The Tatra T816 is a
truck
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family, produced by
Czech
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company
Tatra. It uses the traditional
tatra concept of rigid backbone tube and
swinging half-axles giving independent suspension. The vehicles are available in
4x4
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, 6x6, 8x8, 10x8, 10x10, 12x8 and 12x12 variants. The truck was developed from the model
T815 to comply with the most demanding off-road conditions. Originally the T816 range was developed for the purposes of military, however today also civilian applications are available (notably as heavy off-road firefighting trucks.
The T816 family has two categories. The T816 Armax range, which is more similar to the civilian
T815 TERRN°1 range, but optimised for military use. The T816 Force range offers the heaviest trucks customized for the respective military customers. While the Armax range uses Tatra air-cooled engines and gearboxes, the Force uses water-cooled engines and gearboxes of other manufacturers.
816
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Year 816 (Roman numerals, DCCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
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Cars of the Czech Republic
Military trucks
All-wheel-drive vehicles
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