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- Armored vehicles from secret basements //warspot.ru/5659-bronetehnika-iz-taynyh-podvalov
German "secret tank projects" are one of the most fertile topics for historical disputes, juggling of facts and outright fraud. Something from this is done as a joke, something out of ignorance, but something with intent. Let's try to seriously understand what is from the gloomy creations of the Teutonic genius in the German tree of the game World of Tanks “the real” and what is not. - Super heavyweight trophy //warspot.ru/8780-sverhtyazhyolyy-trofey
German super heavy tank Pz.Kpfw. Maus left a significant mark in the history of tank building. It was the heaviest tank in the world, designed as an assault vehicle, almost invulnerable to enemy fire. In many ways, the fate of this tank was similar to the fate of another giant - the French FCM 2C, which still bears the title of the largest (in size) tank in the world. Like the French super-heavy vehicles, the German never entered the battle: in both cases, the tanks were undermined by their own crew. Another similar feature in the fate of the giants was that the blown-up tanks became trophies and objects of scrutiny.
- Tank building on the verge of common sense //warspot.ru/4995-tankostroenie-na-grani-zdravogo-smysla
On March 11, 1941, Soviet intelligence passed "upstairs" information that production of heavy tanks was launched in Germany. The largest of them, Type VII, allegedly had a mass of 90 tons and weapons in the form of a 105-mm cannon. The Soviet leadership took the reports of the scouts seriously. Accordingly, the work of the designers, who were instructed to create a worthy opponent for the German heavy tanks, began to boil. The result of this work was several extraordinary projects of the KV-4 and KV-5 tanks. - More terrible than a cat an animal is not present //warspot.ru/11907-strashnee-koshki-zverya-net
During the Second World War, German industry created three samples of armored vehicles, which significantly influenced the world tank construction. The appearance of the heavy tank Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.E at once made obsolete all the tanks of the anti-Hitler coalition. The small self-propelled installation Ferdinand forced to seriously adjust the program of the Soviet tank building. The third was the medium tank Pz.Kpfw.Panther, on the effect on tank construction is quite comparable with the "Tiger". Appearing on the Kursk Bulge, this tank was an extremely unpleasant surprise for the Red Army and its allies. Despite the flaws that existed, this car deservedly claims to be the best German tank of the military period. - Porsche Tiger: a victim of dirty competition //warspot.ru/10435-tigr-porshe-zhertva-gryaznoy-konkurentsii
The program to create German heavy tanks started back in 1937, but the work dragged on. Changes were constantly made to the design of the tanks that were not yet built. In this regard, in December 1939, the work of Porsche K.G. to build the Typ 100 heavy tank, also known as VK 30.01 (P). The development of this project led to the creation of another tank, VK 45.01 (P), or Pz.Kpfw.Tiger (P). The car, which is also often called the "Tiger" Porsche, "was adopted by the Wehrmacht, and could even become the main heavy tank of the German army - if the circumstances were a little different.
- IP, which turned out //warspot.ru/10487-is-kotoryy-poluchilsya
On March 9, 1943, a prototype of a heavy tank IS-1, previously designated as the KV-13, set off for factory tests. It was a full-fledged heavy tank, in combat mass only slightly inferior to the KV-1s, but surpassing it in mobility and armor protection. During the spring of 1943, the car passed state tests, during which it turned out that it needed a lot of improvements, in some places very serious. The German heavy tank Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.E finally “buried” the IS-1. It turned out that at least an 85-mm gun was required for effective combat, which the tower of an experienced Soviet tank was not suitable for. Thus began the history of Object 237, which became the final step towards the creation of a serial heavy tank IS. - "Armored vehicles" of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth //warspot.ru/3935-bronetarakany-vtoroy-rechi-pospolitoy
By the time of the beginning of World War II, Poland had a rather impressive fleet of armored vehicles - about 870 units (against about 2,700 tanks in the German Army Groups "North" and "South"). But 3/4 of them accounted for quite specific machines - tankettes TK-3 and TKS. What were these fighting vehicles that formed the basis of Polish armored weapons? - One hundredth extra //warspot.ru/4562-sotyy-lishniy
German tanks of the E series ("Entwicklung", that is, the "project") are objects of special worship among fans of German armored vehicles. The most revered among them is the heaviest of the "design" machine E-100. Along with Pz.Kpfw.Maus, this tank is often called the very miracle weapon that should have enabled the Third Reich to change the course of the Second World War. In fact, this tank is very much overvalued. Moreover, the "canonical" story of its creation is full of mistakes and nedogovorok. Even the appearance of the tank, which became history thanks to the work of Walter Spielberger, does not correspond to what should have happened in reality.
- Comparative tank studies: Warspot test // warspot.ru/6387-sravnitelnoe-tankovedenie-test-warspot
Disputes about which of the tanks of the Second World War was the best, do not subside until now. Moreover, as practice shows, people who have a rather vague idea about armored vehicles and their characteristics often take part in such verbal battles. Without claiming to know the absolute truth, the Warspot editorial board invites you to evaluate your knowledge of the tactical and technical characteristics of the combat vehicles of the time. - The last Soviet heavy tank destroyers //warspot.ru/6864-poslednie-sovetskie-tyazhyolye-istrebiteli-tankov
During the Second World War, heavy self-propelled guns played an important role on the battlefield. It is not surprising that after its completion, the development of heavy SACs, one of the main tasks of which was to combat enemy armored vehicles, was continued by designers from different countries. All the more surprising is the fact that only single projects reached the manufacturing stage in metal, and none of these formidable machines went into the series. And the Soviet Union, in which the heavy SAU Object 268 was created, was no exception.
