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Rheinmetall Landsysteme Marder IFV Infantry Combat Vehicle (1970)

Authored By Staff Writer | Last Updated: 6/24/2011

The Marder 1 is Germanys base Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

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The Marder 1 is the principle infantry fighting vehicle for the German Army. It has its origins in the West German Army before the East/West wall collapse. The Marder 1 can currently undergo a variety of mission-specific roles, much like the American Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle does for the American Army and has seen its chassis put to good use in the Roland air-defense system. The system is designed to work in conjunction with allied armor such as the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank. Later models of the Marder 1 feature a single Euromissile MILAN in the right side of the turret for anti-tank defense. Technically, the German Army is the sole operator of the Marder 1 with Brazil utilizing the Roland variant for the air defense role. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Rheinmetall Landsysteme Marder IFV
Infantry Combat Vehicle


Country of Origin: Germany
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall Landsysteme - Germany
Initial Year of Service: 1970
Production: 2,100


Focus Model: Rheinmetall Landsysteme Marder IFV
Crew: 3 + 7


Overall Length: 22.28ft (6.79m)
Width: 10.63ft (3.24m)
Height: 9.88ft (3.01m)
Weight: 32.2 US Short Tons (29,207kg; 64,390lbs)


Powerplant: 1 x MTU MB 833 Ea-500 6-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel engine generating 600hp @ 2,200rpm.


Maximum Speed: 47mph (75 km/h)
Maximum Range: 323 miles (520 km)


NBC Protection: Yes
Nightvision: Yes


Armament:
1 x 20mm main gun
1 x 7.62mm machine gun
6 x Smoke grenade dischargers

Other variants include:

Roland SAM missile system
MILAN anti-tank missile system


Ammunition:
1,250 x 20mm ammunition
5,000 x 7.62mm ammunition
5 x smoke grenades


Variants:
Marder 1


Marder 1 A1(+) - Doublefeed 20mm cannon system plus vision intensification equipment.

Marder 1 A1(-) - Sans thermal pointing equipment

Marder 1 A1A - Major system upgrades

Marder 1 A2 - Previous Standardized Version

Marder 1 A3 - New standardized version

Marder 1A4 - Commander's Vehicle

Marder 1A5 - Added anti-mine protection for crew.

Marder Trainer - Driver Training Vehicle

Roland - Air Defense System (utilizes Marder chassis).



Operators: Chile; Germany

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