Marder 1A3
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Description
The Marder 1A3 is a rank V German light tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".
General info
Survivability and armour
The Marder 1A3's armour is minimal, even if a bit better than its predecessor's. Any calibre larger than light machine guns (7.62 mm) can penetrate the vehicle. Therefore you must be careful and not expose the vehicle.
Armour type:
- High hardness rolled armour (hull front and roof)
- Rolled homogeneous armour (hull sides and rear, gun mount, cupola)
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 8 mm (77°) Upper plate 32 mm (21-58°) Lower plate |
15 + 8 mm (33°)Top 15 + 5 mm Bottom |
11 mm (22°) Rear plate and hatch 5 mm (22°) Vents |
8 mm (13°) Engine compartment 8 mm Crew compartment |
| Gun mount | 20 mm (38°) Base front | 20 + 15 mm | 11-20 mm | 11 mm |
| Cupola | 11 mm | 11 mm | 11 mm | 11 mm |
Notes:
- Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
Mobility
The mobility is very good with a top speed of 84 km/h both forwards and backwards. This makes you faster than most other tanks at this battle rating.
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 84 | 84 | 33.5 | 930 | 1,145 | 27.76 | 34.18 |
| Realistic | 76 | 76 | 531 | 600 | 15.85 | 17.91 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 20 mm Rh202 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||||||||||||
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| Mode | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 1,200 (200) | 800 | -17°/+65° | ±180° | N/A | 57.1 | 79.1 | 96.0 | 106.2 | 112.9 | 10.40 | 9.20 | 8.48 | 8.00 |
| Realistic | 35.7 | 42.0 | 51.0 | 56.4 | 60.0 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Default: HVAP-T · HEFI-T
- DM51A1: HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HVAP-T
- DM43: HVAP-T · HVAP-T · HVAP-T · HEFI-T
- DM63: APDS · APDS · APDS · HEFI-T
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| Default | 57 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| DM51A1 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| DM43 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| DM63 | 66 | 61 | 45 | 31 | 21 | 14 |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ |
Additional armament
| MILAN missile | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| 4 | ±5° | N/A | N/A | 13.00 | 11.50 | 10.60 | 10.00 |
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| MILAN | ATGM | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Range (m) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| MILAN | ATGM | 200 | 2,000 | 6.7 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1,830 | 80° | 82° | 90° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ |
Machine guns
| 7.62 mm MG3A1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Coaxial | 4,500 (1,000) | 1,200 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good mobility
- Powerful ATGM
- Equipped with thermal sights and laser rangefinder
- 20 mm are effective against aircraft
- Removal of the machine gun from the Marder A-1 provides better view of the back
- Addition of the DM-53 APDS belts increases the effectiveness of the 20 mm
Cons:
- Mediocre survivability
- 20 mm rarely penetrate any ground units at its 8.0 - 9.0 BR
- Large profile
History
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Media
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See also
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| Germany light tanks | |
|---|---|
| Pz.II | Pz.II C · Pz.II C (DAK) · Pz.II C TD · Pz.II F · Pz.Sfl.Ic |
| Sd.Kfz.234 | Sd.Kfz.234/1 · Sd.Kfz.234/2 · Sd.Kfz.234/2 TD |
| Marder | Marder A1- · Marder 1A3 · Begleitpanzer 57 · DF105 |
| SPz PUMA | PUMA · PUMA VJTF |
| Wheeled | Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41) · Class 3 (P) · Radkampfwagen 90 · Boxer MGS |
| Other | Ru 251 · SPz 12-3 LGS |
| Argentina | TAM · TAM 2C · TAM 2IP · JaPz.K A2 |
| Czechoslovakia | Pz.35(t) · Pz.38(t) A · Pz.38(t) F · Pz.38(t) n.A. · Sd.Kfz. 140/1 |
| France | Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK |
| Lithuania | Vilkas |
| USA | leKPz M41 |
| USSR | SPz BMP-1 |
