Assembled model German tank destroyer "Marder III" Ausf.M, 138 parts

Assembled model, Revell, German tank destroyer "Marder III" Ausf.M, 138 parts

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48.90

The Marder III (Sd.Kfz 138 and 139) was a German tank destroyer of World War II. The first prototypes of the vehicle were made in 1942, and series production continued in the period 1942-1944, ending with the production of about 970 cars. The Marder III was powered by a single Prague EPA engine in various 125-150 hp versions. It was armed with 1 cannon F-22 Model 1936 cal. 76.2 mm (Sd. Kfz. 139) or 1 gun PaK 40 cal. 75 mm (Sd. Kfz. 138) and 1 machine gun MG34 or MG42 cal.7.92 mm.

The Marder III was created as a result of a Wehrmacht hardware shortage related to a mobile anti-tank gun capable of destroying the Soviet T-34 and KW-1. In order to minimize the time for testing and implementation in production, the Marder III was created with the chassis of the PzKpfw 38 (t) tank, which was then decommissioned, and in the original version the main armament was the captured Soviet F-22 gun. Three variants of this vehicle were produced in serial production. The first was designated the Sd.Kfz 139 Marder III and was armed with the aforementioned captured Soviet F-22 76.2 mm gun and powered by a 125 hp engine. Soon after, the Sd.Kfz 138 Marder III Ausf was created. H, which was equipped with the German 75 mm PaK 40 gun and a 140 hp engine. Finally, the last mass-produced version was the Sd.Kfz 138 Marder III Ausf. M, which still had the PaK 40 gun, but now had an enclosed crew compartment and a 150 hp engine. Marder III vehicles of all versions were used primarily on the Eastern Front in the period 1942-1945, where especially in the period 1942-1943 they proved to be a very effective weapon. A small batch of about 60-70 vehicles went to North Africa in early 1942-1943.

Scale: 1:72
Length of the finished model: 7 cm
Difficulty level: 4
Material: plastic
Assembly and painting required