Marder III [SEP] conflict
Marder III
"Marder" III was the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers. They mounted either Soviet 76.2 mm F-22 Model 1936 divisional field guns, or German 7.5 cm PaK 40, in an open-topped fighting compartment on top of the chassis of the Panzer 38(t). They offered little protection to the crew, but added significant firepower compared to contemporary German tanks. They were in production from 1942 to 1944 and served on all fronts until the end of the war, along with the
". Among the many German casemated tank destroyers, one based on the Panzer 38(t) chassis was built in numbers from 1944: the "Jagdpanzer 38(t)". The weakly armored Marder series were phased out of production in favor of the Jagdpanzer 38(t), but Marder series vehicles served until the end of the conflict.
External links.
- Achtung Panzer!
- Marder III
- OnWar (Marder III, Sd.Kfz.139, https://www.onwar.com/weapons/afv/data/tfmarder3m.htm (Marder III, Ausf.M, Sd.Kfz.138]