Panzerkampfwagen E-100
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| E-100 | |
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 E-100 Tank |
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| Type | Superheavy tank |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Henschel |
| Number built | 1 Prototype |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 140 tonnes |
| Length | 10.27 m |
| Width | 4.48 m |
| Height | 3.29 m |
| Crew | 5 |
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| Armor | 60 - 240 mm |
| Primary armament |
150 mm KwK44 L/38 or 170mm Kwk44 |
| Secondary armament |
co-axial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 7.92 mm MG34 |
| Engine | V-12 Petrol Maybach HL234 1200 hp (895 kW) |
| Operational range |
120 km on roads |
| Speed | 40 km/h |
The Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (Gerat 383) was a German super-heavy tank design. The basic design was ordered by the Waffenamt as a parallel development to the Porsche Maus in June 1943. After 1944 work continued at a very slow pace and the first prototype was not completed. In 1945 the partially completed vehicle was removed by the British Army for evaluation and then scrapped.
The prototype had a HL230P30 engine rather than the HL234 due to the unavailability of production units from Maybach. The prototype would have had the 15cm Kwk44 though the final selection between the 15cm Kwk44 and the 17cm Kwk44 had not been made.
[edit] References
- Chamberlain, Peter & Doyle, Hilary (1999) "Encyclopedia Of German Tanks Of World War Two"
[edit] See also
- List of prototype WWII combat vehicles
- Super Heavy Tank
- T-28 Super Heavy Tank - the possible American challenger to the E-100.
