{"product_id":"spz-marder-1a3-ukrainian-infantry-fighting-vehicle","title":"SPz Marder 1A3 Ukrainian Infantry Fighting Vehicle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eICM 1\/72. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eSchützenpanzer Marder 1\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"IPA-label IPA-label-small\"\u003eGerman pronunciation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nowrap\" lang=\"de-Latn-fonipa\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Standard_German\" title=\"Help:IPA\/Standard German\"\u003e[ˈʃʏt͜sn̩ˌpant͜sɐ\u003cspan class=\"wrap\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eˈmaʁdɐ\u003cspan class=\"wrap\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eˈaɪ̯ns]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; \u003ci\u003e\"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sch%C3%BCtzen_(military)\" title=\"Schützen (military)\"\u003eSchützen\u003c\/a\u003e\"[-carrying] \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armoured_fighting_vehicle\" title=\"Armoured fighting vehicle\"\u003e\"Armour\"[-ed] [fighting vehicle]\u003c\/a\u003e \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marten\" title=\"Marten\"\u003eMarten\u003c\/a\u003e 1\"\u003c\/i\u003e) is a tracked German \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infantry_fighting_vehicle\" title=\"Infantry fighting vehicle\"\u003einfantry fighting vehicle\u003c\/a\u003e designed for use with the West German \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panzergrenadier\" title=\"Panzergrenadier\"\u003ePanzergrenadiere\u003c\/a\u003e units, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mechanized_infantry\" title=\"Mechanized infantry\"\u003emechanized infantry\u003c\/a\u003e specialized for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IFV\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"IFV\"\u003eIFV\u003c\/a\u003e combat. It has been operated by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Army\" title=\"German Army\"\u003eGerman Army\u003c\/a\u003e as the main \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panzergrenadier\" title=\"Panzergrenadier\"\u003ePanzergrenadiere\u003c\/a\u003e IFV since the 1970s through to the present day. Developed as part of the rebuilding of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\" title=\"West Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armoured_fighting_vehicle\" title=\"Armoured fighting vehicle\"\u003earmoured fighting vehicle\u003c\/a\u003e industry, the Marder has proven to be a successful and solid \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infantry_fighting_vehicle\" title=\"Infantry fighting vehicle\"\u003einfantry fighting vehicle\u003c\/a\u003e design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile it used to include a few unique features, such as a fully \u003cbr\u003eremote machine gun on the rear deck and gun ports on the sides for \u003cbr\u003einfantry to fire through, these features have been deleted or \u003cbr\u003estreamlined in later upgrade packages to bring it more in line with \u003cbr\u003emodern IFV design. The MG has been moved to be a coaxial, the gun ports \u003cbr\u003eentirely welded shut and uparmored. It is overall a simple and \u003cbr\u003econventional machine with one large rear exit hatch and three top \u003cbr\u003ehatches for mounted infantry to fire from. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarder 1 A3\u003c\/b\u003e (1988–1998): A Marder with upgraded armor (involved extra frontal armor), suspension changes and other modifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d26qn1y84zs32g.cloudfront.net\/pics\/ICM72822.jpg?t=1759226773\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 1208px; height: 261px; margin: 0px; width: 490px;\" alt=\"ICM UK Military vehicle - ICM72822 | Hannants\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795508535680,"sku":"72822","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/ICM72822.jpg?v=1775219021","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/spz-marder-1a3-ukrainian-infantry-fighting-vehicle","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}