الفانت
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ferdinand, Panzerjäger Tiger (P), 88L71 on Tiger (P), PaK 43/2 on Tiger (P)
Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer (self-propelled anti-tank gun) 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.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Panzerjäger Tiger (P)
- Weapon.image
- Elefant USAOM-01.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center
- Weapon.type
- Heavy tank destroyer
- Weapon.origin
- Nazi Germany
- Weapon.designer
- Ferdinand Porsche
- Weapon.design_date
- 1942–1943
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Nibelungenwerk
- Weapon.production_date
- March–May 1943
- Weapon.number
- 91
- Weapon.length
- with gun
- Weapon.suspension
- longitudinal torsion-bar
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- road cross-country
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun
- Weapon.armour
- 200 mm (7.87 in) maximum
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Tiger (P)
- Country of origin
- Nazi Germany
- Mass
- 65
- Manufacturer
- Porsche
- Designed by
- Ferdinand Porsche
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Elefant USAOM-01.jpg
- Height
- 2.97
- Width
- 3.38
- Speed
- 30
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Panzerjäger Tiger (P)
- service entry
- 1943-01-01
- total produced
- 91
- Commons gallery
- Panzerjäger Tiger (P)
- armament
- 8.8 cm Pak 43
- different from
- Ferdinand
Sources (3)
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