Porsche Tiger

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The Porsche Tiger was an experimental German heavy tank prototype developed during World War II, whose chassis later served as the basis for the Ferdinand/Elefant tank destroyer.

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Porsche Tiger canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German heavy tank ⓘ
World War II armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
experimental heavy tank prototype ⓘ
alternativeName VK 45.01 (P) ⓘ
armament 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 gun ⓘ
coaxial machine gun ⓘ
category heavy tank prototype ⓘ
prototype tank ⓘ
chassisUsedIn Elefant tank destroyer ⓘ
Ferdinand tank destroyer ⓘ
competitionWith Henschel Tiger design ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
designedFor Heereswaffenamt requirements for a 45-ton class heavy tank ⓘ
designer Ferdinand Porsche ⓘ
designPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
developer Porsche ⓘ
driveType electric transmission ⓘ
engineType gasoline-electric drive ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
fateOfChassis converted to Elefant tank destroyers ⓘ
converted to Ferdinand tank destroyers ⓘ
lostCompetitionTo Tiger I ⓘ
linked to: Tiger I tank
militaryBranchIntended German Army ⓘ
namedAfter Ferdinand Porsche ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
numberBuilt few prototypes ⓘ
powertrainConcept dual gasoline engines driving generators ⓘ
electric motors driving the tracks ⓘ
relatedTo Elefant tank destroyer ⓘ
Ferdinand tank destroyer ⓘ
Tiger I ⓘ
linked to: Tiger I tank
role heavy breakthrough tank prototype ⓘ
sawCombat no ⓘ
status prototype only ⓘ
successorInServiceRole Tiger I ⓘ
linked to: Tiger I tank
usedAsBasisFor Elefant tank destroyer ⓘ
Ferdinand tank destroyer ⓘ
vehicleType tracked armored vehicle ⓘ

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VK 45.01 (H) → competitorDesign → Porsche Tiger ⓘ