Marder I on FCM 36 base
WWII German Anti-Tank Self-Propelled Gun
ITEM NUMBER 35339
SCALE 1:35
DATE 07.06.2021
TIME PERIOD WW2
MARKINGS
931st assault gun division, 2nd battery, France, 1943
Training camp of the mobile brigade "West", summer 1943
Mobile brigade "West", second battery, maneuvers, spring 1943
MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT) 186 x 69 mm
BOX SIZE 294 x 230 x 58 mm
NUMBER OF DETAILS 245
German anti-tank self-propelled gun, created on the basis of light tanks FCM 36 captured in 1940 in France Designed by German artilleryman and military engineer Becker.
In 1942, he became the head of a special unit for the conversion of captured vehicles (Baukommando Becker). The task of the unit was to install field guns and other weapons on military equipment captured from the enemy. Thus, the mobility of artillery units was significantly increased. Baukommando Becker, together with ALKETT, converted various types of French combat vehicles, including the FCM 36 tanks.