13.2: MG 18 TuF German Empire: World War I 25: 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun France: World War II 25: 25 mm APX modèle 1937 France: World War II 25: Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun Japan: World War II 28 - 20: 2.8 cm sPzB 41 Nazi Germany: World War II 37: 3.7 cm TAK 1918 German Empire: World War I 37: AC 37 anti-tank gun France: World War II 37: 3.7 Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank units) during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer Ferdinand Porsche) using VK 45.01 (P) tank hulls which had been produced for the Tiger I tank before the competing Henschel design had been selected. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and Semi-Track. Cassell. ISBN 978-1854095183. Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page - Akira Takizawa; Zaloga, Steven J. (2007). Japanese Tanks 1939–45. Osprey. ISBN 978-1-8460-3091-8 Discover the engineering marvels of German tanks in World War II, a testament to technological prowess and battlefield strategy. This page offers an in-depth exploration of the renowned tanks like the formidable Tiger and versatile Panzer III. We'll unveil their design intricacies, battlefield roles, and how they shaped the dynamics of warfare. The German Heavy Gustav Was the Largest Gun Ever Built. Improvements to tanks, cars and planes during World War II marked the twilight of the war train. The great trains of the First World War The Germans held a mastery of the battlefield throughout most of World War 2 until supply-and-demand curtailed progress and tactical blunders proved insurmountable. There are a total of [ 72 ] World War II German Tanks entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Like so many of the strange weapons the Nazis brought to the battlefields of the Second World War, the examples that remained were ground up and destroyed along with the rest of the Nazi war machine. The Berlin Air Force Museum of the German Federal Armed Forces proudly displays a wing spar of the Me 323, in the hope to offer a sense of scale Gustav: World's Biggest Gun. In a Mail Call video, R. Lee Ermey answers a question from Tom of Kansas, who wants to know what the biggest gun in the world is. Ermey says to answer this question 49,234 built. This mythical machine replaced the Lee/Grant and remains the most prolific tank of the western world. But it was a compromise and has some flaws as well, especially when facing German late tanks of 1943-45. M26 Pershing. Around 2000 built. Only 20 were deployed in Germany a few weeks before the end of the war. German Reich (1943) Heavy Assault Gun – 303-316 Built Development of the Sd.Kfz.166 In 1942, Albert Speer placed an order for a howitzer mounted on a tank chassis to keep up with the Panzer Divisions. Alkett received the order to design the new vehicle, which would be known as the Sd.Kfz.166, Sturmpanzer, or Sturmpanzer 43. …. KV-4 (Object XcpLXel.