Yeah, the Third Reich didn't exactly think the Maus through. For that exhibition, the museum had to construct the building around the tank, if I remember correctly.
Yeah, the Third Reich didn't exactly think the Maus through. For that exhibition, the museum had to construct the building around the tank, if I remember correctly.
It worked fine, in fact it was so good that after the battle the USSR went to great lengths to repair it so it could be taken home and it influenced future tank design.
Germany was actually planning an even bigger one more than twice the size called the Ratte.
Anyway here's a T28 super heavy tank (not to be confused with a Soviet T-28 medium tank), which was quite sprightly at ~86 tones:
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