The GAZ-2975 "Tigr" is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n high-mobility multipurpose military vehicle, manufactured by Military Industrial Company LLC (GAZ

GAZ

GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod , translated as Gorky Automobile Plant , started in 1932 as NAZ, a cooperation between Ford and the Soviet Union. It is one of the largest companies in the Russian automotive industry....

 Group division). It is the military version of the GAZ-2330

GAZ-2330

"Tigr" - a Russian high-mobility vehicle GAZ-2330, manufactured by one of the Military Industrial Company LLC manufacturing plants ARZAMAS Machinery Plant AMZ in Russia...

 "Tigr". It is equipped with a powerful diesel, turbocharged, air-cooled engine and five-speed manual transmission. Independent torsion suspension, telescopic shock absorbers and regulated-pressure tires ensure exceptional cross-country ability, top speed of 90 kph over rough terrain and up to 150 kph on the road. The Tiger can ford water up to 1.3 meters deep. Its chassis can support various specialized bodies emphasizing armor, passenger capacity, cargo, etc.

During the Interpolitex-2010 exhibition, MIC presented the upgraded version of GAZ Tigr - the VPK-233114 Tigr-M with a new YaMZ-534 diesel engine, additional armour and NBC protection system.

The Tigr can carry as many as 10 passengers. There are plans to acquire more Tigrs for the Russian Ground Forces

Russian Ground Forces

The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...

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Modification

• GAZ-29651 "Karatel" (Punisher) - lightweight, inexpensive version of GAZ-2975.

Misc.

• The GAZ-2975 is used in Tom Clancy's EndWar
  Tom Clancy's EndWar
  Tom Clancy's EndWar is a real-time tactics game designed by Ubisoft Shanghai for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows platforms. The Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable versions feature turn-based tactics instead of the real-time tactics of their console counterparts...
  
   as the Russian Fast Attack Vehicle.

• The GAZ-2975 also makes an appearance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with Raven Software having assisted in development...
  
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See also

• GAZ-2330
  GAZ-2330
  "Tigr" - a Russian high-mobility vehicle GAZ-2330, manufactured by one of the Military Industrial Company LLC manufacturing plants ARZAMAS Machinery Plant AMZ in Russia...
  
   "Tigr" - civil original
  • GAZ-233034/GAZ-233036 - Special police armoured vehicles SPM-1 and SPM-2
• VPK-3927 Volk
  VPK-3927 Volk
  VPK-3927 Volk - tactical high-mobility multipurpose military armored vehicle, manufactured by the VPK, where VPK stands for initial letters of the Voenno-Promyshlennaya Kompaniya , meaning Military Industrial Company...
  
  - further development of GAZ Tigr concept