Post by lordroel on Nov 26, 2020 19:06:46 GMT
So if the Cold War did not end in 1991, then West Germany would have fielded this in large numbers, the Kampfwagen 90 Marder 2.
Developed as the first of the West German Army KW 90 vehicles in the 1980s (the others being the PZH 2000 and a new tank) was the Krauss Maffei Marder 2. The design won a competition in 1988 and two prototypes were built. German Army requirements published in 1984 were:
Same mobility as Leopard 2, seven dismounts, main gun engagement to 2km (meaning 35mm), frontal protection against 30mm AP.
Plan was to build 1,000 units from 1997 to 2001 but Reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War saw the budget cut. Marder 2 prototypes were ready for testing in 1991 with specifications:
Crew: 3, 8 dismounts
Wight: 40.6 tonnes
Armament: 35mm/50 mm Rh 503, 2 MG3
Engine: MTU MT 881 1000HP (735 kW)
Suspension: torsion bars
Maximum speed: 75 kph (roads)
Range: 600 km (roads)
Photo: Marder 2 during testing on TrÜbPl Munster
Developed as the first of the West German Army KW 90 vehicles in the 1980s (the others being the PZH 2000 and a new tank) was the Krauss Maffei Marder 2. The design won a competition in 1988 and two prototypes were built. German Army requirements published in 1984 were:
Same mobility as Leopard 2, seven dismounts, main gun engagement to 2km (meaning 35mm), frontal protection against 30mm AP.
Plan was to build 1,000 units from 1997 to 2001 but Reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War saw the budget cut. Marder 2 prototypes were ready for testing in 1991 with specifications:
Crew: 3, 8 dismounts
Wight: 40.6 tonnes
Armament: 35mm/50 mm Rh 503, 2 MG3
Engine: MTU MT 881 1000HP (735 kW)
Suspension: torsion bars
Maximum speed: 75 kph (roads)
Range: 600 km (roads)
Photo: Marder 2 during testing on TrÜbPl Munster