Year | July 1942 |
Vehicle Type | Medium Tank Destroyer |
Origin & Designer | Germany-France/Lorraine-Becker |
Numbers Produced | 170 |
Crew | 4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 75mm L/46 PaK 40/1 Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -5° to +22° |
Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
Gun Traverse | 64° |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | ZF3x8 |
Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92mm MG34 (Pivot) |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 40 x 75mm + 1.200 x 7.92mm Rounds |
Height | 2.13m |
Width | 1.88m |
Length | 5.38m |
Combat Weight | 8.200 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.18m |
Fording Depth | 0.85m |
Trench Crossing | 1.80m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.56m |
Climbing Ability | 24° |
Radio | FuG-5 |
Armour | Hull Front: 12mm Hull Sides: 9mm Hull Rear: 9mm Hull Top: 5mm Hull Bottom: 5mm Gun Compartment: Front: 10mm Sides: 9mm Rear: 7mm Top: Open
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Engine | De La Haye 103TT (Petrol) |
Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 135 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 88 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 34 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 12 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The first series of Marders (Marten) were built on chassis from captured vehicles and were built in response to counter the threat caused by Soviet T-34s and KV-Is. After the surrender of the French army, the German army captured around 300 Lorraine tractors and many of these were converted to carry either anti-tank guns of field howitzers. The GW LrS featured an armoured open topped fighting compartment and carried a 75mm PaK 40 gun. The fighting compartment was thinly armoured and could only protect the crew against small arms fire. It served mainly on the Russian front but many were issued to German units operating in France and 131 were operational in June 1944. |