Specification Crew : 4 Engine : Maybach HL66P Combat weight : 13 tons Max speed : road . 60 km/h Range : 290 km Length : 4.63 m Width : 2.48 m Height : 2.21 m Main gun : One 20mm KwK38 L/55 : One 7.92mm MG34 Armour : 10mm to 30mm

The Luchs (Lynx) was developed as a fully-tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle.The development order was issued on the 15th of April 1939 , with production to begin in August 1942 1942.MAN developed the chassis and Daimler-Benz the superstructure and turret.The first trial vehicle was completed in April 1942.The initial order was for 800 Luchs the first 100 with the 20mm KwK38 and the remainder with the 50mm KwK 39/1 L/60 (designated Leopard).However the 50mm KwK 39/1 version was never produced , because an order issued in January 1943 decreed that production cease after the first 100 Luchs had been completed. The VK1303 retained the same suspension and hull design as its predecessor the VK901.The superstructure was widened extending over the tracks to allow a larger turret to be mounted.The turret lacked a cupola and vision ports.In their place two revolving periscopes were fitted to the turret roof to provide vision for the gunner and the commander.Issued to the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilungen (Armored Reconnaissance Detachments) of the Panzer divisions , it served on the Eastern and Western fronts until the end of the war.