sappersgt

The Bundeswehr fielded a 90mm gun on a Marder APC chassis in a Bn level platoon. I was trying to find out more information (in English) about its specs and capabilities. I was also interested in its deployment and doctrine. Was this intended as organic fire support (assault gun) for the infantry, perhaps under the direct control of the battalion commander (fingerspitzbefehl)? Or was it more of an antitank (tank destroyer) weapon to bridge the gap between manportable ATRs and TOW launchers. How does this compare to the Stryker? What are the current parallels in other armies?

Wraith601

Are you referring to this?

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sappersgt

That would be it!

You know it DOES look like a STGIV!

ArmchairGeneral

I believe it was intended as a tank destroyer. There actually had two different tank destroyers built on the same chassis. One had a 90 mm cannon, and the other had an antitank missile launcher mounted on top of the vehicle instead. I believe it used TOW. IIRC, they were intended to work in combination for antitank warfare, utilizing the different advantages of guns and missiles, all in a highly mobile, lightly armored package. I've always thought it was a pretty good idea, but then I'm only what my name implies.

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leib10

Damn that thing looks like a Jagdpanther. Guess they figured "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

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