Kharkovchanka

Kharkiv'yanka (Ukrainian) or Kharkovchanka (Russian, code name: Manufacture 404S) is a model of Antarctic off-road vehicle made at 1958 in the Soviet Union, manufactured by the Malyshev Factory.[1] Based on the AT-T tractor platform with assemblies from the T-54 tank. In December 1959 it was delivered to Antarctica and reached the South Pole. The off-road vehicle had a small kitchen, toilet, oven, and eight beds. In 1969 the second generation of Kharkivchanka was produced and delivered to Antarctica in 1975.

Kharkivchanka close to the Zhongshan Station in Antarctica (2014)

Technical Characteristics
  • Name: Kharkivchanka
  • Assembly: Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR
  • Manufacturer: Malyshev Factory
  • Class: off-road vehicle
  • Platform: tractor AT-T
  • Engine: 995 hp
  • Max. speed: 30 km/h
  • Weight: 35000 kg

References
  1. "Antarctic Off-road Vehicles: USA vs. USSR"
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