Land Rover Lightweight (mil)

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Land Rover
Land Rover Lightweight (mil)
Land Rover Lightweight (mil)
Lightweight
Sales designation: Military Land Rover

NATO class: Half-Ton Military Truck (truck 0.5 t gl)

Production period: 1965-1985
Class : Off-road vehicle
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines: Otto engine :
2.25 liters (50 kW)
Diesel engine :
2.25 liters (46 kW)
Length: 3620 mm
Width: 1630 mm
Height: 1730 mm
Wheelbase : 2230 mm
Empty weight : 1545 kg

The Land Rover Lightweight (mil) is an automobile that was specially developed for the military and supplied exclusively to the military. Rover worked with the British military to manufacture it. The Land Rover Lightweight was considered the most off-road vehicle of its kind when it was built. The manufacturer used the name "Military Land-Rover" for this military model. Although the name Lightweight was never used by the manufacturer, this Land Rover is now known worldwide under the name "Lightweight".

conditions

On the one hand, the British military wanted a particularly robust vehicle in terms of deployment. On the other hand, the car should be lighter for transport as an external load under helicopters or, in terms of dimensions, more compact than a civilian Land Rover for transport in cargo aircraft .

In order to reduce the weight and the space required for air transport, various parts can be easily dismantled (tarpaulin and bows, windscreen, side doors, spare wheel, bumpers, etc.). Even when dismantled, the vehicle is always fully operational. Due to the military reinforcements, the Military Land Rover weighs 140 kg more together than a civilian Land Rover.

In order to keep the spare parts deliveries simple for the military, as many parts as possible were taken over from the conventional Land Rover. This suits today's users as it simplifies the procurement of spare parts. The Land-Rover Lightweight is extremely popular in private hands today.

Series

The Military Land Rover was built in two series following the prototypes:

Prototypes 1965-1966 "Truck, General Service Lightweight / Lightweight FFR (Rover Mk 1, 1/4 Ton 4 × 4) (preproduction)"
Series IIA 12 / 1967-03 / 1972 “Truck, General Service / General Service Cargo / General Service FFR, 1/2 Ton, 4 × 4 Rover Mk 1”
Series III 04 / 1972-01 / 1985 "Truck, Utility / Utility FFR, 1/2 Ton, 4 × 4 Rover Series 3"

  • Land Rover Series III Lightweight

  • Land Rover Series III Lightweight

Executions

Type Displacement power Torque consumption
Petrol 2.25 l 50 kW (69 horsepower) / 4250 min -1 157 Nm / 2500 min -1 13-17 l / 100 km
diesel 2.25 l 46 kW (62 horsepower) / 4000 min -1 140 Nm / 1750 min -1 10-15 l / 100 km

equipment

With the exception of two models, Rover has developed all vehicles for the civil market. Only the “Military Land Rover” and the “101” model are developments for the military market. The term "lightweight" alludes to the military tender. They had set the specifications so that the vehicle should be air transportable with the helicopters of the time. In the course of development, the helicopter's transport capacity increased, but the name stuck. However, since the military does not know any brands and types, only classes of use, in this case ½ ton truck utility vehicle, the term “lightweight” was placed in brackets on the military manuals. Collectors and civil users then adopted the term.

Some special features of the Land Rover "Lightweight" compared to the civil models:

  • Engine: 2.25 l Otto (British variant) or 2.25 l Diesel (Dutch + Danish variant)
  • Military bumper with double corner bumpers in front
  • Military bumpers at the back
  • Dixon Bate trailer coupling "NATO coupling"
  • Reading light on the dashboard
  • Military lighting (camouflage switch)
  • Instrument lighting can be switched off
  • The hood can be opened from the outside
  • various brackets on the tailgate for spade and pickaxe (British variant) or spade and ax (Dutch variant)
  • folding windshield
  • removable bulkhead top
  • divisible window doors
  • divisible tailgate
  • divisible side walls of the loading tray
  • The vehicle is fully operational with the upper parts removed - doors, tailgate, loading tray
  • Screwed transmission crossbar
  • Fuel tank: 2 × 45 liter tanks (under driver and passenger seats)
  • 24 volt power system (exception: GS variant with 12 volt)
  • Additional rear lights ( camouflage light )
  • Spare wheel holder on the bonnet
  • Strong drawbar eyes on the frame, 2 × at the front and 2 × at the rear (for air loading , load securing on ships)
  • Additional equipment such as rifle holders, radio devices, fire extinguishers, rocket launchers, recoilless anti-tank gun 110 mm, armor, etc.

commitment

The Military Land Rover has been used in many armies around the world, e.g. B. in Egypt , Algeria , Belgium , Brunei , Denmark , England , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Iran , Jamaica , Croatia , Libya , Morocco , Netherlands , Oman , Portugal , Saudi Arabia , Slovenia , Spain , Sudan , Uganda .

Web links

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