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  2. Panzer VIII Maus - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Super-heavy tank - Wikipedia

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    German super-heavy tank Panzer VIII Maus (188 tons) at the Kubinka Tank Museum. During the Second World War, all of the major combatants introduced prototypes for special roles. 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.

  4. List of prototype World War II combat vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Neubaufahrzeug, pre-war heavy tank design, five built; Panther II, development of the Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther". A single chassis was built; Panzerkampfwagen VII "Löwe", a super-heavy tank project that never reached prototype stage; Panzerkampfwagen VIII "Maus", a super-heavy tank. Two prototypes built

  5. German tanks in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Maus was a super-heavy tank, heavier than the Löwe. It translates to "Mouse" in German. Only two prototypes were built, one of which was incomplete, and only one had the turret mounted, which was later destroyed.

  6. List of German combat vehicles of World War II - Wikipedia

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    B "Königstiger" (Sd. Kfz.182) / VK4503(H) was a heavy tank in the later half of World War II. Armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun, the vehicle could perform well in the defensive role on the eastern and western fronts but was an expensive failure for Nazi Germany when used in an offensive role as a main battle tank. The Tiger II combined one of the ...

  7. Wunderwaffe - Wikipedia

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    Panzer VII "Löwe" (Lion) –A planned super-heavy tank, weighing 90 tonnes and armed with a 105mm cannon; cancelled in March 1942 in favor of the Panzer VIII Maus. Panzer VIII " Maus " (Mouse) – A super-heavy tank, weighing 188 tonnes and armed with two cannons of 128mm and 75mm calibre; five were ordered but only two operable prototypes ...

  8. VK 36.01 (H) - Wikipedia

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    The VK 36.01's turret is lined up, along with the hull and turret of the Panzer VIII Maus super-heavy tank and the Jagdtiger gun mantlet. The VK 36.01 (H) was an experimental German heavy tank, developed during World War II. [1]

  9. Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte - Wikipedia

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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").