"Ferdinand" (German: Ferdinand) - German heavy self-propelled artillery installation of the period of World War II class of tank destroyers. It also had the names: “Elephant” (German: Elefant - “elephant”), 8.8 cm StuK 43 Sfl L / 71 Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Sturmkanone mit 8.8 cm StuK 43, Sd.Kfz.184. This combat vehicle, armed with an 88 mm cannon, is one of the most heavily armed and powerfully armored representatives of German armored vehicles of that period. Despite its small size, this machine is one of the most famous representatives of the class of self-propelled guns, a large number of legends are associated with it .
The self-propelled gun "Ferdinand" was developed in 1942-1943, being in many ways an improvisation on the basis of the chassis of the Tiger (P) heavy tank, which was not accepted for service, developed by Ferdinand Porsche. The debut of Ferdinand was the Battle of Kursk, where the reservation of this self-propelled guns showed its low vulnerability to the fire of the Soviet main anti-tank and tank artillery, but the tank destroyer was essentially defenseless against the enemy infantry, since it did not initially have a machine gun. Subsequently, these machines were equipped with a machine gun and participated in battles on the Eastern Front and in Italy, ending their military career in the suburbs of Berlin [2].
GuP version
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/Ox1idF/Ferdinand-by-Frenchman-GuP
Specifications
Spotlights
- jfriss 4.6 years ago
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 12.5ft (3.8m)
- Length 30.2ft (9.2m)
- Height 11.6ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 11,539lbs (5,234kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,084lbs (5,481kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 439,839.3lbs/ft2 (2,147,483.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 11205
Parts
- Number of Parts 234
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,027
@Lightsaber70 A meme tank!
Some history behind the Ferdinand: Hitler during WWII called for a new heavy tank, 2 companies signed to make said heavy tank, those 2 companies were Henschel and Porsche. Porsche made 100 VK 45.01P (porsche tiger) hulls, but they were supplied with engines from wrecked Pz. IVs that had compromised fuel lines so that Henschel would "win" the competition. The compromised fuel lines made the engine catch fire whenever there was stress put on the engine. There were 10 Porsche tigers built with the hulls, then the rest were turned into Ferdinands. However, the Ferdinands had the same engines along with more weight added on, so they were more prone to breaking down. The Ferdinands also had hatches on the sides of the hull which the Russians would just pry open and toss in a grenade and kill the entire crew inside. The Ferdinands were then upgraded into Elefants, which had better engines, an MG42, and crew hatches on the top of the tank instead of the sides. Sorry for the length of this but I thought it would be cool to post more info about it down here.
If the transmission doesn't die from a slight incline, its not a true Ferdinand, 0/10, literally usable.
Wow! This is impressive!
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