Engineering:ATS-59
Artilleriyskiy Tyagach Sredniy - 59, or ATS-59 (from Russian: Артиллерийский Тягач, Средний (АТС), meaning medium artillery tractor) is a Soviet Cold War era artillery tractor, currently in service with the Russian Army.
The ATS-59G has a larger cab seating 7 people in two rows. The T-55 tank engine was used and an overpressure NBC system was added. Otherwise the chassis and payload capacity remained unaltered.
The AT-S was developed as the successor for the AT-59. It retained the same payload and towing capability, but had a higher speed, longer range and improved off road capability.
Variants
- ATS-59G − Improved variant with a redesigned cab[1]
- S-75 tractor − A variant with the cargo bed removed and extra wheels fitted on the top of the rear chassis for towing the S-75 Dvina missile PR-11 semi-trailer transporter-launcher[1][2]
- OST − Combat engineering variant with a hydraulically-operated dozer blade fitted in the front of the hull[3]
History
In April 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, an armed specimen of an ATS-59G with a rear-mounted 25mm 2M-3M naval gun was photographed.[4]
In July 2024, several units where spotted being transported to the front on a military train.[5]
Operators
Cuba − ATS-59[6]- Template:Country data Czechoslovak Socialist Republic − 2,400 ATS-59G[7]
Egypt[1]
North Korea[8]
Poland − Produced locally[9]
Romania[9]
Russia[4]
Soviet Union[10]
Ukraine[11]
Vietnam[12]
Yugoslavia[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Foss 1983, p. 495.
- ↑ Zaloga 2011, p. 7.
- ↑ Foss 1983, pp. 495, 604.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Fermoselle 1987, p. 527.
- ↑ "Stredný delostrelecký ťahač ATS-59G" (in sk). 21 December 2011. https://www.vhu.sk/stredny-delostrelecky-tahac-ats-59g/.
- ↑ Oliemans, Joost; Mitzer, Stijn (6 March 2023). "A Visual Guide To North Korea’s Fighting Vehicles". https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2023/03/a-visual-guide-to-north-koreas-fighting.html.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Foss 1983, p. 496.
- ↑ Foss 1983, pp. 495−496.
- ↑ Janovsky, Jakub; naalsio26; Aloha; Dan; Kemal; Black, Alexander (24 February 2022). "Attack On Europe: Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine". https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html.
- ↑ Davis & Brazier II 1985, p. 171.
Bibliography
- Fermoselle, Rafael (1987) (in en). The Evolution of the Cuban Military, 1492−1986. Miami, FL: Ediciones Universal. ISBN 978-0-89729-428-7. https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/book/Evolution-Cuban-Military.pdf. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed (1983). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment 1983 (4th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-0766-9. https://archive.org/details/janesmilitaryveh0000unse_c1c7.
- Isby, David C. (1988). Weapons and tactics of the Soviet Army (Revised ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-0352-4. https://archive.org/details/weaponstacticsof0000isby/.
- Davis, Raymond G; Brazier II, Harold (1985). "Defeat of the 320th". in Simmons, Edwin H (in en). The Marines in Vietnam, 1954−1973: An Anthology and Annotated Bibliography (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. pp. 164-172. https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Publications/The%20Marines%20In%20Vietnam%201954-1973%20An%20Anthology%20and%20Annotated%20Bibliography%20PCN%2019000309300_1.pdf.
- Zaloga, Steven J. (2011) (in en). Red SAM: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-628-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=caO6CwAAQBAJ.
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