STZ-5

STZ-5
STZ-5 captured by Hungarian army, 1943
TypePrime mover
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1937 – 1945
Production history
ManufacturerSTZ (Stalingradsky Traktorny Zavod)
Produced1937 – 1942
No. built9944
Specifications
Mass5,840 kg (5.75 long tons)
Length4.15 m (13.62 ft)
Width1.855 m (6.09 ft)
Height2.36 m (7.74 ft)

Engine1MA (7.46 L In-line 4 cylinder petrol)
39 kW (52 hp) at 1250 rpm.
Payload capacity
  • Transport mass: 1.5t
  • Towable mass: 4.5 to 7.25t
Ground clearance
  • Ground: 0.29 m (11 in)
  • Wading: 0.8 m (31 in)
Operational
range
145 km
Maximum speed25 km/h

The STZ-5 artillery tractor was a product of the Stalingrad Tractor Factory (STZ) (Russian: Сталинградский тракторный завод) from 1937 to 1942 in the Soviet Union. The tractor was designed to tow division to corps level guns and howitzers of 8 tonnes and less. The STZ-5 was one of the few artillery tractors specifically designed by the Soviet government for its role. With over 9900 built, it was the most-produced Soviet ‘military’ tractor during the war.