BAV 485
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bav-485-168-17605335
title:
BAV 485
text:
The ZIS-485, army designation BAV, is a Soviet amphibious transport, a copy of the WWII American DUKW. During World War II, the Soviets received 586 DUKW-353 amphibious trucks under the Lend-Lease Act. The design was regarded as successful, so it was decided to build a similar domestic vehicle. Due to lack of own experience, the DUKW was copied, although with improvements enhancing its capability. The prototype was built in 1949 in ZIS subsidiary DAZ in Dnepropetrovsk, but a production started a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Soviet amphibious transport vehicle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAV_485
date created:
2008-03-26T15:16:42Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T03:51:40Z
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