Mareșal
Front view of the M-00 prototype
Type Tank destroyer
Place of origin Kingdom of Romania
Service history
In service May–October 1944[a]
Used by Kingdom of Romania
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer See Development
Designed 1942–44
Manufacturer Rogifer[b] (formerly Malaxa, now FAUR)
Produced 1943–44
No. built * 7–9 prototypes[note 1]
- early serial production
Variants See Variants
Specifications (M-05 prototype[1][d])
Mass 8.5 tonnes (8.4 long tons; 9.4 short tons)
Length 4.43 m (14 ft 6 in)
(c. 5.8 m with gun included)
Width 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Crew 2 (3 for later versions)
Armor 20 mm (front), 10 mm (sides/rear), 4 mm (top and bottom plates)
Main
armament 1 x 75 mm Reșița M1943 (50 rounds)[c]
Secondary
armament 2 x 9 mm submachine guns shot through firing ports
Engine Hotchkiss H-39
120 hp (89 kW)
Power/weight 14 hp/t
Suspension Leaf spring
Fuel capacity ~215 litres (57 US gal)
Operational
range ~200 km on road, 100 km off-road
Maximum speed On road: 50 km/h (31 mph)
Off road: 35 km/h (22 mph)