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The Landkreuzer P. 1000 "Ratte" (English: Land Cruiser P. 1000 "Rat") was a design for a 1000-ton tank to be used by Germany during World War II which may have been proposed by Krupp director Edward Grote in June 1942, who had already named it "Landkreuzer" ("Land cruiser").
This lack of close combat armament was later addressed with the addition of a Nahverteidigungswaffe (short-range defensive ordnance) mounted in the turret roof, a 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 34 machine gun with 1,000 rounds mounted coaxially with the main weapons in the turret, and three pistol ports for submachine guns in the sides and rear of the ...
Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte; paper project; Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster; paper project; 12.8 cm Selbstfahrlafette auf VK 30.01(H) "Sturer Emil" - tank destroyer; 2 built; Heuschrecke 10, Krupp's design for a new self-propelled artillery gun; VK 3001 (P) - medium tank; paper project; VK 3002(DB) - prototype medium tank; one built
Nazi Germany developed numerous tank designs used in World War II.In addition to domestic designs, Germany also used various captured and foreign-built tanks. [1]German tanks were an important part of the Wehrmacht and played a fundamental role during the whole war, and especially in the blitzkrieg battle strategy.
Krupp prepared plans for calibres of 70 cm, 80 cm, 85 cm, and 1 m. [9] Nothing further happened until March 1936 when, during a visit to Essen, Adolf Hitler inquired as to the giant guns' feasibility. No definite commitment was given by Hitler, but design work began on an 80 cm model. The resulting plans were completed in early 1937 and approved.
Landkreuzer is the German word for landship and refers to a pair of unbuilt German vehicle designs from World War II: Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte , a proposed giant tank armed with naval guns Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster , a proposal to turn the Schwerer Gustav into a self-propelled gun
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. 1000 Ratte. [ citation needed ] 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 ...
The Landkreuzer P.1000 was a super-heavy tank designed by Edward Grote for Nazi Germany in 1942. If completed, the P.1000 would have been 35 meters (115 feet) long and 14 meters (46 feet) wide, with a weight of ranging from 800 to 1,000 tons depending on the variant.