Skoda 973 Babeta

A prototype terrain vehicle with permanent four-wheel drive (4 x 4). Between 1952 and 1956, was made 30 pieces. The open cantilevered steel body with folding windscreen and collapsible canvas roof was reinforced with stringers and rails. She had an independent suspension, accompanied by sustained reductions wheel suspension and wheels were torsion bars, which she set the ride height from 360 to 380 mm. Skoda 973 was produced as an open, four-door staff and open two doors and a cabinet stand as a radio, called type 973R. Skoda 973 Technical attractions are mechanical ball caps front and rear differentials, which are linked to two milliamperes distribution gearbox cardan shaft.
The first prototypes were produced at the turn of 1951/1952 and were outfitted with a volume of 1221 cm3. In 1953 the prototype was ready with an engine capacity of 1491 cm3, which it subsequently took part in the bankruptcy of the Eastern block the production of military off-road vehicle, a similar American Jeep. When testing in muddy and sandy terrain north of Dresden Skoda 973 easily passed in AZNP, Mladá Boleslav began to slowly prepare the serial production. Finally got priority Soviet off-road vehicle GAZ-69th
In keeping with the period trend in car labeling was named Babette, who originated in the musical "If a Thousand Clarinets, they sing, Karel Gott and Han Song Hegerová Babeta went into the world just 973rd in the Skoda When the air on 2 September 1956 landed the crew of Capt.. Nemecek and Major. garden from the Mi-4 called D-56 is also one of the prototypes with 973 anti-tank damage canyon MDS-57 on the way to the airport area.
Troop test Skoda 973R radio with RM-31 took place in 1955 at the 1st connecting base in Hradec Kralove. Radios RM-31 was a small combined arms shortwave radio on the power of 10 W. conceived modern, mechanical and ergonomic radio manufactured since the early fifties NC Tesla, Pardubice. There are four known versions of radio RM-31 : Infantry RM-31-P, automobile RM-31-A, RM-31 tank T-FM accessory RM-31-50 for connection in a tank and troop formations tankosamohybné RM-31- S.

Specifications:
Engine: four stroke, spark ignition, liquid-cooled, inline four-cylinder OHV, situated along the front axle
Displacement: 1221 cm3 or 1491 cm3
Power: 33.1 kW (45 hp) at 4200 rpm or 38.3 kW (52 hp) at 4200 rpm
Transmission: gearbox and reduction gear with mezinápravovou gearbox in unit with engine, drive axle final drives of the two connecting shaft, the permanent reduction in the wheels to increase ground clearance
Dimensions:
Length: 3500 mm
Width: 1670 mm
Height: 1785 mm
Wheelbase: 2,200 mm
Ground clearance: 360-380 mm
Wading depth: 600mm
Ramp Angle (front / rear): 55 ° / 55 °
Tyres: 7.50 x 16
Weight: 1190 kg car 500 kg useful
Max. speed: 90 km / h
Power consumption: 12.5 liters per 100 km

Source: www.kani.plivnik.cz, www.automix.centrum.cz, Jaroslav Matoulek Soušek Thomas: The rotor in the sky, Avis 2006, Michael Burian, Jiri Rýc: A History of the Signal Corps, AVIS 2007

Manufacturer: Skoda, Mladá Boleslav
Period of construction: 1952-1956
Weight: 1690 kg (total)
Engine: V12 four-stroke, liquid-cooled petrol four cylinder. Used of two types: the first about the volume of 1221 ccm of 45 horses at 4200 RPM, second volume 1491 ccm of 52 horses at 4200 RPM.
Driven axle: 4 x 4
Brakes: liquid
Total built: 30 vehicles

Babeta in action

ŠKODA 973 JAN in päťdesiatych years in the CSA.

Source: Defense of the people 1956 No 115

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The name INŽENÝRSKOGEOLOGICKÝ (a rather přezdívu) for this vehicle began after rotation (or during filming) film "If a thousand Clarinets" in 1964, at a time when it was already on his fate long ago rzhodnuto. During the filming of one specimen of the vehicle was used, where it appears in a few glancing shot, which is not completely clear what the vehicle is actually is. The longest scene in the movie with this vehicle is here only in the case where the Hana Hegerová later sings a solo song named "Opera". Interpreter of the song "Inženýrskogeologický went to the world" is in the movie author Jiří Suchý, which she sings in the dining room of fictitious garrison of the Alkalis.
During the filming of this movie was used more interesting prototype light teréního vehicles of that time, AZNP which is a pity Agromobil 998, in duplicate. This vehicle would be designed for the civilian market, in particular in agriculture, forestry, maintenance of distribution networks and under. However, it was assumed that after a small adjustment can be used for military purposes. Production was not implemented because of lack of funds at its start.

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