MAZ-543

   From the MAZ-537 series the MAZ-543 evolved as a specialist carrier vehicle which was used to carry numerous missile and rocket systems such as the SS-1 Scud series, the SS-12 Scaleboard and the SSC-3 coastal defense missile.

   Other vehicles are used as command and erector vehicles for the SA-10 Grumble missile system. Other variants of the basic series which appeared during the mid-1970s include the later MAZ-7310 cargo truck, the MAZ-7510 dump truck, and the MAZ-7910 pipeline carrier.

   An aircraft crash tender, the AA-60 (7310)-160.1, has also been produced. All these vehicles have forward control cabs, some versions using separate compartments on each side of the engine, each with tandem seating for two. Standard equipment includes an engine pre-heater and powerful cab heaters. At least one experimental variant powered by a 1 100 hp gas turbine has been developed for trials.