Marder 1A3 – 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 er den i øjeblikket mest almindelige version af dette system, og er i tjeneste i den tyske Bundeswehr, Marder 1A4 adskiller sig fra 1A3 kun ved brug af en kryptografi-stand radio-sæt. Nyeste version af Marder er Marder 1A5 med avanceret mine beskyttelse. Kun et lille antal af denne variant er i service.

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