Vodnik (Russian military vehicle)
| Vodnik | |
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GAZ-39371 "Vodnik" armored fighting vehicle on the military exhibition on the 65 anniversary of Kapustin Yar missile range, Znamensk, Russia | |
| Type | Infantry mobility vehicle |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2005–present |
| Wars | Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Industrial Company |
| Designed | 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7,500 kg |
| Length | 5.8 m |
| Width | 2.6 m |
| Height | 2.6 m |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armor | withstands small arms fire, enemy mines and shells' shrapnel |
Main armament | 1* 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun |
Secondary armament | 1* 7.62 mm PKT machine gun |
| Engine | diesel 175 hp (130 kW) |
| Power/weight | 26 hp/1000 kg |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 800 km |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h |
Vodnik (Russian: Водник; Automotive number GAZ-3937 and its modified version GAZ-39371) is a Russian high-mobility multipurpose military vehicle manufactured by GAZ. It is a "heavy modification" of the civil GAZ-2330 "Tigr". Its name comes from the Russian "водник" – a person employed in water transport, but is also used to refer to some person or object simply related to water.
The Vodnik was adopted by the Russian Armed Forces.