Kramarlov Kosatka

The **Kramarlov Kosatka** is a Cargo Truck appearing in MotorStorm: Return to the Wild and various later titles.

## Details

It was designed in the late 80's as a heavy logistics transport truck by the Kramarlov Auto Plant in the Ukraine, but due to the fall of the Soviet Union, six hundred were made, and were sold to the Ukranian military instead. However, the trucks were almost immediately replaced by the Molotov Overtka. Notable other countries that bought the Kosatka were North Korea, Azerbaijan and Belarus, in which the trucks were in active service all the way to the modern day. The truck on full tanks of diesel was able to travel 800 miles before needing to refuel, while having a fording ability of eight feet, which allowed it to ford most shallow moors and rivers.

In terms of a powerplant, the truck was powered by a naturally aspirated and water cooled 14.5L Diesel V8 which produced 360 to 425 horsepower, fitted to an 18 speed automatic transmission which was designed by Jarganovich, having sixteen forward speeds and four reverse speeds. There were later models that were powered by a 12.9L Diesel V8 that only produced 330-360 horsepower, while also having many other variants, such as a dump truck variant, or a 4x4 utility version.

The truck had permanent six wheel drive with a mechanical self locking differential, which drove the six wheels that were mounted to 50 inch off road tires. In terms of suspensions, the truck originally had independent spring suspension, which gave the truck a 24,000 pound payload, giving it the ability to accommodate a second rocket artillery trailer, or an artillery cannon.

The cab inside the truck was quite spacious, complete with a small couch behind the driver and passenger seat, giving the truck three occupants, plus another eight in the bed if the truck was outfitted to carry troops. However, since the truck was never mass produced, and the eight examples were returned to the Kramarlov Auto Plant in Odessa, Ukraine, the trucks sat in one of the warehouses for twenty years. The trucks were capable of being fitted with an unguided rocket artillery launcher, or a SAM guided missile launcher.

It was then late 2018, when the M.R.A. had reached out to Kramarlov for permission to have their vehicles participate in the Fendrana festival. Kramarlov reluctantly accepted, seeing this as an opportunity to show the western industrial machinery manufacturers that Eastern European industrial machinery could stand toe-to-toe with American trucks. In the process of modifying the spare Kosatkas, Kramarlov gave the trucks a twin turbo setup with after coolers, giving the truck 983 horsepower, while also fitting two 300 horsepower electric motors to the rear axles. However, the electric motors would shut off when the truck reaches 65 miles per hour, while the truck's tires will slightly deflate to allow the truck to coast to its top speed of 90 miles per hour. Its suspension was also entirely redesigned from having spring suspension to independent suspension.

## Trivia

* It is based off of the MAZ-6317, but has a flat roof instead of a round one, with a smaller horizontal grill, and has bigger headlights.