Marder II
Sign in to saveAlso known as 75 mm PaK 40/2 on Panzer II Chassis, Marder 2
1942 German self-propelled antitank gun
Key facts
- Type
- Tank destroyer
- Place of origin
- Nazi Germany
- In service
- 1942–1945
- Used by
- Nazi Germany
- Manufacturer
- FAMO , FAMO-Ursus
- Produced
- 1942–1943
- Number span no built
- ~863 (681 built, ~182 converted)
- Mass
- 10.8 tonnes (23,809 lb)
- Length
- 6.36 m (20 ft 10 in)
- Width
- 2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)
- Height
- 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
- Armor
- Front 35 mm, Sides 14.5 mm, Rear 14.5 mm
- Main armament
- 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) w/ 30 rounds (Sd.Kfz. 132), 7.5 cm Pak 40 gun w/ 37 rounds (Sd.Kfz. 131)
- Secondary armament
- 7.92 mm MG 34
- Engine
- Maybach HL 62 TRM 6-cylinder gasoline engine, 138 hp (140 PS, 103 kW)
- Power weight
- 12.8 hp/tonne
- Suspension
- Leaf spring
- Operational range
- 190 km (118 mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Nazi Germany
- Followed by
- Marder III
- Follows
- Marder I
- Mass
- 10.8
- Manufacturer
- FAMO
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-197-1238-16, Russland-Mitte, Panzerjäger "Marder II".jpg
- Height
- 2200
- Width
- 2280
- Length
- 6.36
- Speed
- 40
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- Marder II
- Commons gallery
- Marder tank destroyer
- service entry
- 1942-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
The Marder II ("marten" in English) was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. 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. Its high profile and thin open-topped armor provided minimal protection to the crew. Nevertheless, the Marder II (and similar Marder III) provided a great increase in firepower over contemporary German tanks during 1942 and into 1943. Only four Marder IIs remain today.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marder II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.