Tankers

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Panzerkampfwagen I - Germany, 1934

5,4 tons - 1,72 m tall, 4 m long Panzer I and II were intended to be practice vehicles for both soldiers and the industry. Due to Germanys rather low production capabilities they remained in service over the war however. Lightly armoured and armed with machine guns only, this tank is close to being a mere tankette.

Panzerkampfwagen III - Germany, 1936

22 tons - 2,5 m tall, 5,5 m long. Was supposed to become the main battle tank for the Wehrmacht, until experiences in France and Russia proved that it wasn't strong enough for that purpose. Still recieved many upgrades.

 

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KV-2

T-34 - Soviet Union, 1940

31 tons - 2,6 m tall, 6,8 m long. A tank that outclassed anything nazi Germany (or any other country) could field in 1941 and remained highly important throughout the war. Over 64,000 T-34 and T-34-85 were built during the war! Encountering this tank was a real shock to the Germans, who until then believed that Russia only had antiquated designs. Even though it could withstand most German anti-tank weapons of the time with its 50 mm of sloped armour, it was still mobile at over 50 km/h (30 mph) and cheap to produce.

 

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"Ferdinand"

Porsche competed with Henschel for building the heavy tank "Tiger" - when the Porsche design proved inferior, all but one of the 91 Porsche Tiger were rebuilt as "Ferdinand" tank destroyers by replacing the turret with a fixed superstructure, and installing a stronger gun.

"Ferdinand"

It was ridiculously armoured and sufficiently armed to destroy any known target of the time at maximum range (2000-4000 meters. Named after engineer Ferdinand Porsche, later it received an overhaul and was renamed to "Elefant" (Elephant). Throughout its service life it suffered from severe reliability issues.

PzKpfw VI "Tiger" - Germany, 1942

57 tons - 3 m tall, 3,7 m wide, 8,45 m long.

 

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PzKpfw VIB "Tiger II"

The design resembled Panther more than Tiger. The sloped armour increases its power against shots that come from a flat angle, therefore is much more powerful than the boxy, flat one of Tiger.

PzKpfw VIII "Maus", Prototype - Germany, 1944

188 tons - 3.8 m tall, 3,76 m wide, 10,1 m long.