MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher

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The MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher is a Soviet-era heavy, eight-wheeled military vehicle designed to transport, erect, and launch ballistic missiles and other large rocket systems.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher canonical 1
MAZ-543A variant 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military transporter-erector-launcher
military truck
special wheeled chassis
alsoKnownAs MAZ-7310 family vehicle
category Soviet military vehicles
missile launch vehicles
off-road military trucks
chassisType heavy off-road chassis
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designedBy Minsk Automobile Plant design bureau
designedFor carrying large rocket systems
erecting ballistic missiles
launching ballistic missiles
transporting ballistic missiles
developedIn Byelorussian SSR
driveLayout all-wheel drive
engineModel D12A-525A V12 diesel
enginePower 525 hp
engineType diesel engine
enteredService 1960s
era Cold War
familyIncludes MAZ-543A variant
MAZ-543M variant
MAZ-7310 variant
height approximately 3.0 m
length approximately 11.7 m
manufacturer Minsk Automobile Plant
maximumSpeed approximately 60 km/h
notableFeature ability to operate on rough terrain
cab-over-engine layout
central tire inflation system
numberOfAxles 4
primaryRole mobile missile launch platform
strategic missile transport
serviceIn Russian Armed Forces
Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

various export customers
usedAsPlatformFor 9K72 Elbrus missile complex
BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher variants
linked to: Smerch

R-17 Elbrus (Scud-B) missile system
S-300 air defence system variants
linked to: S-300P series
usedIn air defence missile units
strategic rocket forces operations
wheelConfiguration 8×8
width approximately 3.05 m

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R-17 launchPlatform MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher
MAZ-543 familyIncludes MAZ-543A variant
linked to: MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher