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Lynx 1 Main Battle Tank

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Lynx 1 Main Battle Tank

The M69 Lynx or (Lynx 1) is a Main Battle Tank designed and produced by Vancouver Automotive Company (obviously a fictional company) in Canada that first entered service in 1962 .Developed in an era when HEAT warheads were thought to make conventional heavy armour of limited value, it's 105mm gun was a Canadian version of British 105mm L/7 Gun.

        Lynx 1 Main Battle Tank

Lynx 1 on the way to the Frontline circa 1980s somewhere in Iran

Type Main Battle Tank

Origin Canada

         Service History

In Service 1962-Present

Wars Gulf War , Bosnian War, Kosovo War, Afghanistan War ,2011 Libyan Civil War

                    Production History

Designer Vancouver Automotive Works

Designed 1955-1960

Produced 1962-1991

No. built 50 Prototypes and Pre-Series Vehicles , 3,670 main battle tanks , 1,340 ,utility and anti-aircraft vehicles

                  Specifications

Mass 45,415kg (M69A2E4 Lynx)

Length 13.2 meters gun forward or 10 meter gun rearward)

Width 5 meters

Height 4.8 Meters (Turret roof/Absolute)

Crew 4 (commander/radio operator, driver, gunner, loader)

Armor Steel : 75-140mm - RHAe

Main Armament 1 × 105 mm Canadian Armaments Mod 4.50 rifled gun (20 rounds in turret 50 rounds in hull)

Secondary Armament M2HB Browning (Turret roof)

Engine AOI-1000-500 ,50 liters , multi-fuel engine , 1100 PS , (1082hp , 720 Kw) at 3,400 RPM

Power/Weight 24.5 PS (16.57 Watts) /Ton

Suspension Hydropneumatic Suspension

Operation Range 700km (on road) , 560km (cross-country)

Maximum Speed 67 kph

P.S most numbers here is mostly random but I mostly calculate them all

Controls :

AG1+Pitch : Engines

AG 2 : Main gun Elevation and Turret Traverse

AG3: Machine Gun Control

AG4 : Headlights

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 16.5ft (5.0m)
  • Length 43.2ft (13.2m)
  • Height 15.6ft (4.8m)
  • Empty Weight 97,642lbs (44,289kg)
  • Loaded Weight 100,122lbs (45,415kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 451.0lbs/ft2 (2,201.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 222.0ft2 (20.6m2)
  • Drag Points 4981

Parts

  • Number of Parts 260
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,237