Ferdinand tank destroyer
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The Ferdinand tank destroyer was a heavily armored German World War II self-propelled anti-tank gun, notable for its powerful 88 mm cannon and use on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ferdinand tank destroyer canonical | 2 |
| Elefant tank destroyer | 1 |
| Ferdinand/Elefant tank destroyer | 1 |
| Jagdpanther tank destroyer | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German World War II vehicle
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self-propelled anti-tank gun ⓘ tank destroyer ⓘ |
| armament | 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71 gun ⓘ |
| armorThickness | up to about 200 mm on the front ⓘ |
| armorType | heavy armor ⓘ |
| basedOnChassisOf | Porsche Tiger ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| caliber | 88 mm ⓘ |
| chassisType | Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P) ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range anti-tank combat ⓘ |
| designer | Ferdinand Porsche ⓘ |
| engineType | twin Maybach HL 120 TRM petrol engines ⓘ |
| feature |
electric transmission system
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lacked hull-mounted machine gun in original configuration ⓘ very thick frontal armor ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| gunMount | casemate ⓘ |
| gunTraverse | limited ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.0 m ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | very effective gun but problematic reliability ⓘ |
| laterDesignation | Elefant ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8.14 m ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | about 30 km/h ⓘ |
| modification |
addition of commander’s cupola in Elefant conversion
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addition of hull machine gun in Elefant conversion ⓘ improved armor in Elefant conversion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ferdinand Porsche ⓘ |
| notableFor | powerful 88 mm cannon ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 90 ⓘ |
| operator |
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653
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schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653 ⓘ
surface form:
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654
|
| powertrain | petrol-electric drive ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1943 ⓘ |
| role | heavy tank destroyer ⓘ |
| successor |
Ferdinand tank destroyer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Elefant tank destroyer
|
| usedBy |
German Army
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| weakness |
lack of close-defense machine gun in original version
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mechanical unreliability ⓘ poor mobility ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 65 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.38 m ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jagdpanther tank destroyer
this entity surface form:
Elefant tank destroyer
this entity surface form:
Ferdinand/Elefant tank destroyer