VK 45.01 (H)
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VK 45.01 (H) was a German World War II heavy tank prototype developed by Henschel that served as a precursor to the Tiger I.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German heavy tank prototype
ⓘ
World War II armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | VK 45.01 (P) ⓘ |
| armamentClass | heavy anti-tank gun ⓘ |
| armourLayout | box-shaped superstructure ⓘ |
| armourType | rolled homogeneous armour ⓘ |
| category | prototype military vehicle ⓘ |
| chassisType | tracked armoured chassis ⓘ |
| competitorDesign | Porsche Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designationMeaning | Versuchskonstruktion 45.01 Henschel ⓘ |
| designCompetitionResult | basis for selected production Tiger design ⓘ |
| designDate | early 1940s ⓘ |
| designedAs | heavy breakthrough tank ⓘ |
| designedBy | Henschel design team under Erwin Aders ⓘ |
| designedCrewPositions |
commander
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driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ radio operator ⓘ |
| designedFor | Heereswaffenamt tank competition ⓘ |
| designedFrontArmourThickness | over 100 mm (conceptual) ⓘ |
| designedToMount | 8.8 cm KwK main gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Henschel & Sohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 1940s German tank development ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | direct design step toward the Tiger I ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tiger I armour scheme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiger I hull layout ⓘ Tiger I suspension design ⓘ |
| inServiceStatus | never entered mass production ⓘ |
| letterCodeMeaning | H stands for Henschel ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Henschel & Sohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massClass | 45-ton class ⓘ |
| mobilityClass | tracked heavy vehicle ⓘ |
| namingScheme | VK experimental tank designation system ⓘ |
| partOf | German heavy tank development program ⓘ |
| powerplantType | gasoline engine (planned) ⓘ |
| precursorOf | Tiger I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | evaluation of heavy tank concepts ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | testbed for Tiger I design features ⓘ |
| status | prototype only ⓘ |
| successor | Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspensionType | torsion bar (planned) ⓘ |
| turretSupplier | Krupp (planned) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Wehrmacht (testing only) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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