Lancia 3Ro
The Lancia 3Ro was a heavy unit truck (Autocarro Unificato) used by the Italian Army from the Second World War until the 1960s. Until the end of the war, confiscated or newly delivered Lancia 3Ro trucks were also used by the German Wehrmacht .
history
RO BN and NM
1933 Lancia Ro (or 264) as the first of a series of heavy truck appeared in versions BM and NM as petrol and diesel engine version , the latter with a Junkers - two-cylinder engine , that of Fiat was produced under license. The 4-speed gearbox with reduction installed in Italy for the first time was considered a special innovation . In addition to the Italian army, the robust Lancia Ro was also used in the civilian sector, where it was used as a tanker , repair and transport vehicle. In the army it served as a transport vehicle in the divisional artillery and in the armored force. Between 1935 and 1936, 228 vehicles were used in the East African colonies , where they proved to be robust and reliable vehicles in view of the difficult terrain. At the "march on Addis Ababa" 118 Lancia Ro were used. In May 1938, 900 Lancia Ro took part in the military maneuvers in Libya .
Between 1934 and 1938, the Italian army procured 3056 Ro NM and 1701 Ro BN. 429 Ro were delivered to civilian customers.
Technical specifications
engine | Two-cylinder diesel engine with 64 HP |
Displacement | 3180 cc |
transmission | 4 forward, 1 reverse gear |
speed | 32 km / h |
Weight | 5140 kg |
Driving range | 300 km |
consumption | 30 l / 100 km |
3RO
In 1938 the Ro was developed into the Lancia 3Ro. He got a stronger five-cylinder - diesel engine and unlike its predecessors pneumatic tires. An innovation was its 8-speed gearbox. 32 soldiers, a light tank or seven horses could be transported on its loading area. During the Second World War, the 3Ro was used in the Soviet Union and in Africa . The structure of the 3Ro was expanded to include a 100 mm howitzer due to the area of application.
Approximately 9500 Ro3s were produced during the war, of which
year | number |
1939 | 657 |
1940 | 2646 |
1941 | 3162 |
1942 | 1643 |
1943 | 1205 |
1944 | 51 |
1945 | 1 |
From April 1944, the vehicles ordered by the German Wehrmacht were delivered with a standard cabin. Between January 1944 and January 1945, the Wehrmacht received 772 Lancia 3Ros, and between 1943 and February 1945 about another hundred more were likely to have been delivered. The 3Ro of the Wehrmacht were used in the Balkans and on the Italian front.
After 1945, 3Ro production continued until 1950. It was not until 1964 that the last Ro3s were decommissioned.
Technical specifications
engine | Five-cylinder diesel with 93 hp |
Displacement | 6875 cc |
transmission | 5 forward, 1 reverse gear |
speed | 45 km / h |
Weight | 5610 kg |
Driving range | 450 km |
consumption | 24 l / 100 km |
swell
- Ruote in divisa, Brizio Pignacca, Giorgio Nada Editore
- Camion Lancia, Massimo Condolo, Fondazione Negri
- Storia illustrata del Camion Italiano, Edizione Neri, Fondazione Neri
- Gli autoveicoli da combattimento dell'Esercito Italiano, N. Pignato & F.Cappellano, USSME
- La meccanizzazione dell'esercito fino al 1943, L. Ceva & A. Curami USSME
- Gli autoveicoli del Regio Esercito nella seconda guerra mondiale, N. Pignato, Storia Militare
See also
Web links
- History and Pictures (French)
- History of the Lancia company
- Samochód ciężarowy Lancia 3Ro (Polish)
- Samochód opancerzony Lancia 3Ro blindato (armored Lancia 3Ro, Polish)