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== History == | == History == |
Design of an amphibious vehicle was started by designers of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in 1976.<ref name="Звезда и смерть"/> A total of 14 were made in addition to the 1989 prototype.<ref name="Звезда и смерть"/> Cars have been successfully tested and adapted for weapons. During testing the vehicle travelled on the [[Volga]] from [[Ulyanovsk]] to [[Astrakhan]] and back.<ref name="УАЗ-Байкал-Трофи">{{cite book |author = Пименов И. |url= http://www.zr.ru/archive/gzr/2011/17/uaz-baikal-trofi |title= УАЗ-Байкал-Трофи |type= журнал |edition= За Рулём |date =2011 |number= 17|pages = 60 |language= ru }} (En: [[http://www.zr.ru/archive/gzr/2011/17/ uaz-baikal-trofi Behind the Wheel, 2011, number = 17]]</ref> However, in 1991, after losing prospective military orders following the [[fall of the Soviet Union]] the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant on its own initiative, stopped preparing to produce an amphibious vehicle.<ref name="Звезда и смерть"/> | Design of an amphibious vehicle was started by designers of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in 1976.<ref name="Звезда и смерть" /> A total of 14 were made in addition to the 1989 prototype.<ref name="Звезда и смерть" /> Cars have been successfully tested and adapted for weapons. During testing the vehicle travelled on the [[Volga]] from [[Ulyanovsk]] to [[Astrakhan]] and back.<ref name="УАЗ-Байкал-Трофи">{{cite book |author = Пименов И. |url= http://www.zr.ru/archive/gzr/2011/17/uaz-baikal-trofi |title= УАЗ-Байкал-Трофи |type= журнал |edition= За Рулём |date =2011 |number= 17|pages = 60 |language= ru }} (En: [http://www.zr.ru/archive/gzr/2011/17/ uaz-baikal-trofi Behind the Wheel, 2011, number = 17]</ref> However, in 1991, after losing prospective military orders following the [[fall of the Soviet Union]] the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant on its own initiative, stopped preparing to produce an amphibious vehicle.<ref name="Звезда и смерть" /> |
== Design == | == Design == |
The design of the amphibious vehicle UAZ-3907 "Jaguar" used engine, transmission and suspension units from the UAZ-469.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uazbuka.ru/history/jaguar.htm|title=Страницы истории создания УАЗ-3907 "Ягуар"|website=www.uazbuka.ru}}</ref> It had a flotation body with two hermetically closed doors, underfloor, in front of the rear axle – equipped with two propellers. The amphibious car is driven due to the rotation of the front wheels that perform the function of rudders <ref name="auto"/> (This contributes proximity screws that hold out the water through an arch of the front wheels). | The design of the amphibious vehicle UAZ-3907 "Jaguar" used engine, transmission and suspension units from the UAZ-469.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uazbuka.ru/history/jaguar.htm|title=Страницы истории создания УАЗ-3907 "Ягуар"|website=www.uazbuka.ru}}</ref> It had a flotation body with two hermetically closed doors, underfloor, in front of the rear axle – equipped with two propellers. The amphibious car is driven due to the rotation of the front wheels that perform the function of rudders <ref name="auto" /> (This contributes proximity screws that hold out the water through an arch of the front wheels). |
== Variants == | == Variants == |
'''UAZ-39071 БАКЛАН''' ''Baklan'' ([[Cormorant]]) from 1986 to 1989, under a separate contract with the USSR's [[KGB|Committee for State Security]] [[Soviet Border Troops|Border Troops]], modifications were developed and with the installation of six pairs of skis, radar, radio, machine gun, and a cell for search dogs.<ref name="auto"/> | '''UAZ-39071 БАКЛАН''' ''Baklan'' ([[Cormorant]]) from 1986 to 1989, under a separate contract with the USSR's [[KGB|Committee for State Security]] [[Soviet Border Troops|Border Troops]], modifications were developed and with the installation of six pairs of skis, radar, radio, machine gun, and a cell for search dogs.<ref name="auto" /> |
==See also== | == See also == |
* [[Lada Niva#VAZ-2122 Reka|VAZ Reka]] another Soviet era amphibious 4x4 | * [[Lada Niva#VAZ-2122 Reka|VAZ Reka]] another Soviet era amphibious 4x4 |
==References== | == References == |
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} |
==External links== | == External links == |
* [http://www.uazbuka.ru/history/jaguar.htm UAZ Jaguar at UAZBuka.ru (Russian)] | * [http://www.uazbuka.ru/history/jaguar.htm UAZ Jaguar at UAZBuka.ru (Russian)] |
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