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Default Re: Soft Vehicles: Utility, Light, Medium and Heavy Trucks

Soviet Utility Vehicles

Jeep - unit 46

The Jeep available date could be moved forward from Jul 43 to early 42, as I found a couple of sources that say they started to receive it in fall/late 1941 and early 42.
The Amphib Jeep (unit 107) is currently available to the Soviets on Jan 43, earlier than the normal Jeep.

Soviet Jeep sources:
Late 41:
http://www.o5m6.de/bantam.html
Early 42:
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/w/lendleas.jpg
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/willysmb.htm

Additional Utility Vehicles

The Soviets don’t seem to have a light utility vehicle until the Jeeps become available in 1943.

Two possible additions:

GAZ M1 ‘Emka’ Staff Car
Available: 1935
Produced: 62,888
Drive: 4x2
Size: 182 x 70 inches
Speed: 100 Kmh

This car was almost the only commander car during most difficult first year of the war. Later it was substituted by Willys MA and MB.
This car is very famous and prevailing car of war times, it is mentioned even in this period songs. People called it "Emka" for letter M in its name.


GAZ M1 sources
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/gazm1.htm
http://www.o5m6.de/gaz_m1.html

Could use the Austin 7 staff car icon for the M1
Top down picture of M1



GAZ 67 Utility
Available: Sep 1943
Produced: 4,851 (during WW2)
Drive: 4x4
Size: 132 x 66 inches
Speed: 90 Kmh

The GAZ 67 was the Soviet Jeep. Of course they had the US Jeep by this time, in fact it was largely a copy of the Jeep, but it would give this OOB more of a Soviet flavour.

GAZ 67 sources
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/gaz67.htm
Top down picture:
http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/...AZ/GAZ-67B.htm

Photo of GAZ67





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