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Tiger (p) Tank Destroyer Sd.KFZ.184 (Elefant)

German Armored Forces & Vehicles

Tiger (p) Tank Destroyer Sd.KFZ.184 (Elefant)

.Vack - Bundesarchiv

Combat Weight: 68,000 kg, Crew: 6, Max Speed : 20km (on road), Armament: 8.8cm Pak 43/2 L/71 anti-tank gun, Armour: sides and rear 80mm and front 200mm........ At the battle of Kursk 90 elefants took out more than 500 enemy tanks but they in turn broke down by the dozen. Elefants where more effective when used in defense as a kind of mobile bunker, but essentially they were too heavy,slow and unreliable. This particularly photo shows a damaged Elefant in Italy in April/May 1944. (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-313-1004-25)

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12/28/2008

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