Was the E100 a real tank?

The Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (Gerät 383) (TG-01) was a German super-heavy tank design developed towards the end of World War II. The largest of the Entwicklung series of tank designs intended to improve German armored vehicle production through standardization on cheaper, simpler to build vehicles.

Was the e-100 the Maus?

Super heavy tank prototype – 1 partially completed. The E100 was a project which is occasionally and somewhat erroneously referred to as a rival to Dr. Porsche’s Maus design. This is not strictly true, as the E100 came after the 130-tonne Tiger-Maus design from Krupp, which was the Maus-rival.

How heavy is the E100?

In November 1942, Krupp suggested a design weighing 155 tons, compared to the 188 tons of the Maus – but still using the Maus turret. In December 1942, Krupp suggested a design weighing 130 tons which used many of the same components as the Tiger tank with Maus turret — referred to as the “Tiger-Maus”.

Is the E-100 still in War Thunder?

It was first available in the “Teutonic Giants” tournament held from a time span of January to March 2016. It was made available again in War Thunder’s 5th Anniversary tournaments, then again in the War Thunder’s 6th Birthday tournaments.

Was an E75 ever built?

The E 75 is a German tier 9 heavy tank. In 1945 the E 75 was conceived as a standard heavy tank of the Panzerwaffe to replace the Tiger II. It existed only in blueprints.

What is an Entwicklung tank?

The German Ordinance Department set about on a new series of tanks known as the Entwicklung series aka E-Series, that were all based on a simpler more common design that would fulfil a number of existing roles. This was the proposed supper heavy tank and would have weighted in at 100+ tonnes.

What is the German E-series of tanks?

The German E-Series of Tanks – By 1945 Germany was operating a number of different, complicated, time consuming and expensive vehicles. The German Ordinance Department set about on a new series of tanks known as the Entwicklung series aka E-Series, that were all based on a simpler more common design that would fulfil a number of existing roles.

Who invented the German tank?

German armor was uncontained. In the late 1920s German tank theory was pioneered by General Oswald Lutz and his chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Heinz Guderian. Of the two, Guderian became the more influential and his ideas were widely publicized.

What are the different weight classes of tanks?

There were to be standard designs in five different weight classes (E-10, E-25, E-50, E-75 and E-100) from which several specialised variants were to be developed. This intended to reverse the trend of extremely complex tank designs that had resulted in poor production rates and mechanical unreliability.