Beschrijving
Bijna vanaf het begin van de Tweede Wereldoorlog begon Duitsland te beseffen dat de penetratiekracht van de tankkanonnen onvoldoende was. Dit na de eerste confrontaties met de zwaar gepantserde Russische tanks zoals de T-34 en de KV-1. Er was een dringende behoefte aan mobiele antitankwapens en een oplossing was de Marder III Ausf.M op basis van het chassis van de door Tsjechi ontworpen Panzer 38 (t). (Merk op dat de “M” in Ausf.M staat voor Mittelmotor, verwijzend naar de lay-out van de middenmotor). Deze tankvernietiger kreeg een 75 mm PaK 40/3 L / 46 antitank-kanon gemonteerd achter op de romp. De Marder III Ausf.M was de meest geproduceerde Marder-variant, met 975 voertuigen gebouwd van april 1943 tot mei 1944. Marders vochten op alle fronten en ongeveer 350 Ausf.M waren nog steeds in dienst in februari 1945. New Features Fighting Compartment: – Injection armor plates in “Ultra Slim” thickness – Roof of fighting compartment comes with/different bolt details – Full interior detail for fighting compartment Shell racks finely made – Option of showing ammunition rounds in rack – Periscope made from clear parts – Handrail accurated reproduced – Detailed radio unit – Weather tarp suuport with the fine detail reproduced Gun: – Workable breech – Gun travel lock reproduced w/crisp detail – New gun shield and recoil guards for PaK40 that traverses and elevates – Gun shield is produced by 3-directional slide molds Upper Hull: – Delicate detailed lower mount for PaK 40/3 – Perforated storage box finely made from individual parts – Upper hull rendered with delicate detail – Engine deck cover can be assembled open/closed Lower Hull, Suspension & Wheels: – New mud flap represented by photo-etched parts – Slide-molded one-piece chassis with delicate details – The mud flap and rear panel can be assembled optional – New external exhaust pipe w/photo-etched exhasut cover – Engine compartment rear panel is sharply detailed – Lower-hull frontal armor has crisp detail – Engine exhibits delicate details thanks to separate parts – Two optional types of sprocket – Sprocket and idler wheels accurately tooled – Road wheels and suspension with crisp detail Others: – Bonus perforated storage box made from photo-etched parts – Two types of plastic ammunition shell cases, ammo – bes and cases with decal marking – Magic tracks w/casting-number details embossed on every link – New Cartograf decal
