AArmoured vehicles
Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle)
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AArmoured vehicles
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| Specification | Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle) | Temsah 2 |
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| Mass | — | 13.8 ton without payload, 16.48 ton with payload[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | Egypt[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Egyptian Armed Forces[source] |
| Designer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH[source] | Arab Organization for Industrialization[source] |
7.44 m without the extra tire, 8.04 m with the extra tire[source]
without the tower
Single sourcewith the tower
Single source2.60 m without the tower, 3.17 m with the tower[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source80 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source600 km[source]
Type: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power 2100 rpm
Single sourceType: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power: 240 hp, 2100 rpm.[source]
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| Designed | 2015[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (Germany): 2021 - present JV Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt. Hungarian State (51 / 49%): 2023 - present LRMV (Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles) : planned for 2026 Rheinmetall Automecanica SRL (Romania): planned for 2027[source] | Kader Factory for Developed Industries[source] |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
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| Type | — | MRAP[source] |
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| In service | — | 2016-present[source] |
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| Main armament | — | A personnel carrier equipped with a Remote Controlled Weapon Station containing a 7.62 x 51 mm or 12.7 x 99 mm machine gun A combat vehicle equipped with a combat turret armed with a versatile 30 mm cannon An Egyptian-made 40 mm automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual transmission with 5 forward and 1 reverse speeds with an additional two-speed transmission[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 400 mm[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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