Lynx reconnaissance vehicle

The Lynx reconnaissance vehicle, known in United States terms as the M113 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle, is a small tracked amphibious scout vehicle that FMC Corporation developed in 1963 as a private venture. It drew on the M113 armored personnel carrier, including its aluminum armor, but was shorter and lighter, with four road wheels instead of five, a rear engine offered in petrol and diesel forms, and a weight of about eight tonnes. The United States Army chose the M114 instead, so FMC sold the design abroad. The Royal Netherlands Army took 266 from 1966 as the M113 C and V, and Canada accepted 174 from 1968 and called them the Lynx. Canada withdrew its vehicles in 1993, and some later went to Iran, Bahrain and Chile.