Landsverk Lynx
| Pansarbil m/39 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Armored car |
| Place of origin |  Sweden |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Denmark Sweden Dominican Republic |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | AB Landsverk |
| Manufacturer | AB Landsverk, Volvo |
| No. built | 48 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7.8 t |
| Length | 5.1 m |
| Width | 2.28 m |
| Height | 2.2 m |
| Crew | 6 |
| Armor | up to 13 mm |
Main armament | Madsen 20 mm cannon or Bofors 20 mm m/40 cannon |
Secondary armament | 3 x 8mm Ksp m/39 light machine gun |
| Engine | 6-cylinder petrol 135 hp |
| Suspension | 4 x 4 |
Operational range | 200 km |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h |
The Pansarbil m/39 or Lynx was a Swedish 4x4 armoured car that AB Landsverk began developing in 1937 for the Danish Army.
The Lynx had a low slung body with well sloped, but thin, armour. The 140 hp Scania-Vabis petrol engine was in the middle on the left side. The crew consisted of six troops; a forward driver and hull machine gunner, two similar positions in the rear hull, and two crew in the revolving turret which mounted a 20mm Madsen cannon and a coaxial light machine gun.
Three vehicles were delivered to Denmark in April 1938, but a further batch of fifteen were still awaiting delivery to Copenhagen when the war broke out in 1939. These were then confiscated by the Swedes who employed them as the Pansarbil m/39 and ordered a further thirty units for the Swedish Army. As Landsverk lacked the capacity the new batch was manufactured by Volvo, and hence powered by a Volvo engine, designated Pansarbil m/40.
All Swedish cars were fitted with a Bofors 20 mm akan m/40 automatic cannon instead of the Madsen.
In 1956, 13 of the m/39s were sold to the Dominican Republic.
Further reading
- Leland Ness (2002) Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: The Complete Guide, Harper Collins, London and New York, ISBN 978-0-00-711228-9