Marder II (Sd. Kfz. 131) Ausf. A/C/F
    Copyright (C) 1996 by James Lowry (jlowry@tfb.com).

        The appearance of the Soviet T-34 with its thick, sloped front rendered
    the current German anti-tank guns useless overnight.  By the middle of 1942
    the 75mm PaK 40 was available in sufficient numbers to consider a mobile
    platform for its use.  The trusty, but outdated Panzer II was pressed into
    service, and while the new gun proved its worth, the older hull with its
    relatively thin armor meant it was only a stopgap produced frrom 1942 to
    1943.
        The adjusted cost is pre-WWII even though the variant was developed
    after the war started.  The long barreled 75mm gun
    (crit|*|*|no|12|*|*|1/4|1) uses AP (cr.|6d*14|1 mi.|3 mi.) and HE
    (exp.|6d*4[6d]|n/a|2 mi.) ammunition as needed.  Minor Bug: Fouling of the
    gun shield with the supertructure front only allows 30 degree traverse to
    either side.
        This tank was designed using _Panzerjaeger in Action_ by Uwe Feist and
    Mike Dario, and _Self-Propelled Anti-Tank and Anti-Aircraft Guns_ by Peter
    Chamberlain and John Milsom.
        The Marder II is TL 6 vehicle [Oct. 95 errata sheet] with my armor
    sloping table.

    Structure: 260 cf extra-heavy cheap body, max load 23,400 lbs. (HT 750).
        Tracked motive system with two tracks (DR 3, HT 375).  25 degree sloped
        front.
    Superstructure: 90cf standard superstructure (HT 125) with open back and
        top. 18 degree sloped front.
    Propulsion (A-C/F): 97/104 KW tracked drivetrain.
    Power (A-C/F): 97/104 KW gasoline engine (DR 5, HT 40), uses 2.91/3.12
        gallons/hour.  45 gallon self sealing gas tank (DR 5, HT 25, fire 10),
        endurance 15.46/14.42 hours.
    Accomodations: 4 cramped internal seats, two of which are half in the
        superstructure.
    Vision: Slits.
    Crew: 4; driver, radio operator, gunner, commader/loader.
    Accessories: Tactical radio (+0 intercept, 15 mi.).
    Weaponry: Long-barreled 75mm gun (DR 5, HT 100) in a casemate mount in the
        superstructure.  37 75mm AP or HE rounds.
    Cargo (A-C/F): 40 cf cargo space, 26.7/24.95 cf access space + 6.1 cf waste
        space in the superstructure.
    Armor(A-C/F): 225/303 points expensive armor.  F6/(99/102) (slope),
        R5/(30/60), L5/(30/60), B5/(30/45), T5/30, U4/15.
     Superstructure Armor: 90 points expensive armor.  F5/32 (slope), R5/30,
        L5/30.
    Statistics (A-C/F): Cost $80,705/85,340 (adjusted $5,380/5,689), design
        mass 20,550/22,587.5 lbs., max payload 2,850/812.5 lbs., max cargo load
        2,900/812.5 lbs., current payload 800 lbs., loaded mass 21,350/23,387.5
        lbs. (10.68/11.69 tons), Size Modifier +3 (+2), Radar Signature +3, IR
        Signarture +4, Acoustic Signature +5.
    Ground Performance (A-C/F): Ground speed factor 12, top speed 24 mph,
        acceleration 3 mph/s, deceleration 20 mph/s, MR .25, SR 7, gets
        8.25/7.69 miles/gallon.