While it used to include a few unique features, such as a fully remote machine gun on the rear deck and gun ports on the sides for infantry to fire through, these features have been deleted or streamlined in later upgrade packages to bring it more in line with modern IFV design.

Sep 14, 2011 · The MARDER IFV has been in service for about 45 years, at altitudes of up to 4,300 m (in Chile), and proved itself under tough operational conditions. What we can say is that it is a highly successful combat vehicle that sets a high standard.

Sep 13, 2024 · The Marder infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is a tracked armoured vehicle developed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme, a defence company based in Germany. The Marder IFV was introduced into the Bundeswehr, the federal armed forces of Germany, in May 1971.

Dec 29, 2006 · A remote-controlled 7.62mm machine gun at the hull rear. A capacity of 12 men including the crew. Two rear fuel tank drums for an increased range of 800 km.

The Marder 1A3 is an upgraded version of the Marder family of tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV). The A3 upgrade program began in 1988, with Thyssen-Henschel being awarded a contract to upgrade 2,100 Marder 1 A1/A2 series vehicles …

While it does include a few unique features, such as the fully remote machine gun on the rear deck, it is overall a simple and conventional machine with rear exit hatch and side gun ports for mounted infantry to fire through. The Marder is currently being …

New tests were performed this year, leading the staff to create new demands. The 1964, the batch of third generation IFVs meant the vehicles has to be longer and wider, with rear-mounted MG and pistol ports for the infantry as well as better protection overall.

Tried and tested, the Marder's operationally proven design features a powerpack in the forward section and a centrally positioned turret; the fighting compartment is in the rear, with a generously dimensioned ramp for rapid entry and exit.

The Marder IFV encountered problems only when the enemy enjoyed local superiority in ambush situations involving large IEDs and concentrated RPG fire. And then there was the terrible heat: in the rear of the fighting compartment, temperatures of up to 80°C were measured.

The Marder is a mechanized infantry fighting vehicles of German origin. It was designed in the 1960's to replace the HS-30 in German service, which showed poor performance. Marder is German for marten and fits in with the tradition of naming armored vehicles after cat-like animals.