This ultra heavy tank was built towards the end of the war in order to give the coup de grace to the Third Reich. Indeed, the United States feared the invasion of Germany and especially the fortified areas. In order to break the German fortifications, and especially those on the border with France, they devised a super tank equipped with a powerful cannon. As a weapon, he had a 105 mm gun and a 50-caliber machine-gun.
This 95 tons monster had 4 caterpillars to move, 2 on each side. It would be transported by rail because of its weight, its low autonomy, and its slowness because of its major engine problem (13 km / h on the road!). On the shield side, it was well equipped, with a 305 mm front shield for the superstructure, 133 mm for the underbody and 63 mm for the other parts. In order to see outside, the 4 crew had periscopes, and they occupied 2/3 of the length of the tank (the bearings occupying the rest).
This tank project sank with the end of the war ... Only 5 specimens were created, and there is only one left today.
Specifications :
Type: Heavy Tank
Production: 5 units at the end of the war
Motorization: Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine developing only 410 hp at 2600 rpm
Consumption: 1128 liters per 100 (tank of 1816 liters)
Maximum speed : 13 Km / h
Autonomy: 161 km
Crew: 4 men
Mass : 95 tons (Ground pressure: 2.08 kg / cm²)
Length : 11.12 m
Height: 2.84 m
Width : 4.54 m
Shielding: Superstructure: 305 mm
Case: 133 mm
Cannon Shield: 1.41 meters
Other parts: 63 mm
Armament: 1 gun of 105 mm
1 aerial machine gun of call 50.
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