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The work on the Maus would be divided between Krupp, responsible for the chassis, armament and turret and Alkett, who would be responsible for final assembly. The rear of the Maus in the Kubinka tank museum. The Maus tank was originally designed to weigh approximately 100 tons and be armed with a 128 mm main gun and a 75 mm co-axial secondary ...
The VK 36.01 (H) was an experimental German heavy tank, developed during World War II. [1] The VK 36.01 H was further development of the VK 30.01 (H) experimental medium tank, and subsequently lead to the development of the VK 45.01 (H). There were only 8 chassis and one complete prototype built, all by Henschel.
A new turret was designed; intended to be simpler and lighter than the Maus turret. But many sources also suggest that a Maus turret could be mounted. In July 1944 Hitler ordered the development of super heavy tanks to stop. Work on the E-100 continued at a very low priority, with only three Adler employees available to assemble the prototype. [5]
The earliest ancestor of the E-100 was the Tiger-Maus. It was supposed to be a simplified Maus. The Tiger-Maus was never built, but it was to use components from the Tiger I Ausf. H and a slightly modified turret from the Maus. The E-100 was to be a superheavy combat tank designed to be the replacement for the prototype-only, Porsche-designed Maus.
The tank was planned to be 1000 tonnes, far heavier than the Panzer VIII "Maus", the heaviest tank ever built (weighing 188 tonnes). The project gained the approval of Adolf Hitler, who had expressed interest in development of such a tank, but was cancelled by Minister of Armaments Albert Speer in early 1943.
Nevertheless, the tank design did see actual combat, first during the Spanish Civil War of 1936, then again during World War II, and elsewhere. Since the tank was never intended to be used in actual combat, it was plagued by weapon and armour shortcomings through its entire life. Attempts were made to improve the design, but with little success.
This is a list of VK-designated tanks made by Germany from 1930s until 1945. Versuchskonstruktion (abbreviated to VK or Vs.Kfz.) from Versuchs Kraftfahrzeug meaning "research/experimental vehicle," [ citation needed ] was used in the names of some German experimental or prototype tanks produced before and during World War II .
The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion), initially known as project VK 70.01, was a series of designs for a super-heavy tank developed by Krupp from 1941 to 1942. The project would be cancelled in favour of even heavier tanks such as the Maus.