Oldtimer picture gallery. Trucks. Krupp L 3 H 163.
Krupp L 3 H 163 (m. gl. Lkw 3 to (6x4))
(Mittlere gelände Lastkraftwagen 3-ton)
Years of production: 1936-1938
Overall production: about 2000 (including L 3 H 63)
6x4 military truck
Body types:
Pritschenwagen (cargo)
Kastenwagen (box van) Kfz.62, Kfz.63, Kfz.72, Kfz.74 and others)
Engine: "Krupp M 12a" 110hp/1600rpm,
petrol watercooled 6-cyl. OHV 4-stroke, 7844cc
Bore/Stroke: 102/160 mm
Compression ratio: 5,55 : 1
Dimensions:
cargo version - length: 7400mm, width: 2500mm, height: 3200mm
box version - length: 7050mm, width: 2350mm, height: 3000mm
Wheelbase: 3650 + 1100 mm
Road clearance: 260mm
Front suspension: leaf springs
Front wheel track: 1740mm
Rear suspension: inverted leaf springs
Rear track (both axles): 1730mm
Turning radius: 10 m
Carburetters: two Solex BFH
Electrics: 12V, battery capacity - 105 A*h
Generator type and power: ?; ? W
Starter type and power: ?, ? hp
Spark plugs type: ?; ?mm; electrode clearance: ? mm
Clutch: dry single plate
Clutch pedal free run: ?mm
Water pump
Gearbox:
ZahnradFabrik-Aphon Gb45aL or Kb50
4 forward, 1 back; + 2-speed auxilliary box
Ratios: ?
Auxilliary box ratios: highway - 0,79; offroad - 1,231
Differential ratio: 6,33 : 1
U-profile frame
Air brakes on rear wheels only (Knorr)
Hand brakes: on rear wheels
Weight: 5700kg (cargo), 6000kg (box body);
Gross weight: 9120kg
Trailer weight: 3250kg
Maximal speed: 50 km/h
Tyres: 7,25-20 inches, offroad
Tyre pressures (atmospheres): ?
Fuel tank capacity: 150 Ltr.
Motor oil capacity: 18 Ltr.
Petrol consumption: 45 Ltr/100km (highway), 60 Ltr/100km (offroad)
Gearbox oil carter capacity: ? L
Ford depth: 800mm
More WW2 photos:
1. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo WH-106636, 77k photo.
2. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo of Anti-Aircraft Regiment Lippe (Luftwaffe), 1938, 75k, 29k (radiostation in body), 22k photos.
3. Krupp L 3 H 163 radiovan, Miropol, USSR, 64k photo.
4. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo, Westfront, 64k photo.
5. Krupp L 3 H 163 longitudinal benches cargo with half-cab towing anti-aircraft floodlight or sound catcher, 64k photo.
6. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo with trailer, VI-VII 1941, USSR, 61k photo.
7. Büssing-NAG G31 radio and two Krupp L 3 H 163 radio, Beresteczko, Poland (now Ukraine), 50k and 31k photos.
8. Two BMW R12 and Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo, France, 47k and 32k photos.
9. Einheits-Diesel and Krupp L 3 H 163, 46k color photo.
10. Krupp L 3 H 163 radiovan, 1940, 46k photo.
11. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo, 45k photo.
12. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo with half-cab, 43k photo.
13. Krupp L 3 H 163 radiovan, Smolensk, Russia, 38k photo.
14. Krupp L 3 H 163 engine compartment, 38k photo.
15. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo of Luftwaffe, 37k photo.
16. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo, 16 IX 1939, Bulgaria, 35k photo.
17. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo and 8-to Sd. Kfz. 7 halbkette m11 in dirt, 33k photo.
18. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo of Anti-Aircraft Regiment 24 Menden (Luftwaffe), 31k photo.
19. Krupp L 3 H 163 radio van WH-209446, 31k and 18k photos.
20. Krupp M12 motor from pre-war book (this is M12, not M12a, don't know the difference), 31k photo.
21. Krupp L 3 H 163 radio van, USSR, 29k photo.
22. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo, 26k photo.
23. Krupp L 3 H 163 cargo with field kitchen of Luftwaffe, 17k photo.
Photos and data are from:
Werner Oswald "Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Reichwehr,Wehrmacht und Bundeswehr", 1982,
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart.
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Last updated 6 VI 2006. Andrei Bogomolov. Contact Information.
cargo version - length: 7400mm, width: 2500mm, height: 3200mm
Turning radius: 10 m
Water pump
Air brakes on rear wheels only (Knorr)