The Marder III (Sd.Kfz 138 and 139) was a German tank destroyer from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the vehicle were made in 1942, and serial production continued in the period 1942-1944, ending with the production of about 970 vehicles. The Marder III was powered by a single Prague EPA engine of various versions with a capacity of 125-150hp. He was armed with 1 cannon F-22 Model 1936 cal. 76.2 mm (Sd. Kfz. 139) or 1 cannon PaK 40 cal. 75 mm (Sd. Kfz. 138) and 1 MG34 or MG42 machine gun cal. 7.92 mm.