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The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tons 6×6 army truck designed in the Soviet Union by ZIL. The basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6×6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer. The ZIL-131 also serves as a platform for the 9P138 rocket launcher, a 30-tube variant of the BM-21 “Grad”. The ZIL-131 has a civilian version the ZIL-130, both were introduced in 1967 as a family of two trucks sharing identical components. The ZIL-131 6×6 has the same equipment as the GAZ-66 and Ural-375D. The ZIL-130/131 was in production at the “AMUR” truck plant (as the AMUR 531340), with both gasoline and diesel engines, until 2012 when AMUR shut down and filed for bankruptcy.

Source: ZIL-131 on Wikipedia

The ZIL-131 is a versatile military truck that was developed by the Soviet manufacturer ZIL in the 1960s. It has a 6×6 wheel configuration and can carry up to 5 tons of cargo or tow a trailer of equal weight. The ZIL-131 is powered by a V8 gasoline engine that produces 150 horsepower and can reach a maximum speed of 80 km/h. The truck has a robust suspension system with leaf springs and solid axles, and can overcome various obstacles and terrain conditions.
The ZIL-131 can also be equipped with different bodies and attachments, such as a dump bed, a fuel tank, a fire engine or a rocket launcher. The ZIL-131 was widely used by the Soviet army and its allies, and is still in service in some countries today.