Marder 1
Country: 
GermanyManufacturer: Rheinstahl (later Rheinmetall)
Infantry fighting vehicleGermany1971In service
West German tracked infantry fighting vehicle in service since 1971, armed with a 20 mm autocannon; it is being replaced in German service by the Puma.
Infantry fighting vehicle//Marder 1A3
ID — MARDER-1Germany · Rheinstahl (later Rheinmetall)
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Identity
- Designation
- Marder 1
- Manufacturer
- Rheinstahl (later Rheinmetall)
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Infantry fighting vehicle
- Figures refer to
- Marder 1A3
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1971
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- Germany, Chile, Indonesia, Jordan, Ukraine
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 3
- Troops carried
- 6
- Main armament
- 20 mm Rh 202 autocannonMILAN ATGM launcher (some versions)
- Secondary armament
- 7.62 mm MG3 (coaxial)
- Engine
- MTU MB 833 Ea-500 diesel, 600 hp
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
The Marder was the first Western infantry fighting vehicle in Bundeswehr service and was progressively upgraded to the 1A5 standard. Marder 1A3 vehicles were supplied to Ukraine from 2023.
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