Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer (self propelled anti-tank gun) used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank units) during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer Ferdinand Porsche ) using VK 45.01 (P) tank hulls which had been produced for the Tiger I tank before the ...

2024年3月6日 · The Bergepanzer VI was a heavy armored recovery vehicle built on the chassis of the Ferdinand/Elefant tank destroyer.

The heavy tank destroyer had a maximum speed of only 19 mph and a cross-country range of just 55 miles. It took the Germans a relatively short time to build the initial 90 Ferdinands. Production began at the Nibelungenwerke plant on February 16, 1943.

2022年9月6日 · The Elefant was heavy – even by German standards – drank too much fuel, was underpowered and mechanically unreliable. It is however a remarkable example of repurposing a chassis into a role it was never intended to fill, yet producing excellent results anyway.

German heavy assault gun and tank destroyer Ferdinand (Elefant) with 8.8cm PaK43 /2 (SdKfz 184). History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Captured tank destroyer ‘Ferdinand’ (or ‘Elephant’) by alliied troops after the close of the hostilities.

The Panzerjäger Tiger (P), more commonly known as the Ferdinand or Elefant, was a small series of heavy tank destroyers based on the failed Tiger(P) WW1 Austria Hungary

2019年7月28日 · The Elefant (German for “Elephant”) Sd.Kfz.184 was a 70 ton panzerjäger (tank hunter) used by the Germans during WWII. It was armed with a 88mm Pak 43/2 L/71 main gun and a 7.92 mm MG 34 hull machine gun.

The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a Schwerer Panzerjäger ("heavy tank destroyer") of the German Wehrmacht used in small numbers in World War II. It was built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche.

2019年7月12日 · Its name was changed officially to the Elefant. Some scholars point to the success of the Tiger and Ferdinand at Kursk and say it heavily influenced Hitler’s obsession with even bigger tank designs. A new unit, the 653rd Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion, was formed around the product improved Elefants.

2024年6月29日 · The German heavy tank destroyer Elefant proved a formidable opponent against Russian armor on the Eastern Front during World War II