VK 4501 (P) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids VK 45.01 (P) |
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| Type | Prototype heavy tank |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Porsche |
| No. built | 10 + 90 hulls, hulls converted to Ferdinand tank destroyers, 1 Tiger (P) served as command vehicle |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 60 t (59 long tons; 66 short tons) |
| Length | 9.54 m (31 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
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| Armor | 20–100 mm (0.79–3.94 in) |
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Main
armament |
8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 |
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Secondary
armament |
2 x 7.92 mm MG 34 |
| Engine | 2 x 10 cylinder Porsche Type 101 310 PS (306 hp, 288 kW) each |
| Suspension | Longitudinal torsion-bar |
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Operational
range |
105 km (65 mi) (road) |
| Maximum speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) |
The VK 45.01 (P), also informally known as Tiger (P) or Porsche Tiger, was a gasoline-electric drive heavy tank prototype designed by Porsche in Germany. Losing to its Henschel competitor on trials, it was not selected for mass production and the Henschel design was produced as the Tiger I. Most of the already produced chassis were rebuilt as Elefant tank destroyers.
Variants
- VK 45.01 (P) Test prototype
- VK45.01 chassis fitted with a concrete turret mockup to simulate the weight of the Krupp turret for testing purposes. Only 100 chassis were built.
- VK 45.01 (P) (Porsche Tiger)
- 10 VK45.01 tanks with the Krupp turrets and 8.8 cm KwK 36 guns were produced. Only one completed Tiger (P) with chassis number 150013 saw combat service as a command tank.
- Panzerjäger Tiger (P) "Ferdinand"
- 91 existing VK 4501 chassis were converted into Ferdinand jagdpanzers. The work was completed in just a few months from March to May 1943.
- Panzerjäger Tiger (P) "Elefant"
- In September 1943 all surviving Ferdinands were recalled to be modified. 48 of the 50 surviving vehicles were modified with additional armour, a new commanders cupola (from StuG III) and a new ball mounted frontal machine gun for self defense.
- Bergepanzer Tiger(P)
- A conversion of the VK 45.01 (P) chassis into recovery vehicles designated Bergepanzer Tiger (P). Only 3 were built.
- VK 45.01 "RammTiger"
- A proposed conversion of the VK 45.01 (P) chassis in a heavily armoured ramming vehicle armed with machine guns. 3 superstructures were completed but their fate is unknown as the project was cancelled in 1943.
See also
In Spanish: VK 45.01 (P) para niños
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