Marder – WalkAround

The Marder (German for “marten”) is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the Panzergrenadiere (mechanized infantry) from the 1970s through the present day. Developed as part of the rebuilding of Germany’s armoured fighting vehicle industry, the Marder has proven to be a successful and solid infantry fighting vehicle design. While it does include a few unique features, such as the fully remote machine gun on the rear deck, it is overall a simple and conventional machine with rear exit hatch and side gun ports for mounted infantry to fire through. The Marder is currently being replaced by its successor, the Puma. The Marder 1A3 je v současné době nejběžnější verzí tohoto systému a je v provozu s německým Bundeswehrem, Marder 1A4 se liší od 1A3 pouze použitím rádiové sady podporující kryptografii. Nejnovější verzí Marderu je Marder 1A5 s pokročilou ochranou proti mině. V provozu je pouze malý počet těchto variant.

Zdroj: Marder na Wiki