4/4/2023 0 Comments Battle nations mega tankIt is widely classified as a heavy tank by war historians, and nowhere near as heavy as the undisputedly super-heavy Maus. As a result of the trend of generally increasing mass, by late-war German standards the Tiger II is a heavy tank. By late 1943, the Panzer IV tank had been significantly up-armed and up-armoured in contrast to its original role and production specifications (resulting in a considerably heavier tank), and Panthers were considered medium tanks despite being of similar mass and volume to contemporary heavy tanks of other nations involved in the conflict. However, during this period of the war Germany generally opted to field and design generally heavier vehicles. However, not all of these designs were constructed, and most never passed the prototype stage.Ĭompared to other heavy tanks of the time, the Tiger II can be considered a super-heavy tank, considering that nearly all contemporary heavy tanks in service at the time were significantly lighter. The British and Soviets all built prototype designs similar to the Jagdtiger, and the US was working on the project then known as T95 Gun Carriage, which was later changed to T28 Super Heavy Tank. Adolf Hitler was a proponent of "war winning" weapons and supported projects like the 188 tonne Maus, and even larger 1,000 tonne Landkreuzer P. German super-heavy tank Panzer VIII Maus (188 tons) at the Kubinka Tank Museum.ĭuring the Second World War, all of the major combatants introduced prototypes for special roles. The pre-Second World War design and prototype of TOG II* was a lot heavier than any other contemporary tank used by United Kingdom and can also be considered a super-heavy tank. The ten tanks would see limited combat during the Battle for France in 1940, but were used mostly for propaganda purposes and the French tried to pull them out of combat zones. In the early 1920s, the French produced the 70-tonne Char 2C. Two of them were under construction when the war ended and both were demolished. The German K-Wagen (Großkampfwagen) was a very heavy design carrying 4 guns and needing a crew of 27. Since mobility was more important than protection, and the tanks already developed were successful, work on the project was stopped. Following the production of their first tanks, the British " Flying Elephant" was designed as a tank that would be resistant to artillery fire. The tank was envisioned to be invulnerable to almost all contemporary threats but remained on paper due to its high construction cost. The first super-heavy tank was designed by the Russian naval engineer Vasily Mendeleyev who worked on the project from 1911 to 1915. Model of the Flying Elephant design, projected to weigh 100 tons
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