The Ukrainian army began to use the German BMP Marder 1
The Ukrainian army began to use the German Marder 1 infantry fighting vehicles, videos with them have already begun to appear. BMP "Marder" was developed from 1966 to 1969 by Rheinmetall and adopted by Germany in 1971. The BMP was created in response to the appearance of the Soviet BMP-1, currently Germany is replacing the Marder BMP with the Puma BMP. BMP "Marder" was used in the fighting in Afghanistan, where they showed themselves as reliable vehicles with good protection. The car was repeatedly upgraded and by 1989 the Marder 1A3 armored vehicle began to weigh 33 tons, and Ukraine received this version. The body of the vehicle is welded from steel sheets, after the modernization, the frontal armor of the vehicle should provide protection against 30-mm projectiles from Russian BMP-2 automatic cannons. The standard 20 mm RH 202 gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm MG3 machine gun are used as weapons. To combat armored targets, it is possible to use MILAN anti-tank guided missiles with a range of up to 3000 meters. The Marder armored vehicle is equipped with air conditioning, fire fighting equipment and road maintenance. BMP engine power 600 hp The maximum speed on the highway is 65 km / h. The crew of the car is 3 people and 7 landing people.
The Ukrainian army began to use the German Marder 1 infantry fighting vehicles, videos with them have already begun to appear. BMP "Marder" was developed from 1966 to 1969 by Rheinmetall and adopted by Germany in 1971. The BMP was created in response to the appearance of the Soviet BMP-1, currently Germany is replacing the Marder BMP with the Puma BMP. BMP "Marder" was used in the fighting in Afghanistan, where they showed themselves as reliable vehicles with good protection. The car was repeatedly upgraded and by 1989 the Marder 1A3 armored vehicle began to weigh 33 tons, and Ukraine received this version. The body of the vehicle is welded from steel sheets, after the modernization, the frontal armor of the vehicle should provide protection against 30-mm projectiles from Russian BMP-2 automatic cannons. The standard 20 mm RH 202 gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm MG3 machine gun are used as weapons. To combat armored targets, it is possible to use MILAN anti-tank guided missiles with a range of up to 3000 meters. The Marder armored vehicle is equipped with air conditioning, fire fighting equipment and road maintenance. BMP engine power 600 hp The maximum speed on the highway is 65 km / h. The crew of the car is 3 people and 7 landing people.
