E 1000 Ratte

The divided weight of the ratte included 300 tonnes of armament the total weight of the guns themselves was 100 tonnes so turret armour would have weighed 200 tonnes 200 tonnes of armour and.

E 1000 ratte. Adolf hitler expressed interest in the project and the go ahead was granted. The landkreuzer p 1000 ratte was a design idea for a heavier german tank in world war ii. Several designs were proposed and mockups made. 1000 rat was a possibly fanciful design for a 1000 ton tank for use by nazi germany during world war ii that may have been proposed by krupp director edward grotte in june 1942 who had already named it landkreuzer submitted designs and drawings of the vehicle went under the names okh auftrag nr.

30404 and e 30404 1 which were. Clip is from 16 mins into nat geo s documentary hitler s secret weapon. It would have weighed 1 000 tonnes five times the weight of the panzer viii maus. In the midst of world war ii hitler pushed for the creation of one of the most powerful and least practical weapons of all time.

The tank itself was so big it was meant to weight 1000 tonne 5 times the weight and size of the current largest tank. The origins of landkreuzer p1000 ratte came from a e. Weighing 1 000 tons five times the weight of the heaviest tank ever built and measuring 115 feet long the ratte was a testament to overkill. This would have been a 1000 ton ultra heavy tank equipped with dual 280mm 11 in sk c 28 naval guns in a panzerschiff mount derived from the detschland class cruisers.

Landkreuzer p1000 ratte origins of the myth. Landkreuzer p 1000 ratte the ratte is known for its enormous size. 1500 was to be 25 m 82 ft. 30404 and e 30404 1 which were presented in december 1942.

He designed a 1000tons 984ton vehicle that impressed hitler. In june 1942 he sent a proposal to hitler for a new landcruiser. On 23 june 1942 the german ministry of armaments proposed a 1 000 tonne tank the landkreuzer p. The design in our illustration is the most common design for the ratte.

1000 ratte would have been the largest heaviest tank ever created. In 1941 grotte was working on development of u boat for krupp. World of tanks ratte april fools. Drawings and drafts ran under the designation okh order no.