Monster tank prototypes
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 9:20 pm
The Crazy Landkreuzer P.1000 project never morphed from drawing into reality, but if it had, a 1/16 model of it would need to be more than 6ft long! Imagine that coming through the post 
The Landkreuzer, as its name suggests was meant to be a sort of warship on land. Weighing over 1000 tonnes, it would have been over 35mtrs long and powered by two u-boat engines.
Here's an artists impression of what it might have looked like, together with examples of other monster tanks, some of which actually made an appearance in steel:
Then there was the 'Maus', a modest 188 tons, and only 33 ft long, by comparison. Two were made..well one and a half, since one prototype was minus a turret. It had a 128mm cannon, and armour in excess of 200mm
(8in) practically throughout.
Then there was the British Tortoise A39, at over 80tons, and sporting a 94mm gun, 9 were built.
Here's a working survivor at Bovington. Just listen to that mean old Rolls Royce motor..
Then the soviets but what looks like a modifies sub with the T-35:
More monsters lurking out there..
The Landkreuzer, as its name suggests was meant to be a sort of warship on land. Weighing over 1000 tonnes, it would have been over 35mtrs long and powered by two u-boat engines.
Here's an artists impression of what it might have looked like, together with examples of other monster tanks, some of which actually made an appearance in steel:
- Imagine parallel parking this!
- No bridge could have supported its weight..
- Landkreuzer P-1000 Ratte.jpg (43.97 KiB) Viewed 523 times
(8in) practically throughout.
- Interesting shot of a day trip for the Maus
- Maus Pzk V111.jpg (32.62 KiB) Viewed 523 times
- Imagine changing the track on one of these
- Maus Pzkpfw V111.jpg (47.83 KiB) Viewed 523 times
- Clearly the Brits didn't indulge fantasy in the way the Germans did...
- Tortoise (A39) heavy tank.jpg (69.96 KiB) Viewed 523 times
Then the soviets but what looks like a modifies sub with the T-35:
- Bemused Germans with captured T-35. Looks more like a stranded u-boat
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