"West German APCs in the late '80s?" Topic
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Uesugi Kenshin  | 10 Feb 2021 10:17 a.m. PST |
For W. German Armored or Tank Battalions in the late 80s, what APCs were they primarily using for Panzer Grenadiers? Thanks much! |
| 79thPA | 10 Feb 2021 10:35 a.m. PST |
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 Murphy  | 10 Feb 2021 11:41 a.m. PST |
Almost always the Marder. Some Bundy reserve units used 113's or trucks… Here's an OB that gives you an idea. PDF link |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 10 Feb 2021 12:58 p.m. PST |
Also the Fuchs 6-Rad, one of my favorite designs.
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| Martin Rapier | 10 Feb 2021 1:18 p.m. PST |
Marders in panzer brigades, Marders and M113s in panzergrenadier brigades. Panzer battalions generally didn't have integral panzergrenadier companies, they were cross attached from the PG battalions, although the brigades often had a single 'mixed' battalion as part of their OB. In the mixed battalions the PGs always rode Marders. Heavy Brigades and Jager battalions had a mix of trucks and M113s |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 10 Feb 2021 3:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks so much Fellas. Murph thanks a ton for the Orbat! |
| Thresher01 | 10 Feb 2021 3:32 p.m. PST |
Yep, the Marder and M-113. The latter in heavy companies. |
 Legion 4  | 11 Feb 2021 12:39 a.m. PST |
Yes, that all sounds about right. But was there not a couple of smaller German tracked APCs at that time too ?  |
| 79thPA | 11 Feb 2021 8:55 a.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 11 Feb 2021 11:50 a.m. PST |
Yep that's it ! IIRC ROCO Mini-Tanks made a model of it. Years back … don't know if they still make them.  |
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was going to do the rifle teams next, but he forgot something… 
