[Ashley2]

Originally Posted by SandyX

BSM projects this tough looking creation as a frontline missile carrier. It is the
- Tata 5252c 12x12 carrier...

Originally Posted by v1kram

May be related to - "Tata Motors is also in the process of delivering 96 'Specialist Tractors' for the Indian Defence forces "Akash" missile programme"...

Is 5252c 12x12 is a tractor trailer or rigid truck. If its TT, then the steering mechanism for rear axle may be of passive type as in Vestibule bus. If not this should be an active steering I guess.

[SandyX]

Originally Posted by Ashley2

Is 5252c 12x12 is a tractor trailer or rigid truck.

From pics, it doesn't look like a TT. Also, the 2nd axle is steerable too, along with too small a wheel base for a tractor if it were one. The usage of the term tractor as in Artillery tractor is common in Mil talk, so it might've been used here in a generic context. Again, just some guesses!

[v1kram]

Originally Posted by Ashley2

Is 5252c 12x12 is a tractor trailer or rigid truck. If its TT, then the steering mechanism for rear axle may be of passive type as in Vestibule bus. If not this should be an active steering I guess.

Originally Posted by SandyX

From pics, it doesn't look like a TT. Also, the 2nd axle is steerable too, along with too small a wheel base for a tractor if it were one. The usage of the term tractor as in Artillery tractor is common in Mil talk, so it might've been used here in a generic context. Again, just some guesses!

It looks like a rigid truck with front two axles steerable, also the rear two axles also looks like steerable (from the first picture).
They would have mentioned it as TT considering the length and usage.

[Ashley2]

Yes, I did think the same way.
Looking at the pictures, with reduced gap between Cabin and tractor, I suspected it to be a rigid truck. This will be a expansion from current 8X8 range.