glad to see that at least 1 survived the war

@SteamCrane

Ай бұрын

2, Bovington has the other, being kept original. On;y 100 made.

@gearz2570

Ай бұрын

@@SteamCrane thats cool!

I yelled "SO CUTE" when it came out from garage lol

@BillFromTheHill100

4 жыл бұрын

Kiss me sweet Cheeks

Cuteness overload!

@Xander_Zimmermann

5 жыл бұрын

Same!😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

@Xander_Zimmermann

5 жыл бұрын

Same!😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

@neurofiedyamato8763

5 жыл бұрын

cutest tank ever created

@arashrezaee1464

4 жыл бұрын

seriously I love how cute it is!

@possession2

3 жыл бұрын

My first thought and then i remind myself its a killing machine

Luchs: I am mighty tank! Visitors: its so cuute :>

@Macaco23284

2 жыл бұрын

The same problem with panzer 1

My favorite tank of all time! Looks awesome!

Despite it's light weight, the difficulties the Luchs faced in muddy conditions are pretty obvious. That aside, it was the best light tank in it's weight division, capable of defeating any Allied light tank until the M-24 Chafee. I'd love to see the Luchs running at top-speed some time.

@patrickmcleod111

5 жыл бұрын

I would too. All that's required to get it moving quickly, would be to put a competent driver behind its controls. I've seen Tiger II's and IS-3 tanks being maneuvered around a track more nimbly and faster than this!

Simply a beautiful vehicle. I want one!

If Yoda had a tank...

Really nice to see that the french not only maintain this tank with so much passion but let it even parade over at overloon. I should really try to get there this year.

@warriorsrace6960

4 жыл бұрын

Oh the irony of it all....

@combatantezoteric2965

4 жыл бұрын

Also they placed something that starts and ends with an "S" on its butt..

@Filmpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Combatant Ezoteric That’s the tow hooks.

@sametguzelgun3065

3 жыл бұрын

This is called Stockholm Syndrome.

@spongeboi9368

3 жыл бұрын

Did you go?

I love the Luchs, it’s so cute, i want one just to cuddle it

Great to see something like this survive the war, given how few were produced

@alisholst255

5 жыл бұрын

Plus this can’t kill any tank at the time only infantry support vehicle

@seanhiatt6736

4 жыл бұрын

@@alisholst255 : I think the Lynx was intended for recon. It was different from earlier versions of the panzer 2.

@alisholst255

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Hiatt no shit

@jonowens460

8 ай бұрын

Baby Tiger 🐅 Cutie❤

USMC tanker here RVN '65-'66.The second driver knew his stuff. Now days all auto trans. Chek design, 38T. Also lower unit was used on the famous Hetzer. I would drive it I only got to drive M48a1, a3, m103 & m51 tank retriever. Most dangerous "Dune buggy" ever made.

Someone should write a "The Little Tank That Could" picture book starring the Luchs!

I want one

The Germans even knew how to make badass little tanks.

It’s a Tiger Cub !!

Beautiful sounding engine.

Pity! The better one Leopard VK 16.02 never made it to the production phase! Amazing tank to play with in world of tanks. Firepower, Armour, Speed and concealment.

beautiful german engineering!

@ccmyart

5 жыл бұрын

She's pretty NOT so efficient for maintenance. Those overlapping wheels are a nightmare for replacing.

@kilachiki538

3 жыл бұрын

@@ccmyart yes but it makes it so you dont have to replace the transmision as much

They totally mashed that rear right fender on that tree at 1:30

@slopedarmor

3 жыл бұрын

haha good catch

Simply amazing! I'm late but thank you for this video! Best Luchs movie on youtube indeed! I wonder if this is the Luchs on display at the Musee des Blindes museum?

The Luchs, the first IFV in the world (yes i know, is a light tank, but for me is so similar to new's ifv's). Beauty tank, french driver is a dumb.

@ 1:40 the two hooks clearly say SS on the back. Coincidence or...?

@Filmpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Mr.Riffian That’s the tow hook...

I want one!!!

"for when the Wife has the Tiger and your Panther is in the shop...……." Thought it came with a 50mm cannon?

@d.f.9140

5 жыл бұрын

Sabrecat Smiladon Yes the other versions. This is the light tank spotter variant with a 20 mm autocannon.

@gapstergangst5070

4 жыл бұрын

Lats Niebling one had a 30mm mk103 right?

@gapstergangst5070

4 жыл бұрын

Lats Niebling thx for the info

@fishbmw

3 жыл бұрын

@@gapstergangst5070 Luchs was to be eventually armed with (Luchs 5 cm) 50mm KwK 39 L/60 gun (VK 1602 Leopard) but only variant with 20mm KwK 38 L/55 cannon (with rate of fire 420-480 rounds per minute) was produced. The 20mm cannon was fitted with TZF6 optical sight. It is also reported but not confirmed that 31 Luchs were mounted with an open-top turret armed with 50mm KwK 39 L/60 gun and began arriving to the troops in late 1943.

He hit the tree and bent the right rear fender

@lancelittleton9802

5 жыл бұрын

..It'll buff out

@spongeboi9368

3 жыл бұрын

@@lancelittleton9802 don't worry captin

tiger mini

Aaaaa 🥰🤗🇩🇪 i want one

I want one of these to play with!

I want this thing back in WoT blitz. WARGAMING MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

@piguinea1

4 жыл бұрын

They wont do it, bro.that update kinda sucked rock.

Driver must have hit it's right rear fender by tree !

@olddog6658

Жыл бұрын

NOPE, Ground guides fault, driver sees very little buttoned up or open thatch. Blind spots are legion.

This is awesome

I'd love to see one of these with the Vk.16.02 turret. the leopard never saw the light of day, but a luchs with a leopard turret would have been rad

chibi tiger is so cute

An excellent video, well done!

Oh, ze is toch zo wonderschoon.

My god does he know how to drive thst thing?

@nygusnyga

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely not.

@HanSolo__

3 жыл бұрын

This guy made this whole tank. He simply does not see much thru the tiny slit in a visor. An open hatch driving position is not possible in this model if it is in the original shape. If you'd have a slight idea about driving any bulldozer you would know that he drives it quite well.

@JesusChrist-wp5pj

3 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ its probably restored and he probably has to levers fir both of the tracks, he can turn by making the track go opposite directions or some tanks just have wheels that control the tracks for you

@HanSolo__

3 жыл бұрын

@@JesusChrist-wp5pj Yes but its restored from total scrap. There are video available from restoration. He has either 2 clutches to steer or just 2 brakes and gears go by pedal clutch or other lever.

@fishbmw

3 жыл бұрын

Not really,at 1:30 he not only drives too close to the tree,he also proceeds to make a left turn before he is clear of the tree & damages the right side rear mudguard. at 1:02 - 1:03 you can see the right side rear mudguard is straight,at 1:23 you can see the tree is unmarked, 1:34 the tree now has a gouge along it ,even the guy in the turret must have felt the impact with the tree as he is seen looking back,then at 1:48 the damage to the right rear guard is clearly visible.

wow !!!! so cool!! German WW2 Halftracks and other vehicles

Лёгкий танк Pz.Sp.Wg.II, он же Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.L «Luchs» разрабатывался фирмами «Даймлер-Бенц» и MAN как разведывательная машина, призванная заменить в частях панцерваффе более ранние модели танков Pz.Kpfw.I и Pz.Kpfw.II. Серийное производство «Рыси» было развёрнуто во второй половине 1943 года, однако уже в начале следующего 1944 года было свёрнуто в пользу более приоритетной «Пантеры». Всего по разным данным было выпущено от 100 до 142 единиц, из которых до нашего времени дожили два танка, экспонирующихся в коллекциях бронетанковых музеев во французском Сомюре и британском Бовингтоне.

smol metal box bouncing in the forest

She iz a Cutie; looks like brand new. Noticed it has "overlapped" configuration instead of Tiger, driver(?) might need a refresher course 😂

like the camo. I think he needs more time learning how to drive it though. who made the Luchs Henschel, Porsche,? Panzer II has strait wheel leaf spring, this has staggered wheel.

@ingenjelly5480

4 жыл бұрын

The Luchs I believe was built by Man. Production started in 1943 and only 100 were built. The overlapping road wheels are a distinguishing feature of the Luchs.

Looks like a fun toy to have!!!!!! 👍

I really want to see this thing in war thunder.

Que venerable maravilla!!!!

I was wondering what whoever created the video means by aufs L ... it's written Ausf. L ^^ aufs means something like upon.

@davidj9677

4 жыл бұрын

Short for "ausführung", meaning "version".

This would NOT have been a tank used in major pitched battles, where there were lots of enemy tanks on the battlefield(at least not after 1930 or 1940), because it's little cannon and weak armor would render it almost useless. It would be effective when used in similar fashion to the American M3 and M5 Stuart light tanks, for reconnaissance. The engine sounds really good in this tank. Either the steering mechanisms are worn out, or the driver is just inexperienced. There's no reason why a small, short wheelbase tank like this couldn't move around and corner with less stiffness and lack of agility.

@c3pfett

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick McLeod These WERE used in the invasion of Poland and France

@jimmyharris1481

5 жыл бұрын

that's what they did before breakfast... !

@patrickmcleod111

5 жыл бұрын

@@c3pfett Unless the early ww2 battles of Poland and France took place in 1943 and 44, the Luchs did NOT take part in them. The earlier, standard versions of the Panzer II were used in Poland and France, but the Luchs didn't come out til 1943 & 44. It was a later development designed as a reconnaissance tank, with overlapping/interleaved road wheels. The standard Panzer II models had VERY different suspensions. They were designed primarily as training tanks. The only person in Germany who planned on going to war in 1939, was Hitler! The German military hierarchy had originally been under the impression that war wouldn't happen til the mid 40s. The German navy leadership were still rebuilding when the war on Poland began, and they were originally promised that they had til like 1947 before the war would begin! But Hitler wanted to defeat the Russians before they had time to rebuild their military and it's leadership, who had been wiped out in Stalin's purge. If not for the outdated condition of Poland's military equipment, and the incompetence and outdated strategy of the French military, the Germans would've probably lost the war by 1941! The main German tanks(Panzer III and IV) were in seriously short supply in 1939 & 40, so they were forced to rely on a lot of Panzer I and II light tanks, that should've been easy to destroy by a competent military. Neither of those tanks could penetrate the armor of the primary, early war French and British tanks. But it didn't end up being a problem due to tactical stupidity on the part of the French. The more famous German tanks, like the Panther, Tiger I, Tiger II and even the anti-tank versions of the Stug III didn't come out til after the Poles, French had been defeated, and the war in Russia & Africa were halfway over.

@d.f.9140

5 жыл бұрын

guys the pz 2 fought in poland, and after barbarosse the pz 2 Ausf. L fought in poland to. And as usual like every english speaking commentator about german tanks. Come down from your throne, Pz 2 Ausf. L was a reconnaissnce tank fully build to take that role. The early Pz2 that were built (outdated as infantry support) were replaced with pz 3 and stg's while "Luchs" drove around with max 60 km/h and spotted.

Cute.

Am I the only one who sees that and thinks that strapping a Jerry Can of gas to the outside of your turret might not be a good idea?

@neurofiedyamato8763

5 жыл бұрын

Its not a bad idea at all. If you are worrying about fires, its very unlikely. Gas needs sufficient air to burn. Search up upper and lower flammability limit. If the Jerry can is full, there isn't enough oxygen for it to burn. It'll just leak. A almost used up can also have too little fuel to really burn for a long time if at all. And to ignite it you need a incendiary bullet anyways. Most small arms are ball munitions, which is solid shot. Machine guns may ignite it with incendiary but as I said, you would need the can to have somewhere between too little and too much fuel inside it.

@Filmpilot

3 жыл бұрын

richard cutts Water.

@richardcutts196

3 жыл бұрын

@@Filmpilot I thought they marked a water can with a white cross or x to tell them apart from gas cans.

is this one still original? just curious

This tank looks like a cute lil kitty.

If the tiger tank is this whole anti-tank on wheels the the panzer ausf l is its little brother

gun is parabellum caliber :)

@Filmpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Felix Herland 20mm

あぁ…かわいい、癒やされる…

For people saying this is cute , keep in mind it has a 20mm auto canon that can make mince meat out of you

nice engineering but i dont understand why the gun barrel is very narrow. Did it penetrate any armor ?

@NCSiebertdesign

5 жыл бұрын

It was most likely used for infantry support rather than battle tanks like tigers/panthers.

@d.f.9140

5 жыл бұрын

nope, "luchs" was reconaissance tank, the 20mm autocannon could penetrate 60mm at 0 degrees. Panzer 3/ stugs took over the role as infantry support and as a spotter the Luchs' gun is not that important. The 60 km/h top speed but IS.

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i would be pretty angry if they killed the majority of my army and stolen my equipment nice to see them being well cared off

So cute

aikadeLi dane dirty pLanetsss.

@jeromekhies4948

5 жыл бұрын

neptune-Latipa-mercury-mars-jupiters---(is second pLaced)

That is not a panzer II. This tank one of tpye VK 1602 "Leopard" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_1602_Leopard

@ingenjelly5480

4 жыл бұрын

No it is in fact a variant of the panzer II. The full name of it is the Panzerkampfwagen II ausf. L "Luchs". Only 100 were produced. The Leopard was supposed to be a bigger version of the Luchs but never made it into production.

@Darranis_Kuningasverinen

3 жыл бұрын

The leopard never went into full production so the turrets that were made went to the 234 project and reused in the 234/2 for tge new turret

Gaijin please

@davidj9677

4 жыл бұрын

It's been 7 years, give us the murder kitten already!

Ahh, that one annoying light tanks

Mh eine Schöne Maschine.

Kleine Pantera :). It's strange that there was such a small cannon.

passt nicht in meine garage

Wunderschöner Panzer vielleicht kommt er als Torro Panzer oder Heng Long 1:16

So cute and chubby I want to hug the Panzer II lmao

Welcher Idiot ist da am Anfang gefahren? Der hat hinten rechts alles verbogen, als er gegen den Baum geknallt ist.

@soundofeighthooves

5 жыл бұрын

Franzmänner halt

Sturer Bock XD

Няшность Рыси зашкаливает! Я бы купил себе на огород вместо мотоблока, но нигде не продается!!!

@user-cn4tm2kn4n

5 жыл бұрын

Блин, эта называется газон! Газон! Не надо там ничего садить!

Трансмиссия довольно голосистая. Выглядит отлично.

that does not look like a comfy ride.

what an inexperienced driver ! ha ha ha...

Not a Panzer II

Halftracks 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍✌✌✌

F

Ah Yes Smoll Panther Tank

二号坦克

microTiger))

Рысь

This is not pz2

Что то не вижу в нем особой резвости,,,,,