SPz Marder 1A3 Ukrainian Infantry Fighting Vehicle
ICM 1/72.
The Schützenpanzer Marder 1 (German pronunciation:[ˈʃʏt͜sn̩ˌpant͜sɐˈmaʁdɐˈaɪ̯ns]; "Schützen"[-carrying] "Armour"[-ed] [fighting vehicle] "Marten 1") is a tracked German infantry fighting vehicle designed for use with the West German Panzergrenadiere units, mechanized infantry specialized for IFV combat. It has been operated by the German Army as the main Panzergrenadiere IFV since the 1970s through to the present day. Developed as part of the rebuilding of West Germany's armoured fighting vehicle industry, the Marder has proven to be a successful and solid infantry fighting vehicle design.
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. The MG has been moved to be a coaxial, the gun ports
entirely welded shut and uparmored. It is overall a simple and
conventional machine with one large rear exit hatch and three top
hatches for mounted infantry to fire from.
Marder 1 A3 (1988–1998): A Marder with upgraded armor (involved extra frontal armor), suspension changes and other modifications.
