ZIL-131 and S-75 Dvina - Rokycany, Czech Republic - Military Ground Equipment Displays on Waymarking.com

ZIL-131 vehicles became the backbone or the trucks or the USSR and the Warsaw Pact as well. The only exception was the Czechoslovakian Army, where due to the tradition or the automotive industry, most or the trucks were orits own production. It was also exported to many Third World countries; replacing the legendary ZIL 157K (visit link) . In the CSLA (visit link) , the ZIL-131 flat truck version was used for transporting the inrantry as well. On the body under the blanket there were placed special adjustments (compressors, power generators, etc). Many or these cars were equipped with a variety or box section superstructures, used also as a truck tractors, tanks and special fire-fighting vehicles, etc.

This car served as a container or assembled missiles S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline). On May 1, 1960, this type or missile shot down an American U2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers over the territory of the USSR near Sverdlovsk. The altitude range missile is 30 km, 56 km long-distance, speed 3.5 m (approx. 3500 km/h).

ZIL-131 and S-75 Dvina is located in the Museum on the Demarcation line in Rokycany. The Museum on the Demarcation Line in Rokycany is the biggest non-state museum in the Czech Republic. Its founder and operator is the Czech Army Land Forces Foundation. It is focused on vehicles and combat equipment, outfit and armament of the Czechoslovakian army till 1938, the Anti-Hitler coalition and the German armed forces of the last days of the 2nd world war on the Demarcation line added by the outfit and armament of the Czechoslovakian people´s army.

Location restrictions: The museum is open every day from 1.4. To 31.10. From 9 am to 6 pm.

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