Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Vityaz Makes Tractors for Arctic Territories

5 October 2016 (12:50)

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, October 5, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s member enterprise Vityaz is now working on two-section full-track carriers DT-30PM that are meant for carrying weapons and military and special-purpose equipment, the company press service reports.

‘The vehicles will be used in the military units currently stationed in the Arctic, so we specifically focused on cabin insulation, speedy engine start-up, and so on. The tractor is fitted with a modern APZH30 heater and an improved engine cooling system,’ the press service says.

The carrier is designed to pass through any kind of terrain in any time of the year; this covers marshes, snow-covered plains, ditches, and barriers and -45 to +40 degrees centigrade temperature range. Notably, no special preparations are needed for the vehicle to cross water obstacles.


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