Another WHIF that I had been wanting to check out was the fusion of the Marder IFV with the Bradley IFV. Personally, I am not very fond of the Bradley as it is a very cramped inside with a full load of troops and equipment. It is also too tall. While the Bradley does have an amphibious capability, it is almost useless unless you are crossing a mud puddle and as far as I am concerned it is an unnecessary feature that should have been deleted from the vehicle. The only redeeming quality I can find with the Bradley IFV/CFV is the turret with the very reliable and hard hitting TOW ATGM and the 25mm Bushmaster cannon, both very effective and formidable weapons.
The Marder IFV on the other hand is a very well built vehicle (some very fine German engineering) and it has a very low profile when compared to the Bradley save for the turret which really sticks up in the air. While neither vehicle is ideal and I figured it would be nice to see what a combination of the two would look like with a Marder hull and a Bradley turret. I think it came out looking pretty good.
This concept is certainly possible in 1/35th and 1/72nd scale. Kits that could be used for this project are available from Academy, Tamiya, and Revell Germany just to name a few.
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