The two hulls, one with the test turret, the other with the actual turret, began their trials in 1944, after the Normandy landings. The Maus was too heavy to cross bridges. After the war, the Soviet Commander of Armored and Mechanized troops ordered the hull of V1 to be mated with the turret of V2. [7], This lack of close combat armament was later addressed with the addition of a nahverteidigungswaffe (short-range defensive ordnance) mounted in the turret roof, a 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 34 machine gun with 1,000 rounds mounted coaxially with the main weapons in the turret, and three pistol ports for submachine guns in the sides and rear of the turret. The initial plan for the Maus was for the prototype to have been completed by mid-1943, with monthly production scheduled to run at ten vehicles per month after delivery of the prototype. This turret was fitted with a 128 mm KwK 44 L/55 gun, a coaxial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 gun and a coaxial 7.92 mm MG 34. The Maus was designed from the start to use the "electric transmission" design which Ferdinand Porsche had used in the VK 4501 (P), his unsuccessful attempt to win the production contract for the Tiger. It was introduced in Update 1.47 "Big Guns" as a main tree vehicle, however as of Update 1.91 "Night Vision" it was shifted to become a gift vehicle for players who previously owned it. [citation needed]. A német Maus egyetlen létező példánya Kubinkában. The Soviets used six German FAMO-built 18t German half-tracks, the largest half-track vehicles that Germany built in the war years, to pull the 55-ton turret off the destroyed hull. [9] It arrived there on 4 May 1946. It’s a perspective project, … Weighing 188 metric tons, the Maus was and still is the heaviest operational tank ever built. In the game World of Tanks, it is armored and the heavy tank. The turret armor was even thicker, the turret front was up to 240 mm (9.4 in)[5] and the sides and rear 200 mm (7.9 in). 0629 - Moskau 2015 - Panzermuseum Kubinka (26127601620).jpg 4,547 × â€¦ The initial powerplant was the Daimler-Benz MB 509 gasoline engine, an adaptation of Germany's largest displacement (at 44.5 44.5 l (9.8 imp gal; 11.8 U.S. gal) inverted V12 aircraft engine, the Daimler-Benz DB 603, and later changed to the Daimler-Benz MB 517 diesel engine. Captured by the Soviets and placed in the Kubinka Tank Museum. V2 ended at the Hindenburgplatz, in front of the bunker Maybach I, where it was destroyed by placing charges in the engine and fighting compartments. Mouse V2 is a 7.2-stared unit affiliated with Vanguard Division. At 188 tonnes, it is the heaviest operational tank ever made by any nation at any time in any war and was made despite the shortages of raw materials, industrial capacity, and manpower at the time in Nazi Germany. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built. Media in category "Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus in the Kubinka Museum" The following 45 files are in this category, out of 45 total. In the future, one of the two damaged tanks was assembled on the instructions of the commander of armored and mechanized troops, and on may 4, 1946, it was delivered to the test site in Kubinka. The combined V1 hull/V2 turret vehicle was completed in Germany and sent back to the USSR for further testing. machine gun – 2 pieces,  caliber – 7,92 mm. Maus V2 was ordered to Wünsdorf to protect the OKH; probably V1 was ordered there too as support for the V2 if it drove into mud or to help with driving through rivers (where it would have served as a generator unit for V2). However, there is a story that concerns the main armament of the Maus being changed by Hitler who said that the 128 mm gun looked like a 'toy gun' when compared to the tank, causing the 128 mm to be replaced by a 150 mm gun. Title: Maus Tank Kubinka; Date: April 19, 2018; Size: 56kB; Resolution: 612px x 612px; More Galleries of LAMINATED POSTER Panzerkampfwagen Maus In The Kubinka Tank. The Maus, upon its release, has by far the most hit points in the game, at 3000 hit points. Because it had ammunition stowed under th… [8], The first, turretless prototype (V1) was assembled by Alkett in December 1943. In mid-1944, the V2 prototype was fitted with a powerplant and the first produced Maus turret. Most Cold War-era Western tanks (from the USA or Western Europe) were war trophies from the Middle East, Africa, Vietnam and Latin America, which were all sent to the armour testing facility at Kubinka to study and focus on any strengths and weaknesses. These two prototypes underwent trials in late 1944. The armor was substantial: the hull front was 220 mm (8.7 in) thick, the sides and rear of the hull were up to 190 mm (7.5 in). As a result, an alternative system was developed, where the Maus would instead ford the rivers it needed to cross. In his book Panzer Leader, Heinz Guderian wrote: On 1 May a wooden model of the "Maus", a tank project of Porsche and Krupp, was shown to Hitler. It consists of the reassembled tub of the 205/1 and the tower of the 205/2. Kubinka Tank Museum in Kubinka, Russian Federation (Google Maps) The museum also houses many unique vehicles, such as the Panzer VIII Maus, Troyanov super-heavy tank and a Mörser Karl alongside single production prototypes from Russia and Germany. Panzerkampfwagen «Maus» at the Kubinka Tank Museum Nonetheless, simply by virtue of the fact that the prototypes that were built are to this day the biggest and heaviest super-tanks ever made, make the Maus tank an awe-inspiring item of military hardware. Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus ("Mouse") was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. The Maus tank in War Front is equipped with its travel fuel tanks on the back. Weaponry:  cannon –  N 1, caliber – 128 mm., amunition – 25 shots, cannon – N2 ,  caliber – 75 mm., amunition – 28 shots. Tactical technical characteristics of tank “Maus”: The overall layout – the engine mounted on the tank axis between the control room and the fighting compartment; the drive wheels are rear. The Museum houses the largest collection of tanks and auto armored vehicles of the USSR. 200 mm (7.9 in) (turret side and rear)[1] The Maus is the definitive tank of heavy armourin Rank V and is the largest ground vehicle in game. The Pz.Kpfw. The total weight of the tank was supposed to reach 175 ton. The 128 mm gun was powerful enough to destroy all Allied armored fighting vehicles then in service, some at ranges exceeding 3,500 m (11,500 ft).[2]. Two and a one prototype). Maus blown up at Kummersdorf 1945 Soon one of the two damaged tanks was reassembled, and on May 4, 1946, it was delivered to the Kubinka test site in the USSR. It arrived in the USSR in 1946, and eventually found its way to the Kubinka Tank Museum, where it remains on show to this day. Only two were produced. Maus Kubinka c.1946-47 « Next photo Maus image 4 of 24 Previous photo » Maus at Soviet Union’s tank proving ground Kubinka Published at 1600 × 1035 px. The Maus tank was originally designed to weigh approximately 100 ton and be armed with a 128 mm main gun and a 75 mm co-axial secondary gun. V2 ended at the Hindenburgplatz, in front of the bunker Maybach I, where it was destroyed by placing charges in the engine and fighting compartments. Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 10000 x 3710 x 3700 mm. Only prototypes were ever produced which were soon captured by the Red Army. A type that was … The crew would receive air through a large snorkel, which was long enough for the tank to go 8 m (26 ft) under water. It has many famous tanks from World War I, World War II and the Cold War. It was promising to be exactly that, a "giant". This drove an electrical generator, and their combined length occupied the central/rear two-thirds of the Maus' hull, cutting off the forward driver's compartment in the hull from direct access to the turret from within the tank. Weighing 188 metric tons, the Maus's main armament was the Krupp-designed 128 mm KwK 44 L/55 gun, based on the 12.8 cm Pak 44 anti-tank field artillery piece also used in the casemate-type Jagdtiger tank destroyer, with a coaxial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 gun. The V2 was last seen being sent to the defense of Berlin but the … Designed in 1944. The working Maus prototypes remained at Kummersdorf after being tested at Böblingen. Due to the return "run" of the uniquely 110 cm-wide tracks used being completely enclosed within the fixed outer side armor panels that defined its overall hull width, with the inner vertical lengthwise walls of the hull used to mount the suspension components, a narrow lengthwise "tub" remained between the hull's inner armored walls, under and to the rear of the turret to house the engine and generator of the tank's powertrain.[6]. 200 mm (7.9 in) (hull front)[1] Due to its secre… The Maus tank, along with several other tanks, are behemoth tanks. German super heavy tank “Mause”” (Kubinka tankmuseum collection). A heavy tank isn't heavy for no reason. Due to its size it could ford relatively deep streams, but for deeper ones it was to submerge and drive across the river bottom. The Tank that Never Was The question of how the Panzer VIII Maus would have fared on the battlefield has intrigued historians since its discovery. That just absolutely makes no sense to … The drive train was electrical, designed to provide a maximum speed of 20 km/h (12 mph) and a minimum speed of 1.5 km/h (0.9 mph). Tests started the same month, with a mockup turret fitted of the same weight as the real turret. The Maus' dime… Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus at Kubinka Museum. The working Maus prototypes remained at Kummersdorf after being tested at Böblingen. Krupp stopped all work on it in August 1944. The Maus at the Kubinka Tank Museum The Panzer VIII Maus is a prototype super heavy tank built by Nazi Germany in 1944. Currently, this vehicle is on display in Kubinka. The V1 prototype was supposed to be fitted with the second produced turret, but this never happened. It is impossible to consider the Maus and not be impressed by the machine as a feat of engineering. Currently, the Maus can be seen in the Military-Historical Museum of Armored Vehicles and Equipment in Kubinka, Russia. Tank Museum in Kubinka collection of the exhibits , N6 Pavilion (armored vehicles of Nazi Germany – Third Reich), German super heavy tank  “Maus” (“Mouse”, “Mousy” ) , 1944, a small serie  – a top heavy WWII tank. The gun mantlet was 250 mm (9.8 in), and combined with the turret armor behind, the protection level at that section was even higher. Future planned modifications included provisions for a MG 151/20 cannon for anti-aircraft defense mounted in the turret roof. Each 1.1 meter-wide track, which used the same basic "contact shoe" and "connector link" design format as the Henschel-built Tiger II, was driven by its own electric motor mounted within the upper rear area of each hull side. One Maus would supply electrical power to the crossing vehicle via a cable until it reached the other side. Each set of tracks had a suspension design containing a total of 24 road wheels per side, in six bogie sets, staggered to be spread over the entire width of the track. The project proceeded slowly, and only two prototypes (designated respectively V1 and V2), slightly different from one another, were completed before July 1944, when the factories involved were ordered to stop all work. Weighing 188 tons, the Maus was armed with a 128mm cannon and a coaxial 75mm gun, and covered with 180-240mm of armor. The Museum has the most complete collection of military auto-armored vehicles of fascist Germany. The only existing model of the PzKpfw VIII can be seen in a Russian museum in Kubinka near Moscow. [4] The vehicle's weight made it unable to use most bridges, instead it was intended to ford to a depth of 2 m (6.6 ft) or submerge up to a depth of 8 m (26 ft) and use a snorkel to cross rivers. An intense debate started, and except for me, all of the present found the "Maus" magnificent. In the opinion of international experts, the museum in Kubinka (*) is the world’s best collection of historical equipment by several criteria. Meanwhile, the V2 prototype started tests in September 1944, fitted with a Daimler-Benz MB 517 diesel engine,[5] new electric steering system and a Skoda Works-designed running gear and tracks. After testing, all of the tank’s internal equipment was dismantled. Work on the design began in earnest; the first prototype, to be ready in 1943 was initially to receive the name Mammut (Mammoth). The solution required tanks to be paired up. COBI World of Tanks Panzer VIII Maus Tank The Panzer VIII Maus is a super-heavy German tank from World War II. It had the same design flaw that made the Elefant unsuitable for close combat. Yet, despite the impressive achievement of making this rolling behemoth, the vehicle stands as a testimony to the total waste taking place in the German industry and the inefficiencies inherent in the … The tank was then moved to the Soviet testing grounds at Kubinka, Russia, for evaluation, after which the surviving internal components were removed. VIII Maus is a rank V German heavy tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB) and 7.7 (RB/SB). Tests were conducted at Kubinka from 1951 to 1952 to which the Maus was then offered up as a trophy piece for the Museum of Armored Forces (Kubinka Tank Museum) in Kubinka, Russia. The principal problem in the design of the Maus was developing an engine and drivetrain which was powerful enough to adequately propel the tank, yet small enough to fit inside it — as it was meant to use the same sort of "hybrid drive", using an internal-combustion engine to operate an electric generator to power its tracks with electric motor units, much as its Porsche-designed predecessors, the VK 3001 (P), VK 4501 (P), and Elefant had. The German army ordered five tanks, but only 2 hulls and a turret as well as a test turret were completed before the manufacturing facility was captured by the advancing Red Army. By July 1944, Krupp was in the process of producing four more Maus hulls, but they were ordered to halt production and scrap these. In real combat, they would be removed. In January 1943 Hitler himself insisted that the armament be a 128 mm main gun with a coaxial 75 mm gun. After that was completed, the vehicle was left in the … However, today you can visit a tank car "MAUS" in the tank museum Kubinka, Russia. 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Additional armament options were studied including various versions of 128 mm, 150 mm, and 170 mm guns. Issued three prototypes (? The Maus was intended to punch holes through enemy defences in the manner of an immense "breakthrough tank", while taking almost no damage to any components. When further testing was completed, the vehicle was taken over by the Kubinka Tank Museum for storage, where it is now on display. The Russian Kubinka Tank Museum is a museum of armoured fighting vehicles in Kubinka, just outside Moscow. Super heavy tank Maus, Germany Tank Museum in Kubinka collection of the exhibits, N6 Pavilion (armored vehicles of Nazi Germany – Third Reich) German super heavy tank “Maus” (“Mouse”, “Mousy”), 1944, a small serie – a top heavy WWII tank Designed in 1944. In the end, the tank will inevitably have to wage a close combat since it operates in cooperation with the infantry. The site was created in 2001 by the officers of the Armed Forces of the USSR and the Russian Federation, veterans of the Kubinka tank museum and 38 NIIT BTWT with the assistance of GABTU and the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. After the war's end both vehicles were captured by the Soviet Army, and the hull of V1 was mated to the turret of V2 to form an operable vehicle for further testing. Photo by Uwe Brodrecht CC-BY-SA 2.0 Maus V1 did not reach this area. The Maus can be a menace in the battlefie… Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. Protection – housing welded from the rolled sheets; Chassis protected by the front and the sides of the screens 100 mm. It was intended to mount a 150 mm gun. The 200 ton Maus is still located at Kubinka, in the Military-Historical Museum of Armored Vehicles and Equipment. At this point, the estimated weight of the Maus was 188 tons. [citation needed]. This was reportedly changed to Mäuschen (Little Mouse) in December 1942 and finally to Maus (Mouse) in February 1943, which became the most common name for this tank. Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (Mouse) was an experimental Nazi German super-heavy tank completed in 1944. And they (Gaijin) do read your posts but when you say it like that they will plain ignore it). The second Mouse prototype was assembled but destroyed when the Germans were losing the war. The 128 mm PaK 44 anti-tank field artillery piece of 1943 that Krupp adapted for arming the Maus as the Kampfwagenkanone (KwK) 44 retained, in parallel to the Porsche project, its original anti-tank Panzerabwehrkanone family designation of PaK 44 when mounted in the casemate-style Jagdtiger tank destroyer. General Info The Maus is a tier X German heavy tank that is notably the first ever "Super Heavy" tank sub-class. By May 1943, a wooden mockup of the final Maus configuration was ready and presented to Hitler, who approved it for mass production, ordering a first series of 150. Weighing 188 tonnes, only two prototypes were ever completed. The sole surviving tank is housed at the Kubinka Museum with an empty hull.
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