MAZ 543 M (A222 Bereg CVS)

[Tatrovak]

I present to you my next creation, the model of the Soviet special wheeled chassis MAZ 543 M. Of all the Soviet automotive technology, the MAZ 543 M is my favorite, and I have built it many times, but only now did I have enough parts to complete the body, the is, by the way, the central command post of the coastal artillery complex A222 Bereg.

Just a very brief history, the MAZ 543 was developed at the Minsk Automobile Plant in 1962, initially as a carrier of the 9K72 strategic missile complex. In 1976, the M version came, it was already widely used by various branches of the armed forces of the Soviet Union, and served as a carrier for dozens of types of superstructures (it can be easily recognized by the fact that it has only one cabin on the left side). The A222 Bereg complex was developed at the SKB-2 plant of the Barikady company in 1987. Due to the political instability after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the complex was adopted into service only in 2003.

The A222 bereg artillery complex is intended for coastal defense, destruction of naval and landing forces on approaches to the coast, consists of three main parts: 6-8 artillery vehicles (SDZ), one central command post (CVS), 1-2 support vehicles (MOBD ), all parts are on MAZ 543 M chassis

The MAZ 543 M chassis has an 8x8 axle configuration, the first two axles are steered, all four are driven, all 8 wheels are equipped with a central inflation system. The D12-525A engine with a volume of 38.9 liters and an output of 525 horsepower is based on the V2 tank engine family. It can be started with compressed air or an electric starter. The engine is connected to a three-stage hydro-converter automatic transmission with a two-stage reduction gearbox, the wheel hubs have embedded planetary reducers. The weight of the chassis is 19 tons, the load capacity is 22.2 tons. 

My model weighs 5.1 kg, measures 91 holes in length, 27 holes in height (up to the superstructure ceiling) and 23 holes in width (without rear-view mirrors). It is powered by 6 PF L motors, the steering is controlled by one PF servo, one PF M motor in the engine compartment of the chassis drives a pneumatic pump with an autoswitch that controls the superstructure supports. a similar mechanism located in the front part of the superstructure box controls the blinds of the superstructure's engine compartment. One PF M Motor lifts the platform with antenna and observation equipment through the ridge mechanism, one opens the roof and one rotates with the parabola. As for the interior, unfortunately it is empty, one thing is that I probably wouldn't have enough parts to complete the interior in the form I would imagine, but the weight of the model is already quite large and I wanted to keep a bit of driving characteristics .

 

 

 

[everybrickasculpture]

Wow that's a big boy!  Pretty fast for it's size, too.  I really like the radar deployment feature.

[Milan]

I can't get enough of the old Soviet marvels.
They seem very brutal but are efficient, easy to maintain, and, what I like the most, have a lot of personality.

Awesome model, again

[Tatrovak]

thank you very much, buwizzys can move it as a whole, but that's enough for them, they run out of oil very quickly in this, I would like one more so that one Buwizz only has two drive motors and not three.

You said it beautifully, Milan, thank you

[2GodBDGlory]

Wow, well that's big! The radar mechanism is definitely cool, and performance does seem impressive for the size!

[Tatrovak]

thank you too, I'm really satisfied with the radar mechanism, it works reliably, it's worse with the blinds, unfortunately one of the pneumatic pistons that open the blinds has a leak, so the system basically doesn't work and I have nothing to replace it.