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PTSZ-M tracked amphibious medium transport vehicle
The PTS-M is a Soviet answer to one problem militaries face in wet ground: how to keep tracked vehicles moving when the battlefield becomes water. It is built on the same basic idea as the Soviet PTS series—“Плавающий транспортёр средний,” or medium amphibious transporter—with an industrial index known as Ob’yekt 65. Introduced in 1965 to replace the earlier K-61 (GPT), the PTS concept brought practical gains: higher water speed and the ability to carry 10,000 kg on land for 3 km before entering the water. The PTS and PTS-M share a base in the T-55 main battle tank chassis, and they keep the crew safe with NBC protection in the driving cab. …
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