Spähpanzer Luchs
| Spähpanzer Luchs | |
|---|---|
An ex-Bundeswehr Luchs in a military history Museum in Dresden | |
| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle |
| Place of origin | West Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1975–2009 |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Daimler-Benz Porsche Thyssen-Henschel |
| Designed | 1968–1974 |
| Unit cost | $293,000 in 1975 1.75 million |
| Produced | 1975–1977 |
| No. built | 408 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 19.5 metric tons (43,000 lb) |
| Length | 7.74 meters (305 in) |
| Width | 2.98 meters (117 in) |
| Height | 2.84 meters (112 in) |
| Crew | 4 |
Main armament | 20 mm (0.79 in) Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 automatic cannon |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm (0.300 in) MG3 machine gun |
| Engine | DaimlerBenz OM 403A 10-cylinder 4-stroke, turbocharged. 300 hp with gasoline, 390 hp with diesel |
| Power/weight | 15,38 hp/ton with gasoline, 20 hp/ton with diesel |
| Suspension | Hydraulic all (8x8) wheel drive |
Operational range | 730 kilometers (450 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) on roads, 10 km/h (6.2 mph) swimming in water |
The Spähpanzer Luchs (English: Scout Armored Car "Lynx", lit. 'Scout Tank Lynx') is a German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle (Spähpanzer) that was in service from 1975 to 2009 with the German Army, who used 408 in their armored reconnaissance battalions. It was developed by Daimler-Benz between 1968 and 1975, replacing the M41 and the Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz.