Maresal - Romanian Tank Destroyer

The Maresal was developed in 1942 after the Romanian's faced the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 during the initial attack against the Soviet Union. The design called for a light chassis from an existing tank being adapted to mount a heavier gun. The Soviet T-60 chassis was chosen based on a large number of captured vehicles being available. By 1943, the effective 75mm Resita anti tank gun was tested and future prototypes of the Maresal from early 1944 were to mount this as the main gun.

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