RussiaTech: DT-30 Tracked All-terrain Amphibious Transporter

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All-terrain Damphibious Foremost Off-road Russian T-30 Tank Transporter Trucks
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There is no competition to the Russian-made DT-30 "Vizyat" series of tracked all-terrain ( not just off-road ! ) transport tanks: They pack the heaviest loads - up to 30 tons - and transport them everywhere, under any conditions: No matter whether at plus or minus 50 degrees Celsius, over dry and sandy terrain or wet and muddy swamps, over ice and meters of snow or right thru deep lakes and rushing muddy rivers: The DT-30 "Vizyat" is unstoppable !

Its "competitors" on the market are no match for this monster, as this video shows as well: A "Vizyat" has to come to rescue some Canadian-built "Foremost" tracked transportes from the deep mud they got stuck in the midst of Kazakhstan. Note that the "Vizyat" is a meter deep in the very same mud, and yet not only manages to pull itself thru, but at the same time drag the Canadian "Foremosts" along with it !
Incredible !

You also see a "Vizyat" rescuing a full-blown Russian main-battle tank which got stuck in the snow: The "Vizyat" pulls the tank's 60 tons of weight up a steep slide as if it were a toy ! And all that in deep snow !

No other vehicle in the world can do that ! And the best of all: This baby is actually up for sale, for private companies as well as for state customers !

Look at the company's site to order brand-new ones, custom-made for you:
w.w.w . bolotohod . ru/en/emain/

Has the US Army anything comparable to this monster ? Or any army of the world ? The Russians still know that all-terrain mobility is a key asset for any army, in any war. The "Vizyat" can even go over many types of mine-fields unharmed thanks to its extremely low ground pressure. It is de facto amphibious, air-transportable and - if ordered - equipped with a multi-fuel diesel engine.

For comparison purposes:
This is the poor "competition" from Canada, Foremost: w.w.w. foremost. ca/index_vehicles.php

And here is a detailed comparison of key characteristics between the unequal competitors ( note that both Canadian designs and the US one cannot swim at all ! They will just sink like the Titanic when they get into deep water !):

http://milparade.udm.ru/security/31/052x.htm

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