Marder II tank destroyer

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The Marder II tank destroyer was a German World War II self-propelled anti-tank gun that mounted powerful anti-tank weaponry on a lightly armored, open-topped chassis.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Marder I 1
Marder II 1
Marder II tank destroyer canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German World War II vehicle
self-propelled anti-tank gun
tank destroyer
armourLayout open-topped superstructure
armourThickness up to about 30 mm
armourType lightly armoured
basedOnChassis Panzer II
chassisType Panzerkampfwagen II chassis
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 3 to 4
4
designedAs self-propelled anti-tank gun
designedToCounter Soviet KV series tanks
T-34 medium tank
surface form: Soviet T-34 tank
designedToReplace towed anti-tank guns in mobile roles
engine Maybach HL62 TRM petrol engine
enginePower about 140 hp
frontArmour about 30 mm
gunElevation limited elevation range
gunTraverse limited traverse
height about 2.2 m
inServiceUntil 1945
introduced 1942
length about 4.8 m
mainArmament 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun
7.62 cm Pak 36(r) anti-tank gun
maximumSpeed about 40 km/h
operationalRange about 190 km on road
powerToWeightRatio about 13 hp/tonne
precededBy Marder II tank destroyer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marder I
primaryRole anti-tank warfare
roofArmour open-topped
secondaryArmament 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun
serviceEntry 1942
sideArmour about 15 mm
succeededBy Marder II tank destroyer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marder III
suspension leaf-spring bogie suspension
tacticalUse ambush anti-tank positions
mobile anti-tank support for infantry and armour
usedBy German Army
Wehrmacht
usedOnFront Eastern Front
North African campaign
surface form: North African Front

Western Front
variantOf Marder II tank destroyer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marder series tank destroyers
vulnerability exposed crew compartment
thin armour
weight about 10.8 tonnes
width about 2.3 m

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panzer II chassisUsedFor Marder II tank destroyer
Alkett produced Marder II tank destroyer
this entity surface form: Marder II
Marder II tank destroyer variantOf Marder II tank destroyer self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Marder II
this entity surface form: Marder series tank destroyers
Marder II tank destroyer precededBy Marder II tank destroyer self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Marder II
this entity surface form: Marder I
Marder II tank destroyer succeededBy Marder II tank destroyer self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Marder II
this entity surface form: Marder III