ZiS-5
The 6x4 ZiS-5 was the most common truck built by the Soviets in WWII, designed to carry a 3 tonne (6,600 lb) load. Originally entering production in 1933, some 100,000 were in service in 1941 and around 500,000 were built during the war. When production ceased in 1958, over a million had been built. Those built during the war had several identifying features: door and seats were made of wood, the left headlight was deleted and there were no bumpers.
The ZiS-5 had a crew of two, driver and commander. The truck used 2.4 gallons of fuel per hour at routine usage.
Subassemblies: Standard Wheeled chassis +3, six off-road
wheels +2.
Powertrain: 54-kW gas engine with 54-kW wheeled transmission
and 16-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kWs batteries
Occupancy: 2 CS Cargo: 28 Body.
| Armor | F | R/L | B | T | U |
| Body | 2/3 | 2/3W | 2/3W | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Wheels | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
Statistics
| Size: 20'x7'x7' | Payload: 3.55 tons | Lwt: 6.95 tons |
| Volume: 54 | Maint.: 224 hours | Price: $800 |
HT: 10.
HPs: 330 Body, 36 each Wheel.
| gSpeed: 40 | gAccel: 3 | gDecel: 10 | gMR: 0.75 | gSR: 4 | GP: Very High (1/6) |
Design Notes
The design gSpeed was 45 mph. The numbers above are with the
maximum rated load.