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    The Mareșal (meaning "marshal"), also known as the M-tank, was a Romanian-produced light tank destroyer from World War II. Romania was a member of the...
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    A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed...
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    The M10 tank destroyer, formally known as 3-inch gun motor carriage M10 or M10 GMC, was an American tank destroyer of World War II. After US entry into...
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  • Mareşal may refer to: Mareșal (Romania) Mareşal (Turkey) Mareșal (tank destroyer), designed in Romania during World War II This disambiguation page lists...
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    King Carol I was simultaneously Russian and German field marshal. Mareșal tank destroyer Law no. 80 from 11 July 1995 regarding the Statute of the Military...
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  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Romanian Mareșal tank destroyer is credited with being the inspiration for the German Hetzer. In...
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  • Marshal (Mareșal). Had the medium tank made it into production, it is very possible that the tank destroyer would have not, and that, thus, the Mareșal name...
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    German Marder II configurations. The first two prototypes of the Mareșal tank destroyer were based on the T-60 chassis. Later prototypes and the serial...
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    Jagdpanzer (category World War II tank destroyers of Germany)
    tracked tank destroyer, although it may also be used for other kinds of self-propelled guns. Translated from German, Jagdpanzer meaning "hunting tank". It...
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    created the 8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer, while Romania developed the Mareșal tank destroyer, an early prototype of which was armed with a Katyusha. It also...
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    increase its anti-tank capacities, Romania had also started its own production of tank destroyers in late 1942. These included the Mareșal, TACAM T-60, TACAM...
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  • operational with the Romanian Army as of 19 July 1944. The Mareșal was a native-designed tank destroyer fully enclosed in sloped armor. It never entered service...
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  • Anti-tank guns are typically high-velocity guns designed to fire anti-tank shells. They are usually designed to be easily transported and concealed to...
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    country had built armored fighting vehicles as well, most notably the Mareșal tank destroyer, that likely influenced the design of the German Hetzer. Romania...
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    in 1943. The M-30 was used on the first four prototypes of the Mareșal tank destroyer, having a muzzle brake attached to it by the Romanians. After World...
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    which was based on the Katyusha. Romania had started developing its Mareșal tank destroyer in late 1942. One of the first experimental models was equipped...
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    gun/tank destroyer Sturmgeschütz III – German assault gun/tank destroyer SU-85 – Soviet assault gun Mareșal – Romanian prototype tank destroyer Niehorster...
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    75 mm Reșița Model 1943 (category World War II anti-tank guns)
    last three prototypes and the serial production vehicles of the Mareșal tank destroyer. An almost complete example, lacking optical sights, is displayed...
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    TACAM T-60 (category Tank destroyers of Romania)
    mm ZB-53 machine gun to serve as the first two prototypes of the Mareșal tank destroyer. The two prototypes, M-00 and M-01, were however different. The...
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  • reconnaissance tank TKS-D light tank destroyer Mareșal tank destroyer TACAM T-38 Verdeja Antonov A-40 T-43 medium tank SMK tank heavy tank; one built T-100 tank heavy...
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  • Generalissimo Constable Sheriff Seneschal Fire marshal Magister equitum Mareșal (tank destroyer) Elmar Seebold, ed. (2002). Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der...
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    Panzerjäger Tank destroyer American M10 GMC German Hetzer, and Jagdpanzer IV Italian Semovente da 75/34 and Semovente da 75/46 Romanian Mareșal Soviet SU-85...
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    II, the engine was used on the first prototype of the Romanian Mareșal tank destroyer, but was considered too weak and thus replaced by more powerful...
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    Romanian Army. They were also planned to become self-propelled; the Mareșal tank destroyer was planned to have a command vehicle version armed with machine...
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    surface-to-air missile system TR-77-580 main battle tank TR-85/TR-85 M1 main battle tank TR-125 main battle tank MLI-84/MLI-84M infantry fighting vehicle MLVM...
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    76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) (category World War II anti-tank guns)
    later mounted on the Mareșal tank destroyer. The SU-76 was an assault gun mounting the ZiS-3 on the chassis of a T-70 light tank. More than 14,000 were...
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    Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Romanian Mareșal tank destroyer is credited with being the inspiration for the German Hetzer. In...
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  • ro (in Romanian). 18 February 2024. "Romania – M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks". Defense Security Cooperation Agency. 9 November 2023. Victor Cozmei (18...
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    potentially have led to a faster production of the much more potent Mareșal tank destroyer. According to Charles Kliment and Vladimír Francev, the vehicle...
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    namely the Mareșal, TACAM T-60, TACAM R-2 and Vânătorul de care R35, which all used captured Soviet parts (either chassis or guns). T-34-85 tanks were modernized...
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