Panzer VIII Maus - Wikipedia
Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (English: 'mouse') is a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in July of 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built. Five were ordered, but only two hulls and one turret were completed, the turret being attached before the testing grounds were captured by advancing Soviet ...
Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus - Tank Encyclopedia
At 188 tonnes, it is the heaviest operational tank ever made by any nation at any time in any war and was made despite the shortages of raw materials, industrial capacity, and manpower at the time in Nazi Germany.
The Panzer VIII Maus: The Heaviest Tank Ever Built
Hitler’s ego spawned the Panzer VIII Maus, the largest (and most futile) tank design ever built. It became the "maus that never roared."
Maus Tank, Porsche's superheavy tank prototype
This was a 1000-tons super-heavy tank, equipped with a naval "panzerschiff" twin mount 280 mm turret, one Maus 128 mm, eight 20 mm AA guns, and two Mg42 Mgs. It was so big that a unique six tracks system (two pairs of three) was conceived.
Panzer VIII Maus: The Heaviest Tank Ever Built - SOFREP
2021年6月8日 · The German Panzer VIII Maus ended up being 10.2 m (33 ft) long, 3.71 m (12.2 ft) wide, and 3.63 m (11.9 ft) tall. It weighed 188 tons making it the heavier tank ever built! That’s 376,000...
Panzer VIII Maus – Mike's Research
2024年5月27日 · The Panzer VIII Maus was the German last and only super heavy tank built during WWII. It was the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built and was planned to be employed as a “break through” panzer.
Maus super-heavy tank - WW2 Weapons
On June 8, 1942, Dr Ferdinand Porsche in Stuttgart received an order from Hitler to begin designing a super heavy main battle tank armed with a 12.8-cm cannon and a coaxial 7.5-cm cannon in a turret, which would have the largest possible armor.
Panzer VIII Maus | Military Wiki | Fandom
Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (Mouse) was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built. Only two hulls and one turret were completed before the testing grounds were …
History of Tanks: The German Maus - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
2013年10月6日 · In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. Just two hulls and one turret were completed before fully enclosed armored fighting …
Maus Tank - Panzer 8 Supertank WW2 - Battlefleet
Panzerkampfwagen VIII - Maus Tank - the world largest tank. Maus is the name of the largest tank design ever built. Designed in 1942 by Ferdinand Porsche under direct order from Adolf Hitler. The Maus would have had a crew of either 5 or 6. The tank's hull was 10.1 meters long, 3.67 meters wide and 3.66 meters tall.