Right: a ZIL-131 6x6 with a SA-2, surface to air missile (SAM), at the Duxford museum.

The Zil-131 is a 6x6 truck with a load capacity of 3 1/2 tons offroad, the basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include the semi-trailer tractor, a dump truck, a fuel truck and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powererd trailer making a 10x10 combination.

- 4wdonline.com/Mil/Mil.html

• cargo/ tractor/ etc
• loa: 7.05m (cargo), width: 2.5m, height: 2.5m (cab)
• turning radius: 10.5m
• ZIL-131, petrol, 8-cyls
• transmission: 5m, 2-speed transfer case
• suspension: live-leaf/live-leaf, brakes: drum/drum
• tyres: 12.00x20
• production: 1966...

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