kscarbel2 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 KrAZ Trucks / July 1, 2016 At the annual Rapid Trident-2016 military exercises, held from June 27 to July 8 at the Yavorov training area in Lvov Oblast since 2006 as part of Partnership for Peace military cooperation program, the KrAZ “Spartan” armored vehicles made a strong impression. Rapid Trident-2016 exercise participants include the ground forces of the United States, Ukraine, armies of NATO country-members and Partnership for Peace members. Over 200 military vehicles including KrAZ-Spartan armored vehicles are used in these exercises. Old campaigners of Air Landing Troops fought hybrid war against cadets during tactical exercises covered in military TV program of Ukraine . Ukrainian enlisted man and Spartan driver Vyacheslav Shpak said these armored vehicles had participated in assault of Donetsk airport and seizure of Butovka mine. He emphasized that no Spartan was rendered inoperative in combat and their crews remained safe and sound. He praised the easy maneuverability and comfort of the vehicles. The KrAZ-Spartan, based on a Ford F-550 chassis equipped with a 6.7-liter Powerstroke diesel engine and 5R110 5-speed TorqShift automatic transmission, has proven to be a reliable high-performer in numerous combat operations with U.S. and NATO armies in Middle East and Africa countries. The all-wheel-drive Spartan has a top speed of 110 km/hr and cruising range of 800 km. It can negotiate side slopes up to 35%, grades up to 60 % and ford water up to 1.2m in depth. Related reading: http://www.military-today.com/apc/kraz_spartan.htm http://www.armored-cars.com/newsite/index.php/vehicles/armored-personnel-carriers-mraps/item/14-spartan-armored-personnel-carrier . Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45935-ford-platformed-kraz-%E2%80%9Cspartan%E2%80%9D-makes-strong-impression-at-military-exercises/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 On 7/6/2016 at 10:45 AM, kscarbel2 said: KrAZ Trucks / July 1, 2016 At the annual Rapid Trident-2016 military exercises, held from June 27 to July 8 at the Yavorov training area in Lvov Oblast since 2006 as part of Partnership for Peace military cooperation program, the KrAZ “Spartan” armored vehicles made a strong impression. Rapid Trident-2016 exercise participants include the ground forces of the United States, Ukraine, armies of NATO country-members and Partnership for Peace members. Over 200 military vehicles including KrAZ-Spartan armored vehicles are used in these exercises. Old campaigners of Air Landing Troops fought hybrid war against cadets during tactical exercises covered in military TV program of Ukraine . Ukrainian enlisted man and Spartan driver Vyacheslav Shpak said these armored vehicles had participated in assault of Donetsk airport and seizure of Butovka mine. He emphasized that no Spartan was rendered inoperative in combat and their crews remained safe and sound. He praised the easy maneuverability and comfort of the vehicles. The KrAZ-Spartan, based on a Ford F-550 chassis equipped with a 6.7-liter Powerstroke diesel engine and 5R110 5-speed TorqShift automatic transmission, has proven to be a reliable high-performer in numerous combat operations with U.S. and NATO armies in Middle East and Africa countries. The all-wheel-drive Spartan has a top speed of 110 km/hr and cruising range of 800 km. It can negotiate side slopes up to 35%, grades up to 60 % and ford water up to 1.2m in depth. KSC-Very interesting-who is krAZ and where are these built? What is interesting to me is the fact that I believe BAE in their bid to replace the Humvee was going to use the Ford 6.7 and Torqueshift as their powertrain. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical as I view any V-8 as a bit of complexity-not only in terms of "packaging" but just 2 more cylinders (or 4 for that matter) vs. an inline. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45935-ford-platformed-kraz-%E2%80%9Cspartan%E2%80%9D-makes-strong-impression-at-military-exercises/#findComment-338688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 C'mon Bob, you must be pulling my leg. I can't believe you never heard of KrAZ. They're in the City of Kremenchuk, in central Ukraine. http://www.autokraz.com.ua/index.php/en/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45935-ford-platformed-kraz-%E2%80%9Cspartan%E2%80%9D-makes-strong-impression-at-military-exercises/#findComment-338693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 2 hours ago, kscarbel2 said: C'mon Bob, you must be pulling my leg. I can't believe you never heard of KrAZ. They're in the City of Kremenchuk, in central Ukraine. http://www.autokraz.com.ua/index.php/en/ Hah! KSC-remember I'm a country bumpkin here in apple country of central Mass! I have to say-pretty impressive website-thx for posting. Do they do much business in EU or is it all former Soviet block. This is where your world perspective brings a lot to this forum. I should not put everyone in the same boat as me but it seems the only thing I ever see is the the dumb-ass things done by "truckers" in that part of the world-like pulling a truck apart when they attempt to tow something, or dumping a load of brick with the tailgate locked and the front end is 8' off ground! Back to that website again pretty impressive-thx for posting For one, Ford US marketing people should look at it and learn something seeing as they have a relationship with these people. And one thing I've always said, when you look at the roads these trucks have to operate on, service capabilities that are out there, fuel quality, these trucks be they KrAZ, Ford Cargo, Iveco, Scania etc, have to be tough. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45935-ford-platformed-kraz-%E2%80%9Cspartan%E2%80%9D-makes-strong-impression-at-military-exercises/#findComment-338708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 In Russia, KamAZ is no. 1 and MAZ is second in heavy trucks. GAZ is doing well with light and medium trucks. In Ukraine, KrAZ sells a lot of vocational, specialty and military tactical trucks. The folks at KrAZ are good people with high levels of ethics, morals and values. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45935-ford-platformed-kraz-%E2%80%9Cspartan%E2%80%9D-makes-strong-impression-at-military-exercises/#findComment-338748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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