1942- German SP AT 76 mm Gun Marder III "Marten"

1942- German SP AT 76 mm Gun Marder III "Marten"
(Sd  Kfz 139)   Mounted on Czech 38(t) chassis.
Armament:            1 - 7.62cm PaK36 (r)
                                 1 - 7.92mm MG 37
Engine:                  Praga EP, 6cyl., liquid cooled, gas, 150 hp
Speed:                  26 mph
Range:                  87 miles
Crew:                    3
Weight;                11 tons
 Short-term  solution to a superior Russian armor was to mount  a captured Russian 7.62cm gun on the PzKpfw 38(t) obsolete Czech chassis.  Eventually, 344 were built.  Gun was rechambered to take a PaK40 cartridge.  Served mainly in Russia; 66 were dispatched to North Africa.