SpazManOught Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 It appears to be a Marder II Sd.Kfz. 132 according to pictures over at Achtung Panzer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwazydog Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 It is, and it wasnt a quick model to make, either Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmead Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 Ahh, another fine addition. And one of the cool looking ones too. Thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 Edited because I should know enough to check the photo with the text in a reference book. [ February 10, 2002, 03:09 AM: Message edited by: Don ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Salt Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 Originally posted by Don: 7.5cm PaK40/2 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) (Sd Kfz 131) Don't ask me what that mouthful of techno-german translates out to precisely, just call it a Marder II 576 built from June 1942 to June 1943 75 converted from PzKpfw II from July '43 to March '44 [snips] I'll put my encyclopedia of German Tanks away now.Better just whip it out and take another peek (I'm guessing the page layout on p. 38 of Chamberlain, Doyle and Jentz has misled you). It's a Pz Sf 1 fur 7.62cm PaK36® auf Fgstl PzKw II Ausf D1 und D2. The Sd Kfz number is indeed 132 but the weapon is the captured Soviet 76.2mm, not the PaK 40. 201 converted from Apr 1942 to Jun 1943. I tend to call this beastie by the short name LaS 76.2, reserving "Marder II" for the Sd Kfz 131. Chamberlain, Doyle & Jentz do not give Marder II an alternative designation for the Sd Kfz 132, but it was referred to as Marder II in Chamberlain & Ellis' previous "Panzerjager". All the best, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 I stand corrected. I was looking at the wrong pictures! I have brought shame to myself and my family Twice the shame in fact because Alan hobbies of Russia does a plastic kit of the Marder II D. Thanks for the save John, it's a great book isn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 My question is, what are they all looking at, and why is it behind them? "Uhhh, Fritz, the Russians are that way..." "Was? Then what was it we just blew up?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T. Gardner Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 von Lucke - LOL!! Very Pythonesque! If your not British you may not know what the hang I'm on about, but I just chuckled out loud at your comments! I can see it in a Monty Python sketch quite easily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fieldmarshall Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 The best monty python was with mr. Hilter...in the national bocialist party.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 Based on the "have you ever lost a tank to rifle fire?" thread......I would guess that if I were crewing a Marder I'd spend much of my time looking behind me as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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