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Marder

IOC: 1971
Total Production: 3,000

Marder 1

Also Known As
Marder 1 A1
Marder 1 A2
Marder 1 A3
Marder 1 A5

Origin
Germany

Contractor/s
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Rheinmetall Defence

Applications
Roland 2

Guided Missiles:
Milan

Description: The Marder is an infantry fighting vehicle designed to transport dismounted infantry to the battlefield. The crew consists of driver, gunner and commander along with up to six-infantryman. It offers protection and fire support to dismounted infantrymen thanks to the 20mm Rh 202 machine gun. and a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. The Marder can be equipped with Milan anti-tank missiles and other weapon/missile systems such as Hot, Roland and TOW.

The Marder 1 armored carrier achieved initial operational capability in 1971. The Marder 1 A1 variant entered service in 1979 and was followed by the improved models Marder 1 A2 in 1984 and Marder 2 A3 in 1989. The Marder 1 A5 is a mine protected variant that entered service in 2003, 74 of these vehicles are being procured by the German Army through 2005.

The Marder was developed to meet the requirements of the German Army for troops armored transport complementing Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 main battle tanks. The production of the Marder armored vehicle started in 1970 and the latest version, Marder 1 A5, entered service in 2003. Currently, the German Army plans to begin replacing Marders with the new Puma armored vehicle in the 2005-2010 timeframe.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 3, Passengers 6

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 20 mm

Dimensions: Height 3.0 m, Length 6.8 m, Width 3.2 m

Weights: Max Weight 33,500 kg (73,854 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 2,000 m (6,562 ft), Max Range 460 km (248 nm), Top Speed 18 mps (35 kt)

Power: Power 600 shp

Other: Max Rate of Fire 1,000 rounds per minute

News
Puma Gets Go Ahead for Low Rate Initial Production

First Mader 1 A5 Handed Over

Operators

Germany / 3,000

As of	Holdings
2007	2,064
2006	2,071

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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