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The number of German Marder infantry fighting vehicles supplied to the AFU will be enough for only one mechanized battalion. In total, we are talking about four dozen units.
As the project " RG: Russian weapons " notes, it is not yet known which brigade they will enter. Apparently, in the same part that will be equipped with Leopard 2 tanks. It is reported that these IFVs have already begun to be transferred to the territory of Ukraine.
Marder was developed back in the 50s. Prototypes were first demonstrated in 1969. In total, more than two thousand copies were produced until 1975. Interestingly, such IFVs have only recently been exported, for example to Chile, Indonesia, Jordan and Greece.
The armed formations of the Kiev regime will receive an upgraded version - A3. However, it is no longer considered perfect, since it was made more than three decades ago.
The most important difference from earlier versions is the reinforcement of the reservation, which allows the frontal part to withstand the hit of 30-mm shells of automatic guns.
The standard 20-mm RH 202 gun (1250 rounds of ammunition) and a paired 7.62mm MG3 machine gun (5000 rounds of ammunition) are used as their own weapons, they are installed in a double turret. To combat armored targets, it is possible to use MILAN anti-tank guided missiles with a range of up to 3000 m and armor penetration of tandem parts up to 1000 mm.
The capacity of the BMP is ten people (three - crew, seven - landing). The power of the MTU MB 833 Ea diesel engine is 500 - 600 hp. The maximum speed on the highway is 65 km/h. The car can't swim. The power reserve is 600 km.
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