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When I was training to be a tank troop commander we used Lynx's as our enemy force. You could always find them because whenever they took up a turret down position you could still see the plume of diesel exhaust rising over their position. Other than that I think they were a pretty decent piece of kit equipping the recce troops of the armoured regiments.

These tank chats are great. This was a fun vehicle to drive, fast and anyone who has ever driven an M-113 with its front mounted engine as apposed to the rear mounted engine in the Lynx would agree with me that it was a much smoother ride cross country, especially crossing old tank ruts in training areas. We had them in my Regiment in the 80's. The 8th Canadian Hussars (VIII CH) as part of 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG) at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Lahr in then "West Germany". We used them in the Recce Squadron (3 troops of 7 cars each & in Sqn HQ), Regimental Recce Troop (7 cars, the troop I was in as a driver) and the Liaison Officers (LO's) in each of the 3 tank squadrons used then too. I think the RSM had one as well? But everyone misses the most important part of this vehicle, if you pull down the trim vane and jam your pick handle under it like a leg it makes a great table to place your stove and prepare and cook your rations, fresh or even the American MRE's we were issued in the field back then. It also makes a great wash stand for your wash basin if you are having a "field shower" when you scrub your pits and *%$#. A little bit of good old field expediency. As we used to say in the Armoured Corps back then, any idiot can be uncomfortable........good times.

In 1985 I was in the Reserves ( Qyrang) and went to RV 85 as the regimental recce troop for the 8th Hussars.(using M38 jeeps) . We got to fire a couple of belts each off of the recce squadron Lynx. One of my best memories of the reserves. We also played enemy force for the lynx and were pretty successful considering .

Really enjoyed the Lynx, a tracked sports-car. Can't believe that its a museum piece already. Perseverance.

One of our Sergeants used to convince new Lieutenants that the hatch was really a radar dish. They always fell for it.

My second troop was a Lynx troop of 7 cars. I have never loved a vehicle more than this one. Great mobility (never got bogged), great serviceability, great observation, and sneaky as Pete. Loved (and love) the Lynx.

Loved driving the Lynx. Actually the whole 113 family was fun but the Lynx was like a little sports car.

During the 80ies I surved in an armoured Recce Batallion. Four of those types were paired with 2 Leopard tanks, an infantery group and a mortar team. It was a small combined arms platoon and a nice setup.

The fate of much of Canada's Lynx fleet is interesting. At the end of the Cold War the Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group in Germany was brought home, but it was decided to dispose of its Lynxes. They were rather prefunctorily demiled (bits of armour plate was cut off) and sold to a Dutch scrap dealer who swore they would indeed be scrapped. Some time later a furious US diplomat shows up at the Canadian Ministry of External Affairs waving pictures of ex-Canadian Lynxes lined up at an Iranian Military base near Isfahan. Instead of their being scrapped an arms dealer had bought them and shipped them to Iran. I have no idea of their eventual fate, maybe the Iranians wanted to canabalise them as spares for their own M-113s.

FMC really hit the nail on the head with the M113 - world's most versatile vehicle.

The good ol’ Lynx! By the time I got on one in the late 80s and early 90s. The old girl was done. We joked that it burnt more oil than diesel! 😀

When I was serving with the LdSH (RC) we were operating these vehicles in CFB Gagetown and finally at CFB Calgary, Harvey barracks. We were using them as Armoured Reconnaissance which we always thought was a bit laughable as these machines, tracks, were quite loud and the amount of smoke they produced from the diesel was immense, especially at cold start up. A bit hard to be sneaky in the Lynx.

I'd love to see a series of tank chats on the CVR(T) based vehicles.

Buddy of mine served in this unit. Lord Strathcona Horse in Calgary AB in the 80's.

As a kid, I used to climb all over a Sherman and Lynx at a cadet school in Ontario, before they were removed. I didn't even know what the Lynx was, and wondered all this time. Nice chat, now I know more about just how cool it was!

I really missed mine when they took it away. Having a 50 cal made gun camp a ton of fun for the CC. They were a little tight for space and the drive shaft always made me a bit nervous but it was my favourite ride in the LdSH(RC).

It’s crazy how many tanks there are I mean this is tank chat #150 good work to everyone there and I hope I can visit at one point

When I served in Germany, the infantry recce platoons and the armoured regt's recce squadron used Lynxes. I liked them as they were smallish and the tracks gave them decent mobility. Much better than the Ferrets they replaced.

At the Ontario Regiment Museum we have a couple of Lynx's and they are a fun vehicle. A bit of a pain to work on though due to the rear mounted engine, the throttle cable runs under the floor and replacing that is an absolute nightmare.

As late as 1980 there were still a handful of M114s still being used at Ft. Knox, KY but ONLY by EOD personnel. The last one I ever saw, in running condition at least, was operated by the EOD people at Camp Shelby, in Mississippi. While stationed at Ft. Knox and assigned to Troop D, 10th Cav a number of our people, Scouts and Tankers, participated in an exchange/cross training program with Canadian soldiers. Upon their return to Ft. Knox our people expressed great interest in the Lynx and several preferred it to the M113 APC.

I remember seeing one at a fairly large war games exercise in wainwright Alberta back in the early 80s, I thought it looked like a great reconnaissance vehicle. Another great video!!

I spent alot of time in these, all crew positions. Canadian RCD

People think these videos are simply for their free entertainment??? No, this museum has to fund the production and still make some profit to help keep it in existance, and doing it's good work. The least we can do is to sit through a couple of short ads, and "Like & Subscribe". Why not be bold, and buy something?

a great vehicle for the MV collector......by the way, the massive mount for the M2 on the lynx (and other vehicles)could also take a 20 mm cannon.

I must say I appreciate the quality of your videos, it has improved noticeably over the past year.

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, represent!

This looks almost as if the casual collector could keep and maintain this one.

In Greece there are still 2k+ M113A1/A2 under service!

There's one of these sitting outside the RCR in London, Ontario. I'd never known much about them. Interesting, keep them coming!

Shades of Jerry Anderson in the design! 10:55 thought of a cross between the UFO SHADO Control vehicle and Captain Scarlet SPV! Bit tenuous I know and certainly showing my age!

Very cool. A new one to me. Thanks, Mr. Wiley.

50 years old and still better than the Ajax.

Always look forward to these! Keep up the good work guys and gals!

I follow the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum on RU-vid. They do a weekly update of their progress on restoring old tanks called Workshop Wednesdays. I wonder if the Tank Museum would do anything similar?

Great video. Thx for doing the canadian vehicles.

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Extremely good and enjoyable video - thanks!

We had quite a few m113 when I was in the 3rd Armored Division 1968 1971

Iran acquired a number of Canadian Lynx vehicles through a "gray market" arms dealer in the 1990s.

Mk 1/2 ferrets were supposed to be 3 man (they were liaison vehicles) The Mk 2 versions were 2 men

Does anybody know why the tank museum stopped making their tank workshop diaries videos.

M-113, the little tracked vehicle at did it all and floated like a boat. ^~^ M-114 the little tracked vehicle that could never hope to climb over a 24-inch wall... 0~o Cadillac Division of General Motors Ooops. >~< edit: my spelling is utter rubbish. (sigh) someday, someday.

It's a very nice vehicle and compared to the Ferret would have a good bit more room for the crew - but it should have - it's nearly twice the size!

73 km/h is surprisingly fast speed

Could it be that "Lynx" is the most widely used name for an armoured vehicle?🤔

I'm intrigued by the locker visible at 11:36 labeled SPARE HEAD. Whose spare head is it? The commander's? Or can anyone who may have lost his original head use it?

The side profile looks a lot like the Excalibur design, without the turret.

Thank You

What are the "racks" for on the passenger side of the Canadian version?

Reminds of an M3 Stuart Recce

Great video DW🤩

Not the most beautiful Recce AFV, but I love them nonetheless

The rubber skirts main function is as part of the fording kit and are commonly not installed by their crews as they hinder the tracks ability to clear mud. 113 family are a great platform.

rest of the world: a midsize M113 would be a lot easier to transport and use. America: Midsize? we don't want that.

How does David remember all this stuff about all these vehicles and just reel it all out in one take?

What's that ring to the right of the M2 for?

yeah but how's the dog doing?

I wonder how many of these made their way into private collections.

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You ripper!

What about the anti-air version with the Vulcan?

Oh Cool....!!

i thought this was about the lynx 6x6 armored french car but nope

Like saying " almost" a m113 😁

Doesn't look like the usual M113...lol

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Son’t remember canadian had brown paint on their vehicles.

When are we going to get a Tank Chat about a Ukrainian tractor?

Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation sounds so tongue in cheeck

I have noticed you have started to use the American pronunciation of “cupola”

M 113 1/2😂

Wow, thought he had retired!

Gonna say it, the subscribe advert getting annoying

At the 8:26 mark in the video, David Willey uttered the unpardonable: "Royal Canadian Army...". I am shocked, I tell you -- shocked! ;)

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Russian tank drivers gravestone. "I fought the LAW and the, LAW WON."

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Just a quibble but their is not such thing as the Royal Canadian Army.

Is it time for the Tank Museum to cut it's links with World of Tanks (a Russian company)?

almost.....

Is this section of this war infection ed. The deal was a template. To they too let nature be it's desider. Not the army's , give them a NHS, tax is its need for this in Ukraine. So let them decide

Video is too quiet. You should try and match or exceed the volume of potential adds, to make for a more pleasant experience. Not your fault, but YT is a s***t platform, do we gotta adapt to it

Your ignorance about the Lynx and how its different parts works shows plainly. You also have a display model that is a complete mishmash of different eras regarding add-ons. I mean it has grouser holders but no toboggan rack. The rear engine door lacks the internal tool box. There is something in front of the smoke dischargers. The 50 Cal is also a mixture of infantry and vehicle mounted re parts. "The rubber track guards offer some level of protection". LOL. They are there to direct water flow on crossing water. duh. The Lynx was a sweet ride but suffered from internal fuel tank and drive shaft dangers, high maintenance, and low armour. Great terrain crossing ability, low profile and it's speed made it a killer recce vehicle.

WHY S THAT FERRIT RUSTY YES YOUS HAVE A LOT TOO LOOK AFTER BUT LETS SEE SOME PROGRESS .

Not a tank.

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