Spähpanzer Luchs
| Spähpanzer Luchs | |
|---|---|
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 (1975) |
| Produced | 1975–1977 |
| No. built | 408 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 19.5 tonnes |
| Length | 7.74 m |
| Width | 2.98 m |
| Height | 2.84 m |
| Crew | 4 |
Main armament | 20 mm Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 automatic cannon |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm MG3 machine gun |
| Engine | DaimlerBenz OM 403A 10-cylinder 4-stroke, turbocharged. 300 hp with petrol, 390 hp with diesel |
| Power/weight | 15,38 hp/ton with petrol, 20 hp/ton with diesel |
| Suspension | hydraulic all (8) wheel drive |
Operational range | 730 km |
| Maximum speed | 90 km/h on roads, 10 km/h swimming in water |
The Spähpanzer Luchs (English: Scout Armored Car "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 armoured reconnaissance battalions. It was developed by Daimler-Benz between 1968 and 1975, replacing the M41 and the Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz.