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 …

At 188 tonnes, it is the heaviest operational tank ever made by any nation at any time in any war and was made despite the shortages of raw materials, industrial capacity, and manpower at …

The Porsche-built Panzer VIII Maus (Mouse) was huge at over 10 metres in length and made of 170 tons of thick steel. But even more outrageous was the Landkreuzer P-100 Ratte (Rat). …

The Maus was designed from the start to use the "electric transmission" design which Ferdinand Porsche had used in the VK 4501 (P), his unsuccessful attempt to win the production contract …

Sep 21, 2018 · Their only super heavy tank model was the PzKpfw VIII Maus, and during its production in 1944-1945, two models were created that did not have the opportunity to take …

Feb 8, 2019 · The German Panzer VIII tank of World War II, codenamed the Maus tank, was intended to be the biggest, best-armored and most powerful tank ever built – and the …

Mar 9, 2024 · At the height of the Second World War, under a directive from Adolf Hitler, Germany embarked on creating the heaviest tank the world had ever seen, the Panzer VIII Maus. This …

May 27, 2024 · The Panzer VIII Maus was the German last and only super heavy tank built during WWII. It was the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built and was planned to …

Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus im Panzermuseum Kubinka. Allgemeine Eigenschaften Besatzung 6 (Kommandant, Fahrer, Funker, Richtschütze, zwei …

Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (Mouse) was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built. Only two hulls …