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The Marder II ("marten" in English) was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. [1] There were two versions, the first mounted a modified Soviet 7.62 cm gun firing German ammunition, while the other mounted the German 7.5 cm Pak 40 gun. [2] Its high profile and thin open-topped armor provided minimal protection ...
SPAAG/Tank destroyer: 135 40 mm autocannon 40M Turán I: Medium tank: 285 40 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs 41M Turán II: Medium tank: 139-195 75 mm howitzer, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs 43M Turán III: Medium tank: 1-2 75 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs 43M Zrínyi II: Assault gun: 72 105 mm howitzer 44M Zrínyi I: Tank destroyer: 1
built on chassis of captured French and some Polish tanks Marder II built on the Panzer II chassis Marder III built on the Panzer 38(t) chassis Nashorn Jagdtiger based on the Tiger II Elefant The Elefant (Sd. Kfz. 184) used the chassis of Porsche's losing entry for the Tiger I competition. On top of this chassis, a forward-facing 88 mm L/71 gun ...
Marder II Panzer Selbstfahrlafette 1 für 7.62cm PaK36(r) auf Fahrgestell PzKpfw II, (Sd.Kfz.132) - lightly armoured tank destroyer on a Panzer II light tank chassis. Marder III Panzerjäger 38(t) für 7.62cm PaK36(r) (Sd.Kfz.139) - lightly armoured tank destroyer on a Panzer 38(t) light tank chassis. A number of Pak 36(r) guns were captured by ...
Panzerjäger I-First German tank destroyer introduced in WWII. [13] Sturmgeschütz III; Sturmgeschütz IV; Marder I; Marder II; Marder III; Hetzer/Jagdpanzer 38; 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf schwere Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz 8) 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B or Sturmpanzer I Bison.
The Tank Destroyer Command eventually numbered over 100,000 men and 80 battalions each equipped with 36 self-propelled tank destroyers or towed guns. The first US tank destroyer was a 75 mm gun on a half-track chassis M10 tank destroyer. Only a few shots were expected to be fired from any firing position. Strong reconnaissance elements were ...
Sd.Kfz. 131 Marder II self-propelled 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun on Panzer II chassis; Sd.Kfz. 132 Marder II self-propelled Soviet 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) antitank gun; Sd.Kfz. 135 - Marder I Panzerjäger tank destroyer on captured French Lorraine 37L tracked carrier Sd.Kfz. 135/1 (self-propelled 150 mm howitzer) Sd.Kfz. 136 Bergepanzerwagen 38; Sd ...
The Marder I "Marten" (Sd.Kfz. 135) was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with a 75 mm Pak-40 anti-tank gun.Most Marder Is were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L (Lorraine), a French artillery tractor/armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than 300 units after the Fall of France in 1940.