Biography of ferdinand porsche tanks
Biography of ferdinand porsche tanks
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Elefant
German heavy tank destroyer of World War II
This article is about the Wehrmacht tank destroyer. For the animal, see elephant. For other uses, see Elefant (disambiguation).
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Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center | |
| Type | Heavy tank destroyer |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Designer | Ferdinand Porsche |
| Designed | 1942–1943 |
| Manufacturer | Nibelungenwerk |
| Produced | March–May 1943 (substantial upgrades in January to April 1944) |
| No. built | 91[1] |
| Mass | 65 tonnes (143,000 lb) |
| Length | 8.14 m (26 ft 8 in) with gun |
| Width | 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Crew | 6 (driver, radio-operator, commander, gunner, two loaders) |
| Armor | 200 mm (7.87 in) maximum |
Main | 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71, also known as StuK 43/1 |
Secondary | 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun (Elefant only) |
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