Artilleriyskiy Tyagach Sredniy - 59, or ATS-59 (from Russian: Артиллерийский Тягач, Средний (АТС), meaning medium artillery tractor) is a Soviet Cold War era artillery tractor, currently in service with the Russian Army. The ATS-59G has a larger cab seating 7 people in two rows. The T-55 tank engine was used and an overpressure NBC system was added. Otherwise the chassis and payload capacity remained unaltered. The ATS-59 was developed as the successor for the AT-S. It retained the same payload and towing capability, but had a higher speed, longer range and improved off road capability.
== Variants == ATS-59G − Improved variant with a redesigned cab S-75 tractor − A variant with the cargo bed removed and extra wheels fitted on the top of the rear chassis for towing the S-75 Dvina missile PR-11 semi-trailer transporter-launcher OST − Combat engineering variant with a hydraulically-operated dozer blade fitted in the front of the hull
== History == In April 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, an armed specimen of an ATS-59G with a rear-mounted 25mm 2M-3M naval gun was photographed. In July 2024, several units where spotted being transported to the front on a military train.
== Operators == Cuba − ATS-59 Czechoslovakia − 2,400 ATS-59G Egypt Finland − ~28 ATS-59 North Korea Poland − Produced locally Romania Russia Soviet Union Ukraine Vietnam Yugoslavia
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ATS-59 Medium Tracked Artillery Tractor