PV M/39 (PV.10) - Danish Landsverk Lynx

Til_Dovre_Faller · January 30, 2025, 3:22pm

PV M/39 (PV.10)

TYPE: Light Tank/Spaa

ARMAMENT

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1x 20mm L/60 Madsen autocannon
-Ammunition capacity: 190 rounds
-Mass: 55 kilograms
-Length: 2.5 m
-Barrel length: 1.2m L/60
-Cartridge: 20 x 120 mm
-Cartridge weight: .29 kg AP.32 kgHE
-Caliber: 20 mm
-Barrels: air-cooled
-Action: recoil-operated
-Rate of fire: 400 rpm (cyclic) 250 rpm (practical)
-Muzzle velocity: 900 m/s
-Effective firing range: 500m
-Maximum firing range: 2,123 m
-Feed system: 10, 15 or 60 round magazines
1x Coaxial 8x58mmR Krag Madsen Machinegun
-Placement: Turret on left side of cannon
-Ammunition capacity: 2.160 rounds for the 8 mm guns
2x 8x58mmR Krag Madsen Machinegun
-Placement: Front and rear driver
-Ammunition capacity: 2.160 rounds for the 8 mm guns

AMMUNITION

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AMMUNITION (there are more, but these are the ones i could see)

Pansergranatpatron 20mm M.K.M1938

TECHNICAL DATA
Length: 5.21m
Width: 2.25m
Height: 2.15m
Weight: 7.800 kg
Armour: 13 mm max
Engine: 6-cylinder, Scania-Vabis type 1664, 7.750 cm3
Horsepower: 142hp
Transmission: 5-speed
Brakes: Hydraulic, vacuum boosted
Tires: Bullet proof solid cushion tyres
Fuel type: Petrol
Range: 200 km
Crew: 6x

HISTORY
In 1937, Landsverk AB had a project for a new armored car, the Landsverk Lynx, with very good off-road capabilities. The vehicle had four-wheel drive and had drivers at both ends of the vehicle and the vehicle had a special suspension system. The design of the armored car was symmetrical, which made it possible to mount the engine on the left side in the middle of the vehicle. The first drawings of the Lynx armored car show the vehicle with an early L-60 turret, housing a 20x120mm Madsen L/60 autocannon and a coaxial 8x58R Madsen machine gun. There were also two additional Madsen machine guns located at the bow and stern gunner of the armored car.

The crew of the armored car was a total of 6 men, and the vehicle was quite spacious with a crew even though it doesn’t look like it at all. The crew consisted of Commander, Turret Gunner, Front Driver, Rear Driver, Bow Gunner and Rear Gunner. Total weight was estimated at 6,500 kg - 7,000 kg, I’m not entirely sure about this. The vehicle was powered by a good 6-cylinder Scania-Vabis type 1664 engine, which produced around 142 hp, which gave the vehicle a maximum speed of 80 km/h. The solid tires were bulletproof and offered extra protection.

At the same time as this armoured vehicle was being developed, the Danish army established two armoured vehicle squadrons for the cavalry regiments. One was at the Guard Hussar Regiment in Næstved and the other at the Jutland Dragoon Regiment in Randers, but the search for an armoured vehicle did not stop with the Landsverk 180. The Danish army was then looking for an Armoured Fighting Vehicle that could be supplied relatively quickly, and when the Army Technical Corps and AB Landsverk together modified the vehicle’s turret construction according to Danish requirements, so that Danish radio equipment could be mounted, among other things, the Danish army now had a vehicle that suited their needs. The Danes compared the Lynx with other vehicles such as the Alvis Straussler AC III, and found “their own” to be the best.

However, the Danish economy was in dire straits at the time, like most Scandinavian countries, so the first order, signed in December 1938, included only three such armored vehicles. The price for each vehicle was then around 125,000:- DKK. These vehicles were delivered to the Guard Hussar Regiment in April 1939, but the armament was not installed until they had arrived, and they were not fully combat-ready until the autumn of 1939! The vehicles received the Danish designation PV M/39 and the registration numbers PV 9, PV 10 and PV 11. The vehicles were used during exercises and the like between 1940-43, although they spent most of their time in the workshop. The Danish army was officially disbanded on 23 August 1943, and the three Danish vehicles were confiscated by the Germans. Historians believe that the vehicles entered service with a German police unit on the Eastern Front and or in Norway towards the end of the war. More detailed fate is not known.

IN GAME
In game this could be a fun light tank, or even serve as an anti air vehicle as it does in fact feature a anti air autocannon integrated in the turret. The Landsverk Lynx M/40 of witch we have in-game is quite efficient for that role, but i think it is best suited as an light tank. If you have been playing the Landsverk Lynx/Pbil M/40 in-game you know it is a light, mobile and very capable vehicle for this rank.