Lynx (reconnaissance tank)
| Lynx | |
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Lynx who appeared at the Bovington Tank Museum Events. |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) |
| length | 4.60 m |
| width | 2.41 m |
| height | 2.18 m |
| Dimensions | 8.46 tons (combat weight) |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 31.8 mm (aluminum) |
| Main armament | 1 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 - machine gun |
| Secondary armament | 1 × 7.62mm machine gun |
| agility | |
| drive | 6-cylinder diesel engine 6V-53 from GMC- Detroit 215 PS (160 kW) |
| suspension | Torsion bar |
| Top speed | 71 km / h, 6 km / h (in the water) |
| Power / weight | 25 hp / ton |
| Range | 523 km |
The Lynx is an American command and reconnaissance tank , which is essentially based on the M113 transport tank . Lynx is the English name for the lynx .
history
In 1963, the US armaments company FMC Corporation (today: United Defense ) began developing a smaller command and reconnaissance vehicle called the M113-1 / 2 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle , or M113 C&R for short, without a public contract . The Lynx mainly uses M113A1 components, including the aluminum armor. In contrast to the M113, there are only four castors on each side and the motor is located in the rear of the tank.
The tank can be transported by air and can be used in difficult terrain as well as relatively high speeds on paved roads. In addition, the vehicle is amphibious, the drive in the water takes place via the crawlers, which limits the maneuverability when traveling in water. In order to enable water travel, the bow surge board must be erected and bilge pumps transport water that has penetrated to the outside.
commitment
The vehicle was not used by the US Army ; the M114 was chosen . The Lynx reconnaissance tank was finally introduced by the Canadian land forces and the Dutch army .
In 1966 the Netherlands introduced 250 vehicles into the army. In the 1970s, the 12.7 mm M2 machine gun was replaced by an Oerlikon-Bührle GBD-ADA 25 mm machine gun .
In 1968 Canada purchased 174 vehicles to replace obsolete Ferret armored vehicles . From 1993 to 1996 all Lynx tanks were retired and replaced by 203 more modern Coyote wheeled armored vehicles (8x8).
