Marder I
| Marder I | |
|---|---|
Marder I on display at the Musée des Blindés at Saumur. | |
| Type | Tank destroyer |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942–1944 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1942 |
| No. built | 170 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8,200 kg (18,100 lb) |
| Length | 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Crew | 4 to 5 |
| Armour | 5–12 mm |
Main armament | 7.5 cm Pak 40 |
| Engine | Delahaye 103TT 70 PS (69 hp; 51 kW) |
| Power/weight | 8.4 hp (6.3 kW) / tonne |
Operational range | 135–150 km (84–93 mi) road |
| Maximum speed |
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The Marder I "Marten" (Sd.Kfz. 135) was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with a 75 mm Pak-40 anti-tank gun. Most Marder Is were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L (Lorraine), a French artillery tractor/armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than 300 units after the Fall of France in 1940.