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Longitudinal torsion bars. Maximum speed. 60 km/h (37 mph) The VK 30.01 (P) was the official designation for a heavy tank prototype proposed in Germany. Only two prototype chassis were built. The tank never entered serial production, but was further developed into the VK 45.01 Tiger (P). Porsche called it the Typ (Type) 100.


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VK4501(P) known as Ferdinand Porsche Tiger (P) - a prototype of the German heavy tank PzKpfw VI Tiger from World War II, designed by Ferdinand Porsche.OUR SH.


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The VK 45.01 (P), also informally known as Tiger (P) or Porsche Tiger, was a gasoline-electric drive heavy tank prototype designed by Porsche in Germany. Losing to its Henschel competitor on trials, it was not selected for mass production and the Henschel design was produced as the Tiger I.


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The VK 45.01 , also informally known as Tiger or Porsche Tiger, was a gasoline-electric drive heavy tank prototype designed by Porsche in Germany. Losing to its Henschel competitor on trials, it was not selected for mass production and the Henschel design was produced as the Tiger I. Most of the already produced chassis were rebuilt as Elefant tank destroyers.


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Perhaps somewhat confusingly, although the VK45.02 (H) was abandoned in October 1942, it had been designated by Wa. Prüf. 6 as the 'Tiger II' on 18th September 1942, with the VK45.03 (H) being named 'Tiger III'. Thus, the first Tiger II lasted only one month and the 'Tiger III' was named back to 'Tiger II' on 3rd March 1943.


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After May 21st, 1941, Porsche was pitted against Henschel and required to submit drawings for a 45-ton heavy tank that would become known as the Tiger. Before being sent to the Kummersdorf testing facility for the official trials overseen by Hitler in April 1942, the VK 45.01 (P) had its initial trials.


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One of the most famous armored fighting vehicles of all time, the Tiger tank was as loved by its German crews as it was feared by the Allies. Although the Tiger that the Germans fielded during WWII was designed and built by Henschel, Porsche designed his own version during the development competition. He even reportedly gave the tank its nickname.


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Porsche's Tiger: A Victim of Dirty Competition The German heavy tank program began in 1937, but work dragged on. Changes were being introduced into the design of tanks that hadn't even been built yet. Because of this, Porsche K.G. began working on a new Typ 100 heavy tank, known also as the VK 30.01 (P), in December of 1939.


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The Tiger (P) (commonly known as Porsche Tiger, official designation: VK 45.01 (P)) was an unsuccessful German heavy tank prototype that lost against what would become the successful Henschel Tiger I tank. It first appeared in the anime during Episode 7 . Contents 1 History 2 In Girls und Panzer 2.1 Anime 2.2 Der Film 3 Trivia 4 Gallery


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Published: 19 Jan 2022, 21:19 UTC • By: Benny Kirk Ferdinand Porsche was an eccentric man. A man of many talents, all under the general purview of engineering. But to say that all of his.


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On the far left is a Tiger II with a pre-production turret with the curved front. Image taken in The Tank Museum by Morio CC BY-SA 4.0. This is where the confusion between the two turret types begins, with the first 50 being known as the Tiger IIs with "Porsche" turrets, and the rest being known as the Tiger IIs with "Henschel" turrets.


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The VK 45.01 (P) (more commonly known as the Tiger (P)) was the official designation for an unsuccessful heavy tank prototype produced by Porsche in Germany in 1942. It was not selected for production and the Henschel design to the same specification was produced as the Tiger I.


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The most well-known of these was the Tiger Tank. This tank became a crucial weapon for the German Army and played a vital role in the war. Porsche's prototype for Tiger Tank.


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The Tiger II was a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, [notes 1] often shortened to Tiger B. [8] The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. [8] ( Sd.Kfz. 267 and 268 for command vehicles).


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Nicknamed the Porsche Tiger (not to be confused with the production Tiger), the prototype heavy tank was never mass produced. The Professor went with an electric drive because he genuinely believed a mechanical transmission would fail under the tremendous weight of the tank, which was 60 metric tons.


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Meanwhile, Henschel was also developing a Tiger model. After side-by-side testing of the prototypes, Speer chose the Henschel design in November 1942. Yet, ultimately, about 100 Porsche tanks were built using the pre-production Tiger chassis and turret. Waste not, want not.