Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi' (The Girl from Leningrad).[4]
In video games
editThe GAZ-55 is featured in the video game 'Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad'.[5]
Gallery
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The GAZ-55 in the Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi'.
References
edit- ^ "GAZ".
- ^ "Oldtimer gallery. Trucks. GAZ-55". www.autogallery.org.ru.
- ^ "GAZ 55". Kfzderwehrmacht.de. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "GAZ 55 in "Frontovye podrugi"". IMCDb.org.
- ^ "IGCD.net: GAZ 55 in Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad". www.igcd.net.