Marder II (75L46)

Nationality	German
Size	Light (-2)
Start Date	Aug 1942
Road Speed	25MPH = 12"
Cross-Cntry Speed	12MPH = 6"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	F
1	1-2	1	1	1	-	1	E
2-3	3	2	-	2	1	2-3	D
-	4	3	-	-	-	4	C
4	5	4-6	-	3	-	5+	B
5+	6+	7+	2+	4+	2+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	2
Mud	3¹
Sand	1¹
Soft Ground	1¹
Snow	1
Deep Snow	2¹
Fording	2¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+1
Moderate Slope	+3
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+0
Dense Undergrowth	+0
Woods	+1
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 7.5cm PaK40/2
GE 75L46			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

APCBC	Pzgr39		14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9
HE			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
APCR	Pzgr40	11/42	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9
HEAT			9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Other Ammos: Smoke
Target Vuln.		A	1k	1k	1k	2k	2k	3k	3t4k	5k	7k
		B	1k	2k	2k	2t3k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	8k
		C	1t2k	2t3k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	8k
		D	3t4k	4t5k	4t5k	5t6k	5t6k	6t7k	7t8k	7t8k	8t9k
		E	5t7k	5t7k	6t8k	6t8k	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	9t10k	9t10k
		F	8t	9t	9t	9t	9t	10t	10t	10t	10t

Notes: 1,216 saw service in Russia. PAK 40 on a Pz II chassis. The Marder II was the first effective use of a self-propelled AT gun, but the high silhouette and light protection made this only an interim solution. Another version of the Marder II (SdKfz 132) carried the 76.2mm(r) gun. It served with PzJg units from July 1942 to the end of the war.

Stats: AKA: SdKfz 131; 4 crew; 4.62×2.27×2.20m; Weight: 10.8 tonne; 140HP; P/W Ratio: 13.0HP/tonne; Produced: 1216; Main Ammo: 37 rounds

Lightning War!

Nov 2007