The first step down the new german tank destroyer line is the old marder ii, nerfed into oblivion in successive patches until it finally gave up. Either a pak 40 or pak 36r gun was mounted in a cabin that was open on the top and at the back. My intention currently is not to retain a tank destroyer, though i will play through the tds. German tank destroyer marder iii tamiya 35248 plastic. There were two versions, the first mounted a modified soviet 7. Tank destroyer developed on the basis of the pzkpf 38 t tank. Light tank destroyer developed in early 1942 based on the chassis of the outdated, but massively produced, pz. As a german tank fan since the beginning, i was expecting the second german td line for a long time, but most of the line is so bad that i dont even bother to comment on them anymore. Marder 38t 9 frags 1600exp world of tanks gameplay youtube. Here is a prime example of reuse of the pz38t chassis mounting an effective antitank gun. There are a total of 24 ww2 german tank destroyers 19391945 entries in the military factory.
Replaced the t82 tier iii tank destroyer with the t56 gmc tier iii tank destroyer. Review, tamiya marder iii german tank destroyer model kits. Marder is great at vision control, hetzer is blind as a bat. T60 t62a t70 t80 t1 cunningham t1 hmc t1 heavy tank t110e3 t110e4 t110e5 t14 t18 hmc t1e6 t2 light tank t2 medium tank t20 t21 t23e3 t25 at t25 pilot number 1 t252 t26e3 eagle 7 t26e4 superpershing t26e4 superpershing fl t26e5 t26e5 patriot t28 t28 concept t28 prototype t29 t3 hmc t30 t32 t34 t34 b t34 fl t37 t40 t49 t54e1 t56 gmc t57. Im an official g2a partner, get the latest games at the best prices. Jagdpanzer 38t hetzer tank destroyer td military factory. Maximum speed 3542 kmh marder iii was the name for a series of world war ii german tank destroyers. In 1943, the stug iii provided the bulk of german tanks. Replaced the t18 tier ii tank destroyer with the t3 hmc tier ii tank destroyer. Oct 15, 20 the first step down the new german tank destroyer line is the old marder ii, nerfed into oblivion in successive patches until it finally gave up fighting and died in patch 7. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. That would pretty much give it the same loadouts as the light tank in bf1. The marder ii marten in english was a german tank destroyer of world war ii based on the panzer ii chassis. Replaced the t57 tier ii spg with the new t1 hmcreplaced the fv4202 u.
Ww2 us army military tank destroyer shoulder patch 4 wheel fully. The german marder iii series tank was designed using the chassis of the obsolete 38t tank made by the czech company ckd. Add on top two tank destroyer lines, 1 light, and 1 spg line. It has an effective range of 3 000 m and is compatible with standard nato 105 mm ammunition. Most marder is were built on the base of the tracteur blinde 37l lorraine. Use tankopedia to find out more about characteristics of various vehicles featured in the game.
B, su85b, t40, tank destroyers, tier iv on 62016 by newbiechief. Up for sale track link from german czech wwii light tank pz 38 t, as well were used on marder iii. The other tier iii nonspg tanks i have played are the panzer iii ausf. Kfz 140 were introduced in 1939, production were ended in 1942. With a crew of 4, a standard payload of 27 rounds, and 20mm thick armor protecting the turret, the marder iii would become germanys main antitank weapon until the appearance of the jagdpanzer 38t hetzer tank destroyer. With the success of the marder ii ausf d and e, it was decided to adapt the chassis of previous models from ausf a, b and c, later models were built on new ausf f chassis. The m8a1 gmc would have been a very poor performing tank destroyer, with a completely unsuitable gun for that role. To be fair, though, hetzer and stug were still godlike with decent camo last time i played them. Marder i sdkfz 5 was a german world war ii tank destroyer, armed with the 75 mm antitank gun. This is the 5 scale russian tank destroyer su122 plastic model kit from tamiya. For bushcamo sniping marder 38t wins, for short range slug fests hetzer wins. Another tank destroyer was the maresal, which is credited with being the. B m8a1 t40 somua sau 40 alecto it was difficult to choose the best one, as i said a while ago. A great sniper, the marder 38t excels when it can stay back and safe, while providing precision fire support with its accurate guns.
Either a pak 40 or pak 36r gun was mounted in a cabin with an open top and back. Nov 06, 20 marder 38t i somehow always refer to it as marder iii is the new tier 4 tank destroyer. Over 1,700 marder iii of all variants were produced. Check out my eu thread with contour icons, overtarget markers and a mod installer. Consti have far fewer chances to engage the enemybecause i engage fewer enemies i do less damage, therefore i get fewer experiencebecause my kills are at long distance, i have an experience.
Marder iii was the name for a series of world war ii german tank destroyers. Highlydetailed marder iii model features a full interior with gun mount and ammunition racks. The kit features a multislide molded lower hull and turret, individual track links, photoetched details, and a metal gun barrel. Marder iii tank destroyer 1942 next photo marder i, ii and iii image 170 of 181 previous photo official german designation. Award winner built academy 5 jagdpanzer 38t hetzer tank. Important changes introduced numerous improvements to the game engine that will allow for further introduction of modern functionality added the final version of the new rampage battle mode for hightier vehicles added the new berlin and ravaged capital maps to the rampage mode. Extinguisher large first aid kit large repair kit duty comes first shell organizer orderly. Marder iii tank destroyer, dragon 5 plastic models world. This ungainly looking vehicle was improvised to add serious anti tank capabilities to mobile formations. Yeah, tiering for german tds seems a little off given what they face ferdinand is probably the best example. Marder i, ii and iii tank destroyer world war photos. While the panzer 38t had largely become obsolete as a tank in early 1942, it was still an excellent platform for adaptation into a tank destroyer, among other roles. This test includes lots of changes to the game engine of world of tanks that will allow us to add new functionality in the future, including some elements planned for release in the next update.
I have put up about as much as i can with this tiny tike td. Tankopedia contains useful information on the world of tanks vehicles for both new and experienced players. It was built on the chassis of the czechoslovak pzkpfw 38t. Wg even nerfed the poor marder ii again to justify the shitty marder 38t. The project was inspired by the romanian maresal tank destroyer. Its time again for a new world of tanks public test. This entry was posted in tank destroyers, tanks, world of tanks and tagged alecto, hetzer, m8a1, marder 38t, somua sau 40, stug iii ausf. Get the best deals on tank destroyer patch when you shop the largest online selection at. Most marder is were built on the base of the tracteur blinde 37l lorraine, a french artillery tractorarmoured personnel carrier of which the germans had acquired more than three hundred after the fall of france in 1940. The title should say marder 38t not 30t hello wot community. The initial version of the marder was armed with the pak 36r 7. Normal light tank with a normal cannon, very well rounded for most tasks.
Main features of the current test of new game mechanics. Marder ii sdkfz 1 and sdkfz 2 was based on the panzer ii chassis. With the panzer ii system as a whole virtually obsolete on the changing battlefields of world war 2 and the production lines of the panzer ii chassis still warm and ready to churn out new models, it was seen fit to add a static superstructure to the panzer 38t panzer ii. Ii was inadequate as a light tank, so the decision was made to allow the chassis to be used in production of selfpropelled guns. This tank destroyer was developed to counter the russian t34 and kv1 tanks. It was planned to mount either the 128mm k 43 gun or the 150mm sfh 43 howitzer. In the summer of 1942, waffenamt the german army weapon agency concluded an agreement with the krupp and rheinmetall companies for designing a tank destroyer on the chassis of the panther tank. How does one play the marder 38t, survive, and earn reasonable experience. We are back with the second episode of the inside the tanks, filmed at the deutsches panzermuseum, munster. Imo marder 38t is better for the tier, tons of new people around with 200 meter view ranges. Basically, in september 1944, okh army high command decided they want a new light tank destroyer, based on the 38t chassis. War thunder russian bios asu85 and more youtube t56 gmc global wiki.
Replaced t82 tier iii tank destroyer w the t56 gmc tier iii tank destroyer. This new cobi block replica of the marder 3 tank destroyer has a chassis mounted on new. Get the best deals on tank destroyer patch when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. World of tanks marder 38t is tier 4 german tank destroyer and game by ordion. The jagdpanzer 38t hetzer, or hetzer tank, is a medium tank destroyer. Apr 27, 2015 the marder i was a german world war ii tank destroyer developed in may 1942 to tackle the new soviet kv1s and t34s. I think that we can all agree that both german tank destroyer lines are simply awesome. This is the panzer ii luchs and it may be that this is the tank i will eventually keep. This is a plastic model kit of the 5 scale german tank destroyer marder iii m plastic model kit from tamiya. Essentially a player must research just about every tank from tier 1 and 2 to unlock tier 3. The german tree has too few tanks, resulting in issues when trying to unlock tiers. The jagdpanzer 38t was also slated to replace the marder series but. You can browse vehicles by nation or by tier, explore basic and advanced configurations. Development was discontinued in favor of a similar vehicle on the basis of the krupp waffentrager 12.
Rather than design a whole new tank to do so, the germans took captured french vehicles such as the lorraine, the hotchkiss h39, and fcm 36 as well as less effective wehrmacht tanks, such as the panzer ii and 38t and used them as the basis for makeshift tank destroyers. Were gearing up for the next update by letting everyone sample what weve been working on just before its wrapped up and ready to go. A new tank destroyer was in demand as the current marder series was underprotected, and the choice to utilize the panzer 38t was done to not only build a more wellprotected tank destroyer, but to keep in production the obsolete panzer 38t chassis for the basis of stronger armoured fighting vehicles in the form of a tank destroyer. Marder iii systems was yet another hastily modified conversion model of existing panzer ii tank chassis overstock. This includes tanks a player may have no interest in ever using. Join me for a brief look at this german tank destroyer.
Please give a thumb up and subscribe for more videos. With a crew of 4, a standard payload of 27 rounds, and 20mm thick armor protecting the turret, the marder iii would become germanys main anti tank weapon until the appearance of the jagdpanzer 38t hetzer tank destroyer. Ww2 german tank destroyers 19391945 military factory. Gigantic brick of a tank it is, reliant on armour to survive. Since 1942 further production tank destroyer on pz 38 t chasis marder iii. There are eight tier iv tank destroyers as of patch 9. Of course, most marder pictures are taken from the ground by a photographer, so few. This tank destroyer was put into production as the panzerjager 38t fur 7. But hey, this is a military machine meant for wreaking havoc not entering beauty contests. The new marder light tank is fitted with a fullystabilized 105 mm highvelocity rifled gun, developed by oto melara of italy. Turret resembles that of the italian centauro tank destroyer. Tank destroyer developed in february 1944 on the basis of the pziv tank. Omg the marder 38t tank destroyers world of tanks official forum.
This tank destroyer was massproduced until the middle of 1944 and was used until the end of the war. Pages in category germany ground vehicles the following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. Youve researched a tier x tank worth 40 gamerscore. World of tanks official forum european community english speaking community forum community area mods mods. About the model limited edition 5 scale assembly kit set of the german tank destroyer marder iii and maintenance crew figures. World of tanks marder 38t is a german tier 4 tank destroyer.
Jun, 2016 there are eight tier iv tank destroyers as of patch 9. Today im looking at the first reward from the personal missions, the t5 german tank destroyer the stug iv. This obvious advantage over the open marder series encouraged the development of a new kind of tank destroyer from the panzer 38t with. This site uses we recommend the following browsers select language site search donate. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator. When germany invaded the soviet union in june of 1941 one of the first nasty surprises was that so much russian armor was tough to knock out. The tank destroyer was in service until the end of the war. These tank destroyers saw action on all battlefronts and provided reliable service until the end of the war. At the cost of having to model a new hullchassis, the hellcat would provide ingame performance much more comparable to the marder and whatever the british would get. The first step down the new german tank destroyer line is the old marder ii, nerfed into oblivion in successive patches until it finally gave up fighting and died in patch 7. The jagdpanzer 38t hetzer was a german tank destroyer of world war ii. If you ask almost anyone, they would call me mad or at least an idiot, because. Marder 38t changed the reload time of the 7,5 cm pak 402 l46 gun in the marder 38t turret from 3. Starting off the second german tank destroyer line is the tier 4 marder 38t.
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