The modified hull of the armored personnel carrier
Marder was used as chassis. Here all the components of the infantry fighting vehicle, such as bullet covers, rear
MG, tailgate and hatchways of the crew compartment had been removed to accommodate the much larger turret and associated equipment. The technical data corresponded to those of the Marder, except • the length with cannon in 12 o'clock position: 7.48 m; • the height: 2,51 m. The asymmetrically shaped turret resembles the Marder turret. On the left of the turret ceiling is the hatch of the commander with angle mirrors and a stabilized round periscope. On the right side of the turret is the gunner's hatch, with access to the exterior TOW launcher. The launcher operated with a telescope with night vision, a
laser rangefinder and tracked control system for the missiles. For the commander, there was a monitor with parallel information. The turret had a recess in the middle in the longitudinal direction, in which the external, crest-fixed pipe cradle was mounted, holding the
Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 Mk 1. The cannon had an autoloader and moved in the elevation range from -8° to +45°. The vehicle carried an ammunition supply of 48 cartridges 57 mm ammunition, with six
BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles. ;57 mm ammunition types: •
armour-piercing, capped, ballistic capped (APCBC) •
semi armor-piercing, high-explosive,
capped, ballistic capped (SAPHE-CBC) •
high explosive (HE) •
high explosive,
proximity fuze (HEVT) == References ==