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Lince
TypeScout car
Place of originItalian Social Republic Italian Social Republic
Service history
In service1943-1945
Used byItalian Social Republic Italian Social Republic
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
ManufacturerAnsaldo, Lancia
Produced1943-1945
No. built392
Specifications
Crew2

Armour14 mm maximum
Main
armament
8 mm Breda 38 machine gun
Enginepetrol
82 HP
SuspensionWheel 4x4
Maximum speed 86 km/h

The Autoblindo Lince ("Lynx") was an Italian scout car used by the Italian Social Republic between 1943-1945 during World War II. The Lince was a copy of the British Daimler Dingo and was primarily used for reconnaissance. Armament consisted of a single Breda 38 8 mm machine gun. 392 vehicles were built, 263 by Lancia and 129 by Ansaldo. In German use it was designated the Panzerspähwagen Lince 202(i).

A Lince scout car being used to transport Allied POWs and wounded, Italian front.


References

  1. ^ "WarWheels.Net - Autoblinda Lince (Lynx) Scout Car Index". warwheels.net.
  2. "Lancia Astura "Lince" Blindo - 1942".
  3. bocquelet, david. "Daimler Dingo (1939)". tank-afv.com.
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