The Ural-4320 is a general purpose

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6×6 vehicle, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia for use in the

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. Introduced in 1976, it is still in production today. The wheel arrangement for the Ural-4320 was designed for transporting cargo, people and trailers on all types of roads and terrain. It also serves as a launching platform for the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher. __TOC__

Gallery

File:Ural-4320 with headlights in bumper.jpg, Ural-4320 with headlights in bumper (civilian version since mid-1990s) File:Ural-4320 with the headlights in the wings.jpg, Ural-4320 with headlights in wings (civilian and military versions before mid-1990s and current military version)

Specifications

Early versions of the Ural-4320 were fitted with the KamAZ-740 V8 diesel engine, ohv, displacement 10,857 cc (bore/stroke ratio ), compression ratio 16:1. Power at 2,600 rpm. Torque at 1,500 rpm.

Versions

* Ural-4320-**** - ** - chassis with the standard ("classic") metal cab and a carrying capacity of about 7.9 tons. ** Ural-4320-19 ** - ** - LONG CHASSIS, capacity about 12 tons. ** Ural-43203-**** - ** - chassis with reinforced front suspension. ** Ural-43204-**** - ** - reinforced truck chassis, increased payload. ** Ural-43206- 4×4 variant with a 180 hp YaMZ-236 diesel and a capacity of 4200 kg. *** Ural-43206-41" - with the 230 hp YaMZ-236NE2 turbodiesel. *** Ural-43206-0551" - 4×4 variant with a 4-door cab and carrying capacity 3600 kg. * Ural-43202-**** - ** - truck tractor with semi-trailer for use on all types of roads. * Ural-5557/55571- **** - ** - chassis for the installation of production equipment and special installations mass of ~ 12–14 m wide with low-profile tires with CTIS, which significantly increases the permeability of the vehicle. Cab and tail options: Урал-4320-5557

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* Ural-4320/5557 - 40/41 - All-metal, three seat, two-door cab, just under the symbol produced machines with dual four-door cab; * Ural-4320/5557 - 44 - All-metal, three seat, two-door cabin with a sleeping bed; * Ural-4320/5557 - 48/58/59 - new version with a more comfortable cabin with large volume bonnet and sprung driver's seat; All versions are equipped with

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cabs

Operational history

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

The vehicle was used during the

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analyzed photographic and video data and found Russia lost at least 478 Ural-4320s (329 destroyed, remainder damaged, abandoned and/or captured).

Users

* * * * * * — 80 vehicles. * - Several hundred vehicles many need new parts in order to function. * * * * * — In service as of January 2019. * — ~100 * - 183 acquired in 2015 * — 20 donated in 2017. * - 8,000+ * - ~900 * - 50+ Captured in 2022. * — 36 trucks. * — 320 trucks in the Army and the Marine Corps, it will soon be the standard model. *

Variants

Military

*Standard cargo/troop transport equipped with a cargo bed. It can be used to transport troops, weapons and other supplies. It has two collapsible benches and a canvas top to provide protection from the elements. File:Ural-4320-truck-Russian Army.jpg, Short bed truck File:Ural-4320-trailer-Russian Army.jpg, KUNG carrying truck with longer wheelbase and KUNG trailer File:Ural-4320-fuel-Russian Army.jpg, Tanker truck File:Ural-4320-armoured-Russian Army.jpg, Armored with KUNG shelter * Fully armored Ural-4320VV originally built for the Internal Troops File:Interpolitex 2013 (535-30).jpg, Ural-4320VV at Interpolitex 2013 File:VV-Day2016-23.jpg, Internal Troops demonstrating the Ural-4320VV on Internal Troops Day of 2016

Civil

File:АЦ на шасси УРАЛ, ПЧ-16, Котлас (00).JPG, Fire appliance based on Ural-43206 4×4 chassis File:Урал 3255.jpg, Ural-3255

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based on Ural-4320 File:Interpolitex 2010 (334-36).jpg,

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Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 File:Integrated Safety and Security Exhibition 2013 (501-32).jpg, Firefighting vehicle NATISK-3000 KS on Ural-5557 chassis File:Ural vehicle with hydromanipulator 0.jpg, Ural-4420 with hydromanipulator and flatbed trailer

References

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External links

Official website of the Ural Automotive Plant for the Ural-4320
Ural Automotive Plant trucks Military trucks of the Soviet Union Military vehicles introduced in the 1970s