Marten I
| Tank destroyer Marder I | |
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Marder I in the Musée des Blindés (2006) |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 4th |
| length | 4.35 m |
| width | 1.88 m |
| height | 2 m |
| Dimensions | 8.3 t |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 12 mm |
| Main armament | 7.62 cm PaK 36 (r), 7.5 cm PaK 40/1 L46 |
| agility | |
| drive | Delahaye 103 TT 70 HP |
| Top speed | 38 km / h (road), |
| Power / weight | 8.4 hp / t |
| Range | 150 km (road), 90 km (terrain) |
The Marder I was part of a self-propelled gun family that was used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II .
Marder I (Sd.Kfz.135)
The Marder I was an improvisation that was developed when, at the very beginning of the Barbarossa operation, it became clear that movable anti-tank weapons were urgently needed. For this purpose, the weapons office relied on captured French tank chassis, for example chassis from the Hotchkiss H 35 (f) , Hotchkiss H 39 (f) or the Lorraine tugboat. Polish chassis were also occasionally used. The armament was modified Russian loot cannons 7.62 cm Pak 36, but also the German 7.5 cm PaK 40/1 L46 . These makeshift arrangements were named Panzerjäger Marder I.
A total of 185 copies of this improvised tank destroyer were made. The vehicles were mainly used by the German occupation forces in France, but some copies were also used on the Eastern Front and in Italy from 1942 to 1944 . On the chassis of the Lorraine tractor there were still twelve units with the light 10.5 cm field howitzer 18/40 and 94 units with the heavy 15 cm field howitzer 13 .
Technical specifications
Sd.Kfz. 135
- Weight: 8.3 t
- Overall length: 5.38 m
- Length of the tub: 4.35 m
- Width: 1.88 m
- Height: 2.00 m
- Armament: 7.62 cm PaK 36 and a few with the 7.5 cm PaK 40/1 L46
- Ammunition: 40 rounds
- Crew: four
- Armor
- Tub front 12 mm
- Structure in front 12 mm
- Chassis: six 445 mm rollers per side, which hang in pairs on semi-elliptical leaf springs
- Engine: Six-cylinder in-line engine Delahaye 103 TT with 70 hp
- Driving range: 150 km
- Maximum road speed: 38 km / h
- Range road: 150 km
- Range of terrain: 90 km
- Number of pieces: 185
Sd.Kfz. 135/1
- Weight: 8.49 t
- Armament:
- 15 cm sFH 13 or
- 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 (twelve vehicles) or
- 122 mm howitzer (Russian) (at least one vehicle)
- Crew: four
- Armor:
- Front tub: 12 mm
- Front structure: 12 mm
- Chassis: six 445 mm rollers per side, which hang in pairs on semi-elliptical leaf springs
- Engine: Six-cylinder in-line engine Delahaye 103 TT with 70 hp
- Driving range: 135 km
- Number of pieces: 94 in total
