GAZ-MM
Currently, GAZ-MM is a topic that has captured the attention of a wide public due to its impact on different areas of society. Since its emergence, GAZ-MM has generated debates and discussions ranging from its relevance in history to its influence on people's daily lives. In this article, we will explore in detail the most significant aspects related to GAZ-MM, analyzing its origins, evolution and the implications it has today. Additionally, we will examine how GAZ-MM has shaped different aspects of culture, politics, economics and technology, showing its influence in different contexts over time.
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| GAZ-MM | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Production | 1938–1956 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Truck |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.3L GAZ-M1 I4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,440 mm (135.4 in) |
| Length | 5,335 mm (210.0 in) |
| Width | 2,040 mm (80.3 in) |
| Height | 1,970 mm (77.6 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,810 kg (3,990 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | GAZ-AA |
| Successor | GAZ-51 |
The GAZ-MM is a Soviet light truck produced at the Gorki Auto Plant from 1938 to 1947, and then at the Ulyanovsky Auto Plant up to 1956.[1] The truck was a modernized and improved variant of the GAZ-AA that used the more powerful engine from the GAZ-M1, upgrading the vehicle's power to 50 hp. Other improvements included a reinforced suspension, alongside a new steering and cardan shaft. The styling also slightly changed, incorporating simple angular fenders, rather than the GAZ-AA's more rounded ones.[2][3]
Due to some engine shortages at the factory, some believe that the actual mass-production of the GAZ-MM trucks only started in 1940, since the GAZ-M1 engine needed to get firstly used in the GAZ-AAA and BA-10 vehicles.[4]
In 1942 a simplified variant of the truck, with the GAZ-MM-V index started getting produced, due to material shortages,[5] but limited production of the original "unsimplified" GAZ-MM continued. After the Great Patriotic War ended, the production of all the variants of the GAZ-MM fully restarted, but by that time the Gorki plant was producing the newer GAZ-51 trucks, and so it seemed that the days of the GAZ-MM were starting to end, as GAZ wanted to free-up production capacity at their factory.
Due to these reasons, the production of the GAZ-MM truck was transferred to the Ulyanovsky Auto Plant (UAZ), where production lasted until 1956.
Variants
Most of the variants of the GAZ-MM were just modernized variants of the ones from the GAZ-AA series.
- GAZ-65: Prototype halftrack version. Produced in 1940.
- 4M GAZ-AAA: Anti-air truck fitted with quadruple 4M Maxim M1910 gun.
- 72-K GAZ-MM: Anti-air truck fitted with a 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) cannon built during World War II.
- GAZ-55: ambulance version.
- GAZ-42: gas generator-powered version.
- GAZ-MM-V: simplified variant.
References
- ^ "ГАЗ-ММ – герой блокады Ленинграда". 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "ОАО "ГАЗ"/Горьковский автомобильный завод (ГАЗ)/ ГАЗ-ММ". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "ГАЗ-ММ: машина жизни". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Памятник воинам-водителям в г.Амвросиевка". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "ГАЗ 67 ржавый дедушка Бортжурнал ГАЗ-АА.ГАЗ-ММ.ГАЗ-ММ-В". 20 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
Further reading
- Andy Thompson: Trucks of the Soviet Union: The Definitive History. Behemont 2017, ISBN 978-0-9928769-5-1.