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class: IFV
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description: The Marder (German for "marten") is a German infantry fighting vehicle
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operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the Panzergrenadiere (mechanized
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infantry) from the 1970s through to the present day. Developed as part of the rebuilding
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of Germany's armoured fighting vehicle industry, the Marder has proven to be a successful
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and solid infantry fighting vehicle design. While it used to include a few unique
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features, such as a fully remote machine gun on the rear deck and gun ports on the
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sides for infantry to fire through, these features have been deleted or streamlined
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in later upgrade packages to bring it more in line with modern IFV design. Around
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2,100 were taken into service by the German Army in the early 1970s, but the vehicle
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in its German variant was not sold to any foreign militaries. As the German Army
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began to retire older vehicles, the Chilean government agreed to acquire 200 Marders;
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the government of Greece has considered the purchase of 450 retired vehicles in
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the past. Argentina uses a simplified and locally produced variant, the VCTP, and
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has a number of vehicles based on that platform constructed by Henschel and built
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by TAMSE.
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introduced: 1988
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manufacturer: Rheinmetall Landsysteme
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origin: Germany
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price: 10
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role: Infantry Fighting Vehicle
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variants:
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Marder 1A3: {}
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