Maus tiger

 The Maus (meaning mouse) tiger was first suggested to Hitler in mid 1942. Hitler planned the order for 150 Maus tigers to be fitted with the 128mm and 75mm gun,as well as a couple of machine guns. Later,Hitler "up-gunned" them,proposing that they should have a 150mm main gun instead of a 128mm.


As the war turned in favor of the allies,two prototypes (named V1 and V2) were completed. V1 had a metal hull and a wooden turret,while V2 had a real turret but a wooden hull!! Both were captured in late April 1945 as the soviets invaded Germany. They combined the V1 hull with the V2 turret and transferred it to Russia for completion. It is on display in the Kublinka Tank Museum in Russia.







http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus


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Tigerkingdriver