Elefant

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The Elefant was a heavily armored German World War II tank destroyer, known for its powerful 88 mm gun and limited mobility.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
tank destroyer ⓘ
alternativeName Sd.Kfz. 184 ⓘ
armorType welded steel armor ⓘ
basedOn Porsche Tiger chassis ⓘ
caliber 88 mm ⓘ
category German self-propelled anti-tank gun ⓘ
combatWeight approximately 65 tonnes ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
crew 6 ⓘ
designedAs tank destroyer ⓘ
designedBy Porsche ⓘ
designedFor long-range engagement of enemy armor ⓘ
driveType electric transmission ⓘ
engineType Maybach HL120 TRM petrol engine ⓘ
linked to: Maybach HL 120 TRM
frontArmorThickness up to 200 mm ⓘ
height approximately 2.97 m ⓘ
historicalReputation very effective gun but poor mobility ⓘ
improvementOver Ferdinand (added commander’s cupola) ⓘ
Ferdinand (addition of bow machine gun) ⓘ
introducedInYear 1943 ⓘ
length approximately 8.14 m ⓘ
mobilityIssue mechanical unreliability ⓘ
poor off-road performance ⓘ
notableCharacteristic heavy armor ⓘ
limited mobility ⓘ
long-range anti-tank capability ⓘ
numberBuilt about 90 units ⓘ
operator Germany ⓘ
powerplantConfiguration twin Maybach engines driving generators ⓘ
predecessor Ferdinand tank destroyer ⓘ
primaryArmament 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71 gun ⓘ
productionPeriod 1943–1944 ⓘ
role tank destroyer ⓘ
sawActionIn Battle of Kursk ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ
Italian Front ⓘ
secondaryArmament 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun ⓘ
survivingExamples Kubinka Tank Museum ⓘ
United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War II ⓘ
usedBy German Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
vulnerability close assault by infantry ⓘ
mines and mechanical breakdowns ⓘ
width approximately 3.38 m ⓘ

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