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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").
The initial powerplant was the Daimler-Benz MB 509 gasoline engine, an adaptation of Germany's largest displacement (at 44.5 L (2,720 cu in)) inverted V12 aircraft engine, the Daimler-Benz DB 603 petrol engine, and later changed to the Daimler-Benz MB 517 diesel engine. This drove an electrical generator, and their combined length occupied the ...
The IV became the backbone of Germany's panzer force and the power behind the blitzkrieg. During the invasion of Russia in 1941, the Germans encountered the famous and technologically advanced Soviet T-34 tanks. This led Germany to develop the Panther or Panzer V in response. Its 75-millimetre (2.95 in) gun could penetrate the new Soviet tanks.
Germany publicly announced on Feb 07, 2023 that they had approved the export of up to 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine. [105] Denmark and the Netherlands jointly funded the purchase and refurbishing of these vehicles, which includes 90 of the 99 Leopard 1A5DKs sold to FFG by Denmark in 2010, as well as the 88 Leopard 1A5s held by Rheinmetall ...
Number built—6,000 The Panther was a medium tank (45 tonnes) with a crew of five, which was designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank. In weight it was comparable to Soviet heavy tanks. This tank was introduced in the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history. It had sloped armor which increased the effective relative ...
Rheinmetall began the development of major subsystems for the Panther in 2016, with system-level design commencing in 2018. The Panther was developed as a private venture by Rheinmetall to demonstrate by 2026 [4] the potential for increasing the lethality, mobility, survivability, and networking capabilities of MBTs without incurring a significant increase in weight.
A main battle tank designed and produced in West Germany that first entered service in 1965. Panzer 61: 1957 1965 Switzerland: 150 39 t 630 hp 250 km Initially developed as the Panzer 58 medium tank and developed and redesignated into the Panzer 61. MBT-70: 1965 — United States West Germany: 14 50.4 t 1470–1500 hp 644 km
The Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (Gerät 383) (TG-01) was a German super-heavy tank design developed towards the end of World War II. It was the largest of the Entwicklung series of tank designs which was intended to improve German armored vehicle production through standardization on cheaper, simpler to build vehicles. By the end of the war, the ...