7.5 cm PaK 40 auf Sfl. LrS. ‘Marder I’ - Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick with

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Even before the Second World War, the famous German tank commander Heinz Guderian had predicted the need for highly mobile self-propelled anti-tank vehicles, later known as Panzerjäger or Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer or hunter). However, in the early years of the war, beside the 4.7 cm PaK (t) (Sfl) auf Pz.Kpfw. I ohne turm, which was in essence just a 4.7 cm PaK (t) gun mounted on a modified Panzer I Ausf.B tank hull, the Germans did little to develop such vehicles. During the invasion of the Soviet Union, the Wehrmacht encountered tanks which they had trouble dealing with effectively due to their thick armor (T-34 and KV series) and were forced to introduce a number of different hastily built and developed Panzerjäger based on any chassis that was available. From this, a series of vehicles generally known today as the ‘Marder’ (Marten) was created. The first such vehicle was built by using a captured French Lorraine 37L fully-tracked armored tractor and arming it with the German 7.5 PaK 40 anti-tank gun.
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An article by Marko Pantelic
Video mounted by Jim Zawacki
Audio edited by Kraiger
Voicing by ‪@MilesStratton‬

[@MilesStratton]

My apologies for any mispronunciations (especially my french dear lord) Schrägstrich gets me everytime...

[@citadel9508]

I prefer schwerer panzerspähwagen mit 7,5cm panzerabwehrkanone 40 sonderkraftfarzeug 234/4

[@Sofus.]

@@citadel9508 You forgot (auf) 7,5cm panzerabwehrkanone 40 auf sonderkraftfarzeug 234/4

[@VengineerGER]

You did well enough on your German pronunciations good job Miles.

[@citadel9508]

@@Sofus. mein herz in flammen

[@kabbage878]

Nice job miles, I don’t speak or understand German but it sounds good

[@rubberwoody]

Germany could have produced way more vehicles if they didn't spend so much time saying their names

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

And typing them out.

[@spac3fr0g]

Marder is love, Marder is life.

[@seanlivesley5424]

Russian 76 variant>PaK 40 :)))))

[@seanlivesley5424]

@AKUJIRULE what lmao

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Marder 1a1

[@danielburkett821]

VERY pleased to see something about the Marder I! It's a very neglected and little known self propelled gun that did what it was supposed to do, until better vehicles came along. Thank you!

[@larrythorn4715]

In the photo of the crewman with "what appears to be a machine gun", I think that weapon is a ZB-26 LMG without the magazine fitted.

[@Pratt_]

I was wondering what it was, thanks for the info!

[@Zretgul_timerunner]

Yeah it is they practically only used czech mgs on the marder I's Some few units also used russian captured dps and french hotchkisses.

[@rickmoreno6858]

Building the tamiya 1/35 version of this kit right now as of typing this. Good kit, new tooled too

[@mikepette4422]

nice ! jealous I should get back into these kits

[@Eur03]

Marder 1 is just a baby Nashorn change my mind

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

@Oliver Viehland Marder I came first, it is the grandaddy

[@ilfarmboy]

what about the 76.2mm Russian anti-tank gun in the marder?

[@marinlukacek7821]

Thats Marder II and III they were armed with ex-Soviet 76mm M1936 F-22 cannon

[@henke7864]

Did not read the full title. And when i heard the voice. I was like. Wait!?!? I know that voice :D

[@MilesStratton]

Suprise!

[@anumeon]

Say what you will about Wehrmacht naming conventions. They really roll of the tongue. :)

[@billevans7936]

Cool.

[@ThroneOfBhaal]

16:45 Hahah that bloke sandwiched in the middle doesn't look amused.

[@francdc6207]

not type 135 engine , this one is the civilain version , military version is the delahaye 103tt and germans replaced the carburettor to get 75 hp.

[@INWMI]

THE NAMES

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

11:15 So are these measurements held secret? Tease much?

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

Check the article on our website.

[@AFV85]

What the hell is that creepy looking face hanging over the rear of the Eastern front photo of the marder 1 lol!? Think if it was a command tank it had the 5 crew and 4 to a infantry division

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

Sorry, what creepy looking face? What minute are you talking about?

[@AFV85]

It's repeated a few time the Eastern front winter photo one is at 19.39, it's like some mask from friday 13th lol mikey

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

Looks like some textile material.

[@ldkbudda4176]

It is cover for barell forend!!!

[@guidoalt9731]

Marder1 mostly have an 4,7 cm Pak?

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

That's the Panzerjager I. All Marders had 7.5 or 7.62 cm guns.

[@janwitts2688]

Mild steel was often substituted for the thin armour in all conversions ..

[@janwitts2688]

It was part of an actual battle report from the eastern front .. which would have been compiled by general staff officers.... in the rush to produce the large numbers of spgs they just used whatever they had... and billed the reich for the full spec most likely.... I'm sure you can dig up the source.. but I'm certainly not carrying around 60 years of research documentation fully cross refreshed. .. maybe you can (if you dont believe) contact every Marden etc owner and have them test the facings (especially the sides) of the built up sections... and as I'm sure that there are a dozen of these still about that one would be found to have non armour steel used... should be a very easy test... am sure that the people who reported this could clearly see the resultant perforations and knew what the were talking about...

[@janwitts2688]

Vehicles held in official tank museums would be best as the museum would be contributing to historic and artifact data..

[@TheDude50447]

Incorrect. The germans were used to dealing with tanks more heavily armored than anything the russians had in their war against France. The T34 and KV1 were a very mild surprise and anti tank weapons to deal with such an enemy head on had been in development for some years. In fact the first battle against Russia included several T34s which the germans had no trouble dealing with. It was the Russians who were hardly capable of dealing with the german advance as seen in the speed of the advance. Russian losses were enormous and significantly higher than the german ones throughout the war. It was pure mass and basically limitless ressources that stopped the germans and drove them back at an enormous cost of lifes and material.

[@rkadi6540]

Agreed, 5cm pz III wad quite capable to deal with t34

[@mikepette4422]

The Lorraine was a great idea. The French kinda got it right I think. The Brits had the cheap and kinda useless Universal Carriers and th Germans had the overly costly 1/2 Track series which were great but were too costly to build in the kind of numbers they really needed ie the demand was never going to be met. But the Lorraine seems like a good mix of the 2 not as fast as either but probably pretty good cross country Whether the vehicle has a lot of faults or not isn't going to be helpful to any allied tanks that get into the sights of that gun. It would knock out everything on the battle field until 1944

[@RD2564]

I look at these pictures of this toy tank destroyer and ask myself, what in the world were these German guys thinking ...? Take over the world, good luck with that, most delusional silliness of the past century, and I pity the foo's ....

[@valvlad3176]

It is very important. What exactly is a month production of T-70s? T-34s? KVs? In 1941? !942? Are you out of your mind if any?

[@ilfarmboy]

easy for you to say lol

[@Subhumanoid_]

No need for German pronunciation at all, whatsoever. It adds _nothing_ to the video, even if it was done well.

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

German is the most spoken language in Europe if You don’t know.