SpPz 2 Luchs A2
It is a German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle in service since 1975 with the German Army, who used 408 in their armoured reconnaissance battalions.
More info
- Type: reconnaissance vehicle
- Historical period: Cold War, 1975
- Country: Germany
- Scale: 1:25
- Number of sheets: 46 sheets A4
Historical information
The Spahpanzer Luchs (English: "Lynx") is a German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle in service since 1975 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 Schutzenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz.
The 20 mm Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 gun in the turret is similar to the one in the Marder IFV. The upgrade to the Luchs A1 starting in 1986 included the incorporation of a thermal observation and gunnery system, which replaced the original infrared/white light night vision system mounted to the left of the turret.
VHF radios have been the German SEM 25 / SEM 35 FM short range radios from LORENZ. HF long-range radio was the AN/GRC 9 with the LV 80 100 Watts RF amplifier for Morse Code. This was replaced by the XK 405 100 Watts SSB HF radio made by Rohde&Schwarz in Germany and the incorporation of the new SEM 80/90 radio system gave it the designation SpPz 2 Luchs A2. The Luchs was replaced by the Fennek in Bundeswehr service.
