The Ural-375 is a general purpose 4.5 ton 6×6 truck, which has been produced at the

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in the

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since 1961. The Ural-375 replaced the

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as the standard

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truck in 1979. It was itself replaced by the

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. The Ural-375 was used, for example, as a platform for the

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rocket launcher, as a troop carrier, and as a supply carrier.

Models

The Ural-375 comes in a variety of models (the list is not exhaustive): *Ural-375, the base model. It has a canvas roof, and no steel cabin *Ural-375A, a slightly longer model *Ural-375D, the most produced 375; it has a proper all-steel cabin *Ural-375E KET-L, a recovery vehicle equipped a front-mounted and a rear-mounted winch along with a jib crane. *Ural-375S, a 6×6 tractor *Ural-377, a civilian 6×4 truck *Ural-377S, a 6×4 tractor *Ural-375DM, modernized version of the Ural-375D, built at least until 1991Information about the Ural-375D, its history and the model range
(russian)

Specifications

*Conventional cab, 3 seats *Payload: 4800 kg (10,580 lb) *Max. permissible mass: 13,200 kg (29,100 lb) *Suspension: live beam axles, leaf springs *Engine: (GOST) ZIL-375Ya 7.0-litre V8 petrol (

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engine *Gearbox: 5×2-speed gearbox *Max. speed: *Brakes: Pneumatic drum brakes *Fording depth: 1500 mm (59 in) *Dimensions: L×W×H = 7350 × 2690 × 2980 mm (289.4 × 105.9 × 117.3 in); includes tarpaulin *Track width: 2000 mm (78.7 in) *Turning circle: 22,000 mm (866 in) *Ground Clearance: 400 mm (15.7 in) *Tires: , pressure *Fuel tank: *Fuel economy:

Users

* * * * * * *: Received Ural-375D's during 1970s. * *: Only specialized variants in use. * - 4000+ in active service over 10,000 in storage most in need of overhaul. * * *

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Former users

*: Passed into successor states. *: All destroyed or retired since 2003. *: Passed into successor states.

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