The KrAZ-260 is an off-road truck 6x6 for extreme operations. It was manufactured at the KrAZ plant.

Technical characteristics

*Engine: 14.86 L diesel 8 cyl. *Power: 300 PS /2100rpm *Torque: 1079Nm /1500rpm *Top speed: 80

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Variants

KrAZ trucks with S-200 missiles, Independence Day parade in Kiev 2008

* KrAZ-260 (''КрАЗ-260'')Автомобили КрАЗ-260, КрАЗ-260В, КрАЗ-260Г. Руководство по эксплуатации. Харьков, "Прапор", 1990. - 9-ton cargo truck * KrAZ-260V (''КрАЗ-260В'') -

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* KrAZ-260G (''КрАЗ-260Г'') * KrAZ-6437 (''КрАЗ-6437'') - 30-ton

log truck A logging truck or timber lorry is a large truck used to carry logs. Some have integrated flatbeds, some are discrete tractor units, and some are configured to spread a load between the tractor unit and a dollied trailer pulled behind it. Ofte ...

* ATs-10-260 (''АЦ-10-260'') -

fuel tanker A tank truck, gas truck, fuel truck, or tanker truck (American English) or tanker (British English) is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquids or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars, which are also desi ...

on KrAZ-260 chassis * KrAZ-260 "Tornado" (''КрАЗ-260 "Торнадо"'') - riot control vehicle with

water cannon A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water. Typically, a water cannon can deliver a large volume of water, often over dozens of meters. They are used in firefighting, large vehicle washing, riot control, and mining ...

on KrAZ-260 chassis. Two vehicles were built for

Internal Troops of Ukraine The Internal Troops of Ukraine ( uk, Внутрішні війська України, - Interior Forces of Ukraine; Russian: Внутренние войска Украины, ''Vnutrenniye Voyska Ukrainy''), abbreviated ВВ 'VV') were a unif ...

* BM-21K (''БМ-21К'') -

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on KrAZ-260 chassis * EOV-4422 (''ЭОВ-4422'') - military excavator on KrAZ-260 chassis * ТММ-3M1 - bridgelayer on KrAZ-260 chassis, since 1988

Operators

Current operators

* * * :* Armed Forces of Ukraine :*

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- in March 2015 one KrAZ-260 armored guntruck was built for "Sokol" rapid response police unit

Former operators

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Armed Forces of Belarus The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (, ) consist of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Defence. Being a landlocked country, Belarus has no navy. In 20 ...

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Egyptian Armed Forces The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptia ...

* - 300 KrAZ-260 military trucks were sold to

Indian Armed Forces The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by th ...

* KRAZ-260 // North Korea Country Handbook MCIA-2630-NK-016-97. U.S. Department of Defense, May 1997. page A-131

References

{{KrAZ KrAZ vehicles Military trucks of the Soviet Union Military trucks of Ukraine Military vehicles introduced in the 1970s