RF-8

For the RF-8 Crusader, see F-8 Crusader.

RF-8 aerosani

Place of origin	Soviet Union
Specifications
Weight	0.892 t (1,970 lb)
Length	5.110 m
Width	2.525 m
Height	2.710 m
Crew	2

Armor	none
Main armament	7.62mm machine gun
Secondary armament	hand grenades
Engine	3.3L GAZ M-1 I4 (RF-8/GAZ-98) 8.6L (525 ci) Shvetsov M-11 air-cooled five-cylinder radial (GAZ-98K) 50 hp (37 kW) (RF-8/GAZ-98) 110 hp (82 kW) (GAZ-98K)
Power/weight	56 hp/tonne (RF-8/GAZ-98) 123 hp/tonne (GAZ-98K)
Suspension	skis
Speed	50 km/h (31 mph)

The RF-8, or GAZ-98, was an aerosan used by the Soviet Union during the Second World War and developed by Gorki Narkorechflota. The GAZ-98K was a version with a more powerful GAZ Shvetsov M-11 five-cylinder air-cooled 110-hp radial aviation engine in place of the standard automotive engine.

External links

RF-8-GAZ-98 Snowmobile at the Russian Battlefield

Soviet armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

Tanks

Tankettes	T-27

Amphibious tanks	T-37 T-38 T-40

Fast tanks	BT-2/BT-5 BT-7 BT-8

Medium tanks	T-28 T-34 T-44

Heavy tanks	T-35 KV-1/KV-2 IS-2/IS-3

Light tanks	T-18 T-26 T-50 T-60 T-70/T-80

Self-propelled artillery

Guns and anti-tank guns	ZiS-30 SU-5 SU-76 SU-85 SU-100 SU-122 SU-152 ISU-122 ISU-152

Anti-aircraft guns	ZSU-37 T-60Z T-70Z T-90

Armored cars

Light	D-8 D-12 D-13 FAI BA-20 BA-64 PB-4 PB-7 BA-30

Medium	BA-27 BA-I BA-3 BA-6 BA-10

Heavy	BA-11

Aerosani

Aerosani	ANT-IV NKL-16 NKL-26 RF-8 ASD-400

Artillery tractors

Armored Artillery tractors	AT-42 artillery tractor T-26-T Komsomolets Komintern Voroshilovets

Artillery tractors	S-2 Stalinets S-60 Stalinets S-65 Stalinets Kommunar STZ-3 STZ-5 YA-12

Experimental and improvised vehicles

Experimental	SU-14 A-40 flying tank T-43 tank SU-100Y SPG PPG tankette

Improvised	KhTZ-16 IZ NI tank

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