Germany's Krupp Kfz 81, Boxer truck
Photos
Design
The Krupp Kfz 81 was a 6 wheeled truck that was often used as an artillery tractor.1 It replaced the Kfz 69.1
Prototype
Production
- Krupp Kfz 81 truck:
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| Krupp Kfz 81 truck | |
|---|---|
| Crew | |
| Passengers | |
| Radio | |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 5,732 lb1 2,600 kg1 |
| Length | 16' 2.9"1 4.95 m1 |
| Height | 7' 6.6"1 2.3 m1 |
| Width | 6' 4.8"1 1.95 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Armament | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | 1: Krupp M3041 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | 41 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 521 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | Independent1 |
| Wheels each side | 31 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
