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 jest obecnie najpopularniejszą wersją tego systemu i jest w służbie niemieckiej Bundeswehry, Marder 1A4 różni się od 1A3 tylko dzięki zastosowaniu radioodbiornika zdolnego do kryptografii. Najnowsza wersja Mardera to Marder 1A5 z zaawansowaną ochroną przeciwminową. Tylko niewielka liczba tego wariantu jest w użyciu.

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