E-100 (Maus Turret)
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Tiger-Maus |
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| Type | Super Heavy Tank |
Radio Equipment | FuG 5 & FuG 8 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Adler, Krupp,
Henschel & Söhn AG |
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| Crew | 5-6 |
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| Production Quantity | 1 no completed prototype |
Production Period | 1944-1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 137790 kg |
Ground pressure | 1.40 kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 10.27 m |
Length /hull | 8.70 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 1.57 m |
Height | 3.32 m |
| Width with track guard | 4.48 m |
Ground clearance | 0.50 m |
| Fire height | ? m |
Turret ring diameter | 3 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 128 mm KwK 44 L/55 (1)* |
Ammunition Carried | 75 |
75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 (2) |
200 |
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| Traverse | 360° (electric) |
Elevation | +23° to -7° (electric) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | TWZF1 3x |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92 mm MG 34 (3) |
Ammunition Carried | 1000 |
| Location | 1: turret - 2: coaxial - 3: coaxial,
AA |
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(*) 150 mm KwK 44 L/38 or 170 mm KwK 44 proposed
| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 150 mm / 40° |
120 mm / 90° |
150 mm / 60° |
80 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 200 mm /
35 ° |
120 mm /
90° |
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40 mm /
0° |
| Turret | 240 mm / round |
200 mm/80° |
200 mm/83° |
80 mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | 240 mm /
Saukopf |
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- |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach HL 230 (prototype)* |
Type & Displacement | V12, 23.1 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 700 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 5.08 hp/t |
| Gearbox | OG 40 12 16B 8 forward, 4 reverse |
Steering | ? |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 2050L, Gasoline |
(*) Maybach HL234 V-12 of 1200 hp proposed
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Belleville washer coil spring |
Road wheels | 8 dual interleaved steel road wheels |
| Track return rollers | 6 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front double |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear, triple |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | Dual center guide, single pin, steel | ||
| Width | 1020 mm |
Pitch | ? |
| Links(shoes) | ? |
Track ground contact | 4.90 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 23 km/h on road - 12 km/h off road |
Range | 160 km on road - 100 km off road |
| Mileage | 1281 L/100 km on road 2500 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.90 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.85 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.65 m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 | AFV Data Base (lost) |
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Drawings |
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