STZ-5
Sign in to saveThe STZ-5 artillery tractor was a product of the Stalingrad Tractor Factory (STZ) (Russian: Сталинградский тракторный завод) from 1937 to 1942 in the Soviet Union. The tractor was designed to tow division to corps level guns and howitzers of 8 tonnes and less. The STZ-5 was one of the few artillery tractors specifically designed by the Soviet government for its role. With over 9900 built, it was the most-produced Soviet ‘military’ tractor during the war.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- STZ-5
- Weapon.image
- File:Mátyásföld, Újszász utca 41-43. Magyar Királyi Honvéd gépkocsiszertár, szovjet gyártmányú SZTZ−5 típusú tüzérségi vontató. Fortepan 72483.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300px
- Weapon.caption
- STZ-5 captured by Hungarian army, 1943
- Weapon.type
- Prime mover
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1937 – 1945
- Weapon.manufacturer
- STZ (Stalingradsky Traktorny Zavod)
- Weapon.production_date
- 1937 – 1942
- Weapon.number
- 9944
- Weapon.engine
- 1MA (7.46 L In-line 4 cylinder petrol)
- Weapon.engine_power
- at 1250 rpm.
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- 145 km
- Weapon.speed
- 25 km/h
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The STZ-5 artillery tractor was a product of the Stalingrad Tractor Factory (STZ) (Russian: Сталинградский тракторный завод) from 1937 to 1942 in the Soviet Union. The tractor was designed to tow division to corps level guns and howitzers of 8 tonnes and less. The STZ-5 was one of the few artillery tractors specifically designed by the Soviet government for its role. With over 9900 built, it was the most-produced Soviet ‘military’ tractor during the war.
== Description == The STZ-5 features a fully enclosed metal, two person crew compartment (cab over engine design) with a flat wood cargo bed with drop down wood side walls. The MA-1 multifuel engine (7.4 L. 4 in-line cylinders) was rated at 52HP (38.8 kW) at 1250 rpm. The STZ-5 was rated to carry 1.5 tonnes of cargo on its bed or tow 8 tonnes or less. Under optimum conditions its 6 gear transmission (5 forward, 1 reverse) could yield a maximum speed of 25 km/h (15 mph). It had an operational range of 140 km.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “STZ-5” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.