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Armoured vehicles1971–present
Infantry fighting vehicle
Marder (infantry fighting vehicle) is a infantry fighting vehicle originating in West Germany. The cited manufacturer or builder is Rheinmetall Landsysteme Maschinenbau Kiel.
Infantry fighting vehicle
West Germany
1971–present
Bundeswehr Armed Forces of Ukraine
Kosovo War Prizren incident War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Rheinmetall Landsysteme
1959–1969
Rheinmetall Landsysteme Maschinenbau Kiel
$390,000 2.33 million
1969–1975
2,137 (incl. Marder 2 prototype)
28.5 t (31.4 short tons) Marder 1A1/A2 33.5 t (36.9 short tons) Marder 1A3 37.4 t (41.2 short tons) Marder 1A5
6.79 m (22 ft 3 in)
3.24 m (10 ft 8 in)
2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)
3 crew + 6 passengers (prior to MILAN: 3+7)
Welded steel, protection up to 20 mm APDS DM43 from 0 m and 25 mm APDS from 200 m (220 yd)
20 mm Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 automatic cannon 1,250 rounds MILAN ATGM launcher
7.62 mm MG3 machine gun 5,000 rounds
MTU MB 833 Ea-500 diesel engine 441 kW (591 hp)
15.7 kW/t (21.1 hp/t)
RENK HSWL 194
Torsion bar
0.45 m (18 in)
652 L (143 imp gal; 172 US gal)
520 km
75 km/h (47 mph)Marder 1A2 65 km/h (40 mph) Marder 1A3
Höhe 3,23 m
Länge 6,88 m
Breite 3,38 m
Motorleistung 441 kW / 600 PS
Motorleistung 441 kW / 600 PS
Geschwindigkeit 65 km/ h
Besatzung 3+6
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Marder (infantry fighting vehicle) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Range count for Marder 1A3. Service scope: current equipment of the Chilean Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 180 to 270. Origin: DE. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Greece Army holdings only. Marder 1A3 IFVs.
Indonesia Army holdings only. Marder 1A3 IFVs.
Reported count for Marder. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 140. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-10-17. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.