Elefant
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The Elefant was a heavily armored German World War II tank destroyer, known for its powerful 88 mm gun and limited mobility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elefant canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
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tank destroyer ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Sd.Kfz. 184 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armorType | welded steel armor ⓘ |
| basedOn | Porsche Tiger chassis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber | 88 mm ⓘ |
| category | German self-propelled anti-tank gun ⓘ |
| combatWeight | approximately 65 tonnes ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| designedAs | tank destroyer ⓘ |
| designedBy | Porsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range engagement of enemy armor ⓘ |
| driveType | electric transmission ⓘ |
| engineType | Maybach HL120 TRM petrol engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontArmorThickness | up to 200 mm ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.97 m ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | very effective gun but poor mobility ⓘ |
| improvementOver |
Ferdinand (added commander’s cupola)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand (addition of bow machine gun) ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8.14 m ⓘ |
| mobilityIssue |
mechanical unreliability
ⓘ
poor off-road performance ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
heavy armor
ⓘ
limited mobility ⓘ long-range anti-tank capability ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 90 units ⓘ |
| operator | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantConfiguration | twin Maybach engines driving generators ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ferdinand tank destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71 gun ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1943–1944 ⓘ |
| role | tank destroyer ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
Battle of Kursk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun ⓘ |
| survivingExamples |
Kubinka Tank Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
close assault by infantry
ⓘ
mines and mechanical breakdowns ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.38 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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