Sturmtiger (German for 'Assault Tiger') was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas.

The "Sturm Maus" or "Sturmmörser Maus" (not to be mistaken with Sturmgeschütz Maus, which is historical) - a Maus chassis with a 380mm rocket mortar, used in Sturmtiger.

Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (English: 'mouse') was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in July of 1944. As of 2025, it is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built.

The infamous 38 cm Sturmmörser, better known as the Sturmtiger, had its genesis in from the Battle of Stalingrad where a heavy support vehicle with a large armament capable of demolishing building was desired.

A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns, and Semi-tracked Vehicles, 1933–1945. artillery, germany, tank, tiger, wehrmacht. Sturmmorserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm Raketenwerfer 61 (38cm RW61 auf Sturm (panzer) mörser Tiger) aka Sturmtiger, Sturmpanzer VI. Bibliography: Thomas L Jentz,

Nov 7, 2020 · At nearly 200 tonnes, the Maus was an enormous machine, more than double the weight of any other tank and, as such, is often the butt of scorn for being too heavy or a waste …

Sturmpanzer with Zimmerit paste, displayed at the Musée des Blindés in Saumur, France. The Sturmpanzer (also known as Sturmpanzer 43 or Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second World War. It was used at the Battles of Kursk, Anzio, Normandy, and was deployed in the Warsaw Uprising.

Oct 27, 2020 · German Reich (1944) Superheavy Tank – None Built The Maus is an easily recognisable vehicle, marking the largest and heaviest production tank of WW2. At nearly 200 tonnes, the Maus, fully loaded and ready for combat, was a feat of engineering which lacked a purpose by the time it was finished.

Look at the Tiger, it's neither light nor mobile, yet it's design concept originates in 1937. It was breakthrough tank, designed to break through heavy enemy defenses and armored …

Feb 14, 2025 · The Sturmmaus (meaning Storm Mouse) was planned design variant of the Maus, it had a casematte design that had a 20 Kanone 21 cannon. however due to the lack of blueprints and documents almost being nonexistant, either likely being destroyed or made up, having a similar case to the Jagdpanzer E-100, it is likely that the Sturmmaus was indeed a ...