GAZ-3344

The GAZ-3344 is a Russian two-unit tracked articulated all-terrain vehicle for carrying people, cargo and equipment in very hard road and climate conditions. It is built by the Zavolzhye Tracked Tractor Plant of the GAZ Group and was the first two-unit vehicle of that maker. Both units are driven on tracks and are joined by a hydraulic coupling that can be locked rigid to cross trenches up to 3 m wide. The front unit holds a five-seat cab and the engine and the rear unit can be a 15-seat passenger module, a cargo platform for 2,500 kg, or a rescue, fire, drilling, medical or other module. Power comes from a Cummins ISB4.5 diesel of 138 kW or a YaMZ-53402, with an Allison automatic gearbox. It weighs 7,500 kg empty and 10,000 kg loaded, reaches 60 km/h on roads and floats at 5 to 6 km/h. Sources date its start of production to 2012 and 2017.