35364 Tamiya 1/35 German self-propelled unit Marder III M (Norman front)

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Marder III was produced in two versions - Ausf.H and Ausf.M, which were collected respectively on the chassis of tanks "Panzerkampfwagen" 38(t) Ausf.H and Ausf.M. anti-Tank self-propelled artillery units were designated 7.5 cm Rak40/3 auf PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf.H and "Panzerjager" 38(t) mit 7.5 cm PaK40/3 Ausf.M. Both variants were armed with guns 75 mm Rak40/3 L/46, the crew - 4 people. Self-propelled Ausf.H ("Heckmotor" - rear engine) fighting compartment was in the middle of the machine, on the Ausf.M ("Mitte" - engine in the middle) - in the aft of the hull.
Fighting compartment of Ausf self-propelled guns.H was performed open at the top and rear, on the Ausf.M - only above. The ammunition of the artillery Ausf.H was 38 shells, Ausf.M - only 27. Angles pointing guns in a horizontal plane - 30 degrees, left and right in the Ausf.H and 21 deg, at Ausf.M. Both variants were armed with mg-34 or MG-42 machine gun. The thickness of the armour chopping self-propelled guns "Marder" III Ausf.H - from 8 mm to 50 mm, Ausf.M - from 8 mm to 20 mm. self-Propelled Ausf modification.M became the latest in a series of "Mardanov". Its design has been greatly improved: a low silhouette, mounted at rational angles of inclination armored, a more rational layout of the combat compartment.