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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks | PTS (vehicle) |
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| Crew | — | 1+1[source] |
| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] | Luhanskteplovoz[source] |
| Production | 1959–present[source] | — |
| Assembly | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] | — |
| Class | Truck |
Width
Single source3.3 m (11 ft)[source]
Empty
Single source17,700 kg (39,000 lb) (empty)[source]
Maximum; land
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source42 km/h (26 mph) (land) 10.6 km/h (6.6 mph) (water)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source300 km (190 mi)[source]
V-54P diesel at 1,800 rpm
Single sourceV-54P diesel 350 hp (260 kW) at 1,800 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Layout | FR layout[source] | — |
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| Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 | Soviet Union[source] |
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| In service | — | 1965−present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yom Kippur War Iran-Iraq War Russo–Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$ 130,000 (PTS-2, 1994 export price)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 70 troops[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) (land) 10,000 kg (22,000 lb) (water)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) (loaded)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 705 L (155 imp gal; 186 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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