Tatra 816

The Tatra T816 is a truck family, produced by Czech company Tatra. It uses the traditional tatra concept of rigid backbone tube and swinging half-axles giving independent suspension. The vehicles are available in 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, 10x8, 10x10, 12x8 and 12x12 variants. The truck was developed from the model T815 to comply with the most demanding off-road conditions. Originally the T816 range was developed for the purposes of military, however today also civilian applications are available (notably as heavy off-road firefighting trucks.

T816 ARMAX
Indian BM-30 Smerch launchers on Indian built Tatra 816 during a military parade
Overview
Manufacturer	Tatra
Production	2006 - present
Assembly	Kopřivnice, Moravia, Czech Republic
Body and chassis
Class	Heavy Truck
Body style	COE
Powertrain
Engine	Diesel naturally aspirated or turbocharged Tatra (Air-cooled) V8
Transmission	Tatra 10 speed manual(10TS180) auxiliary two-speed
Chronology
Predecessor	Tatra T815

T816 FORCE
Overview
Manufacturer	Tatra
Production	1996 - present
Assembly	Kopřivnice, Moravia, Czech Republic
Body and chassis
Class	Heavy Truck
Body style	COE
Powertrain
Engine	Diesel naturally aspirated or turbocharged Deutz V6 (11.9 L) V8 (15.8 L) Cummins L10 (10.0 L) M11 (10.8 L) ISM (10.8 L) ISL (8.9 L) ISB (5.9 L) CAT C13 (12.5 L) C15 (15.2 L) C18 (18.1 L) Detroit 6067SK60 (11.1 L) MTU V12 (183TD224)(22.5 L)
Transmission	TwinDisc 6-speed automatic (TD-61-1175) 10 speed automatic (TD-101-3600) Allison 5- & 6-speed automatic
Chronology
Predecessor	Tatra T815

The T816 family has two categories. The T816 Armax range, which is more similar to the civilian T815 TERRN°1 range, but optimised for military use. The T816 Force range offers the heaviest trucks customized for the respective military customers. While the Armax range uses Tatra air-cooled engines and gearboxes, the Force uses water-cooled engines and gearboxes of other manufacturers.