PTS
(Modelik)
The PTS is a Soviet tracked amphibious transport. It has a boxy, open watertight hull, with six road wheels per side, front drive sprocket, rear idler sprocket, and no return rollers.
(Modelik)
The PTS is a Soviet tracked amphibious transport. It has a boxy, open watertight hull, with six road wheels per side, front drive sprocket, rear idler sprocket, and no return rollers.
Historical information
The PTS is a Soviet tracked amphibious transport. PTS stands for "Plavayushchij Transportyer — Sryednyj" or medium amphibious transport vehicle. Its industrial index was Ob'yekt 65.
It has a boxy, open watertight hull, with six road wheels per side, front drive sprocket, rear idler sprocket, and no return rollers. Like the BAV 485, and unlike the DUKW, it has a rear loading ramp. The crew is seated at the front, leaving the rear of the vehicle open for a vehicle, which can be driven (or backed) in, rather than lifted over the side. To aid in facilitating this, the engine is under the floor.
Propulsion in water is by means of twin propellers, in tunnels to protect them from damage during land operations.
The PTS-M was adopted by the Soviet Army and Warsaw Pact forces, and has been supplied to Egypt, the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Uruguay, and other nations.