Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs
Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs
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[Client Values; Actual values in
155 000 Cost |
495104 HP Hit Points |
11.7/12.56.09/15.5 t Weight Limit |
- Comandante (Artillero)
- Operador de radio
- Conductor
- Cargador
140360 hp Engine Power |
60/22 km/h Speed Limit |
3033 deg/s Traverse |
11.9759.11 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
30/20/2050/30/30 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
3/400
32/1200/6 Shell Cost |
11/11/30/30/40 HP Damage |
23/46/95/110/15 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
143.88 r/m Magazine-fed Gun ▲
30.72 Rate of Fire Magazine-fed Gun |
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Magazine-fed Gun
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44.99 Magazine-fed Gun
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Magazine-fed Gun
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Magazine-fed Gun
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372.6 Damage Per Minute Magazine-fed Gun |
m ▲
0.57 m With 50% Crew: 0.706 m ▲
0.5 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.619 m |
s 1.5 s 2.2 Aim time |
4238 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-10°/+20°-10°/+20° Elevation Arc |
660420 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 330 m 360 View Range |
m 310 m 455 Signal Range |
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The Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs is a German tier 4 light tank.
Comparado con el Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf C, el vehículo poseía casco y torreta nuevos, así como un chasis con la colocación escalonada de las ruedas motrices. El carro de reconocimiento poseía características muy buenas, pero solo se fabricaron 131 vehículos de la modificación L, tras comprobarse que la fabricación era muy cara.
The first of five dedicated scouting tanks in the German tech tree, the Luchs is a fast and nimble tank. If equipped with the 3cm auto-cannon, it can decimate most tier 3s and some tier 4s with one clip and it will hurt many tier V's, VI's and VII's as it has decent damage for an auto-cannon and outstanding penetration (95mm with the AP on the 3 cm Mk 103) for tier 4.
The Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs leads to the VK 16.02 Leopard.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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III | Maybach HL 62 TR | 140 | 20 | 550 | 4220 | |
IV | Maybach HL 66 P | 180 | 20 | 550 | 8650 | |
V | Maybach HL 90 | 360 | 20 | 550 | 16400 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Excellent top speed, maneuverability (also able to pivot), and acceleration
- Good camouflage values
- Good view range
- Adorable
- High penetration and burst damage on the 3cm auto-cannon
Cons:
- 3cm auto-cannon has a long reload time (Around 16-19 seconds long) along with very poor accuracy
- Drifts very easily (can be useful if you want to cross up tanks)
- Short radio range of 455 meters strains the scouting role, much worse than predecessors
- Sluggish when stock
- Often targeted as an easy kill when spotted.
Performance
As a stock tank, the Luchs has maneuverability similar to the Leichttraktor, and guns that are usually inadequate against the tanks it meets. Once upgraded, the Luchs gains incredibly high acceleration, the ability to turn on a dime often causing it drift when turning at high speeds.
Compared to other Tier 4 Scout tanks, the Luchs has access to a very unique gun known in-game as the "3cm M.K. 103" which is an auto-cannon that has high penetration that averages 95mm and fires 2 shots per burst and has 5 bursts in the magazine (4 in the stock turret). The weapon is designed similarly to the French light tank style of play: "Hit and run". Charge in and unload your magazine into an enemy tank and get away quickly as you reload your gun. However the main problem is the agonizing long reload of the gun taking roughly 16-19 seconds to reload. This is why the gun is somewhat unfit to hunt multiple artillery as the long reloads can slow down the destruction of the enemy artillery. Its general inaccuracy at over 300 meters and high gun dispersion when firing makes it strictly a short to point blank range weapon.
The other option is to equip the "5cm KwK39 L/60" which is fast firing and accurate cannon but with average penetration that averages 67mm which makes it solely effective with taking on enemy scouts, some tank destroyers and enemy artillery.
The Luchs would almost be the perfect tier 4 scout, if it wasn't held back by a poor top radio, the FUG Spr. 1 with up to 455 meters range which is below average for a scout tank. However if your allies have large radio ranges, you should be fine. With the 9.1 MM changes, the Luchs is very capable scout that often gets to be a deadly combat light when in Battle Tier 4 and 5 matches.
Early Research
- The FuG 7 and FuG Spr. 1 radios carry over from the Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C and Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G, as does the 2 cm Flak 38 L/112 and the 3cm M.K. 103 auto-cannon. Install the FuG 7 and 3cm M.K. 103 immediately.
- Research the Maybach HL 66 P and the Maybach HL 90.
- Next research the upgraded suspension.
- Go from there.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
This light reconnaissance tank saw service until the end of the war on both the Eastern and Western Front with Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilungen (armored reconnaissance detachments) of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. Reported users include the 116th Panzer Division on the Western Front, and the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front. It is reported that both the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf and 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking on the Eastern Front also used the Luchs.
Vehicles sent to the Eastern Front were mounted with additional frontal armor plates for increased protection. Small numbers was fitted with additional radio equipment and antennas, serving as reconnaissance communication vehicles. The Luchs was to be eventually armed with the (Luchs 5 cm) 50mm KwK 39 L/60 gun (VK 1602 Leopard), but only variants with 20mm KwK 38 L/55 cannon were produced. The 20mm cannon was fitted with a TZF6 optical sight, and had a rate of fire of 420 to 480 rounds per minute. It is also reported, but not confirmed, that 31 Luchs were mounted with an open-top turret armed with the 50mm KwK 39 L/60 gun and began equipping troops in late 1943. Also, plans were made to produce a recovery version, the Bergepanzer Luchs, but they never materialized. Along with Bergepanzer Luchs, a scale model of the Flakpanzer Luchs anti-aircraft tank based on a lengthened chassis (VK 1305) and armed with either the 20mm Flakvierling or 37mm Flak 36 gun was made, but this project was never realized.
Historical Gallery
Historical Accuracy Errata
The 2cm Flak 38 and 3 cm M.K. 103 configurations are fictitious. Neither guns were ever equipped on the Luchs.