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PTS-M amphibious transporter
Tracks provide movement on land, while two propellers drive it through water.
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The PTS-M combines a tracked chassis with a floating hull. On land it moves on tracks, while in water it is driven by two propellers. It was designed to carry people, motor vehicles, artillery and other military loads across water obstacles. A two-person crew operates it, and its W54-T diesel engine develops 350 metric horsepower.
The Mrągowo collection lists a PTS-M built in 1978. The design originated in the Soviet Union and was manufactured by the Kryukov railway wagon works. The vehicle is about 11.5 metres long and 3.3 metres wide; the machine itself weighs 17.7 tonnes. Its large cargo area reflects its transport role: it carries other equipment as well as its own crew. The combination of tracks, propellers and a cargo deck explains why its outline is so different from that of the tanks in the same collection.
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This vehicle could travel over land and through water. The PTS-M has tracks and two propellers. The tracks are used for driving. The propellers turn in the water to move the whole machine. The transporter carried soldiers, motor vehicles and other equipment across water. Its job was to deliver a load to the opposite bank.
The Mrągowo example is recorded as dating from 1978. This type was developed in the Soviet Union and built at the railway wagon works in Kryukov. Two people operated it, and its engine developed 350 metric horsepower. The machine is about 11.5 metres long and weighs 17.7 tonnes without its load. The large deck holds the equipment being carried. Propellers, tracks and cargo space work together to make a vehicle for crossings.
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