1A3 hull, with the three-crew Leonardo HITFACT turret armed with an OTO-Melara 105 mm gun and two 7.62 mm machine guns used in coaxial and roof-mounted positions. The HITFACT turret was equipped with an advanced fire control system, linked with the commander and gunner sights, a laser rangefinder, and day/thermal sights for both the commander and gunner. Improvements included upgraded suspension, a new MTU diesel engine with , and the availability to mount a modular armour package. Marder 2 Schützenpanzer Marder 2 was a 1991 prototype German infantry fighting vehicle intended as a replacement design to the Schützenpanzer Marder 1. The project started in 1984 and was cancelled in 1992. A prototype is preserved at the Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology. Operators Current operators : 280 : 390 : 50 : 75 vehicles, the last of which was delivered in the summer of 2020. : 40 Future operators Unknown number of 1A3 See also Assault Amphibious Vehicle BMD-4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle BTR-T Combat Vehicle 90 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle List of modern armoured fighting vehicles Makran IFV Mechanized infantry Puma Tulpar T-15 Armata VPK-7829 Bumerang Warrior IFV ZBD-04 ZBD-05 References Citations General and cited references Jane's Armour and Artillery 2005–2006 External links Data facts about Marder Rheinmetall Defence Displays Two Marder Upgrades Marder 2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Fighting-vehicles.com Armoured fighting vehicles of Germany Infantry fighting vehicles of the Cold War Military vehicles introduced in the 1970s Tracked infantry fighting vehicles