Motociclette e Motocarrozzette Dnepr

The motocarrozzetta sovietica Dnepr M-72 was a copy of the motocarrozzetta pesante tedesca BMW R71. The R71 was a civilian model which might have seen military service con the Wehrmacht, had it not been surpassed by the BMW R75 which was already available as a prototype in 1938. The R71 had been selected for production in the Soviet Union well before the war. A Soviet aircraft engineer by the name of Serdjukow shipped several motociclette R71 home for analysis, e these bikes were used as prototypes for the Soviet production. Serdjukow worked at the BWM plant in Munich from 1935 to 1940, he spoke German e had many friends among his German colleagues. Apparently, Serdjukow was given access to R71 blueprints e parts, because the motocicletta was no longer top of the line.

The Soviet copy of the BMW R71 was designated Dnepr M-72, ed it is still being manufactured in China today. When the armata sovietica captured motocarrozzette BMW R75 during the war, an attempt was made to incorporate its advanced features in an upgraded motocarrozzetta Dnepr M-73 con powered sidecar. However, by the time the M-73 was finally ready for production l’armata sovietica had enough lend-lease Jeeps available to fill the small transport role, e the M-73 project was not pursued further. After the war, production of the original M-72 continued until 1956 when it was surpassed by the M-72 M.

• Dnepr M-72 (ZIS Moscow, 1941)
• Dnepr M-72 (Irbitskij Moto-Zawod, Siberia, 1942–1956)
• Changjiang 750 (China, 1956–today)
• Dnepr M-72 M (Irbitskij Moto-Zawod, Siberia, 1956–1961)

In 1941, the production of motociclette M-72 was moved from the ZIS automobile factory in Moscow to a former brewery in Irbitsk, Siberia.

• Dnepr M-72 (Charkow, 1941)
• Dnepr M-72 (GAZ Gorkij, 1941–1950)
• Dnepr M-72 (Kiew, 1951-1956)
• Dnepr M-72 N (Kiev, 1956–1960)
• Dnepr K 750 (Kiev, 1960–1963)
• Dnepr K 750 M (Kiev, 1963–1977)
• Dnepr MT-11 (Kiev, 1985–today)

The production of motociclette M-72 at the Charkow factory was merged con the M-72 assembly plant at the GAZ factory in Gorkij. This plant moved from Gorkij to Kiev in 1950.

• Dnepr M-73 Prototype con powered Sidecar
• Dnepr MB-750 con powered Sidecar (Kiev, 1964–1973)
• Dnepr MB-750 M con powered Sidecar (Kiev, 1973–1977)
• Dnepr MT-12 con powered Sidecar (Kiev, 1977–1982)
• Dnepr MT-16 con powered Sidecar (Kiev, 1985–today)

In 1964 l’armata sovietica received improved motocarrozzette MB-750 con powered sidecar similar to the original Dnepr M-73 prototype, but which used the new motocicletta Dnepr K 750 M.

Modellini Disponibili

There are no models of the motocicletta Dnepr immediately available, but the German BMW R75 is similar enough in the smaller miniature scales.

• 1:72 Atlantic 610
• 1:72 Hasegawa MT12
• 20 mm Raventhorpe
• 1:76 Fujimi 76020
• 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/36
• 1:76 Revell 03150 (Matchbox 40171)

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• Motocicletta e motocarrozzetta Dnepr M-72
• Motore: 2-cylinder, H-I-A-C, 745 cc, 16.4 kw @ 4500 rpm
• Velocità: 105 km/h, 95 km/h con sidecar
• Transmission: 4 Forward
• Brakes: Hydraulic rear e sidecar brakes
• Tires: 3.75-19
• Lunghezza: 2155 mm, 2420 mm con sidecar
• Larghezza: 825 mm, 1600 mm con sidecar
• Altezza: 980 mm
• Peso: 205 kg, 335 kg con sidecar
• Produzione: 1941–today

Bibliografia

• Berühmte Motorräder. Erwin Tragatsch
• ZEN e the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Robert M. Pirsig

Museum Exhibits

Motocarrozzette Dnepr M-72, Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim, Germania

Motocarrozzette Dnepr MT-12, privately owned by a German collector

Utilizzo Storico

• Armata sovietica, Police & Government, 1941–today
• Chinese Army, 1956–today

Dnepr motorcylces were painted olive green (army), dark blue (police) o black (government) until 1954, when civilian colour schemes became available as well.

Conversioni Possibili

• Motocicletta pesante

Small scale modellers may use the motocarrozzetta BMW R75 to represent a Soviet Dnepr M-72. The Dnepr M-72 was also used as a solo machine for dispatch riders.

Domande più frequenti

Per ulteriori informazioni, per favore contatta la redazione di Rivista Military Miniatures nel Miniatures Forum.

Soldatini Sovietici-Russi della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 20.07.2002 – Aggiornato: 28.08.2008
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