GAZ-66-21 (1993-1995) - the national-economic modification with the dual tires and rear axle wooden platform GAZ-53, load capacity 3.5 tons. GAZ-66-16 (1991-1993) - modernized version with ZMZ-513.10, reinforced tires (wheels - lean), completed the brakes, the platform without intruding wheel niches (also installed on GAZ-66-11 and GAZ-66-40 ), load capacity 2.3 tons. GAZ-66-15 (1985-1996) - with shielded electrical equipment and a winch. GAZ-66-14 (1985-1996) - the chassis with shielded electrical equipment and a power take-off. GAZ-66-05 (1968-1985) - with shielded electrical equipment and a winch. GAZ-66-04 (1968-1985) - the chassis with shielded electrical equipment. GAZ-66-03 (1964-1968) - with shielded electrical equipment. GAZ-66-01 (1968-1985) - the base model with a centralized control system for tire pressure. GAZ-66E (1964-1968) - with shielded electrical equipment. GAZ-66D (1964-1968) - the chassis with a power take-off. 
The launch vehicle has the industrial index of 9P125. Like the BM-21, the BM-21V has stabilizing jacks on the rear of the vehicle for support when firing. Parts of the vehicle such as the canvas cab roof can be taken off or folded down to reduce its size during transit. The vehicle is sturdy enough to be air-dropped.
A GAZ-66B four-by-four truck chassis is fitted with a 12-round 122 mm rocket launcher.
BM-21V "Grad-V" (Vozdushnodesantiy – 'airborne') (NATO designation M1975): Developed for airborne troops in 1969. GAZ-66B (1966) - Paratrooper version with telescopic steering column, folding roof and folding windshield frame. GAZ-66-1 (1964-1968) - the first model with no centralized system for adjusting the air pressure in the tires. GAZ-66 in military service with the PAIGC liberation movement in Guinea-Bissau, 1973 Production ceased in 1999, with the GAZ-3308 being produced instead. Thanks to standard features, such as a front-mounted winch, Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) and self-locking differentials, the GAZ-66 is extremely popular worldwide with armed forces and off-road enthusiasts. The GAZ-66 has gained legendary status in many countries around the world due to its reliability, simplicity and off-road capability. It is nicknamed shishiga (шишига), shisharik (шишарик)/ shehsherik (шешерик), trueman (in Siberia).Īlmost one million vehicles of this type were built for both military and civil use. It was one of the main cargo vehicles for motorized infantry of the Soviet Army and is still employed in former Soviet Union countries. The GAZ-66 is a Soviet and later Russian 4x4 all-road (off-road) military truck produced by GAZ.
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