Weight: 36.9-tons (33,500-kg)

Length: 22' 6” (6.88-m)

Width: 11' 1” (3.38-m)

Height: 9' 10” (3.02-m)

Crew: 3+6 infantry dismounts

Armor:

Proof against 30-mm AP

Weapons:

-Primary

1x 20-mm Mk20 Rh202 autocannon

-Secondary

1x MILAN anti-tank missile mount

1x7.62-mm MG3 machine gun

-Ammunition

1,250x 20-mm

5x MILAN reloads

5,000x 7.62-mm

Engine: MTU MB833 Ea-500 22.4-liter 6-cylinder diesel, 600-hp

Power/weight: 16.3-hp/ton

Fuel Capacity: 172-USG (652-l)

Range: 310-miles (500-km)

Speed: 40-mph (65-km/h)

The vehicle being offered, Marder 1A3 IFV, serial number 908 was probably built in 1997. It was obtained by the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation in a trade with the Deutsches Panzermuseum at Munster in May/June 2006. It is in beautiful condition inside and out. It includes pioneer tools, tow cables and other accessories. Light, vision ports and periscopes are all very nice. The engine starts and runs very smoothly. It drives very well on fuel from its own tanks. All driver’s controls function normally.

The Marder 1 was developed in the 1960s as a replacement for the relatively unsuccessful Schutzenpanzer Lang HS.30 that had equipped West German forces in the late 1950s and 1960s. Initially, the Marder 1 had a four-man crew and a remotely-controlled machine gun mounted in a pod on top of the hull rear. Eventually, one crew member and the machine gun pod were removed to save weight and space. At the time of its introduction in 1971, the Marder 1 was protected against 20-mm AP rounds while being armed with its own 20-mm cannon and a MILAN anti-tank missile launcher. This made it one of the most heavily protected and armed APC's of it's time.

Beginning in 1988, existing Marders were upgraded to the 1A3 standard which included the addition of thermal imaging sights, modifying the suspension, brakes and transmission. Also included in the upgrade was a new armor package to protect the vehicle against 30-mm AP rounds as used by the Russian BMP-2 IFV. And finally, the co-axial machine gun was moved into a pod next to the 20-mm cannon.

The Marder I series first saw action with German forces in Afghanistan in July 2009.

Transport Cost to Storage: $4,488