The Nazi Mouse - The Biggest Tank Ever Made

Bigger is better, or at least that's what Hitler thought when he had commissioned the world's largest tank ever to be built in an effort to crush the Allied forces. The Nazi Mouse, or Panzer VIII Maus, was a behemoth of a tank, and if Hitler had his way, it would have won him the war.

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[Unhuman]

Maus: Most heavy tank in history
Goliath: One of the most smallest in history

Ironic names isn't it?

[lovelessissimo]

I like how the Nazis had a sense of humor about naming the tank.

[michaelmatter]

*T-34 shots bounces off the armor of the maus*
War Thunder logic:
"I dont have such weakness."

[DarknetDude]

It's always amusing to me when a weapon has an ironic name. It's like calling the nuclear missile 'The Peacemaker'.

[Korearxhxujddidbvdss]

Germans: We need more tanks! We are losing!

Hanz: *Use ze mouse with bigger kannon.*

[helmi_muza]

Being the biggest means you're also the biggest target.

-*Bismarck* probably

[dragonweyr]

The most vulnerable part of any tank is the treads. Take out the treads and it can't move
It could still fire its weapons but unable to move, it is a sitting duck
The same thing happened to the German battleship Bismark. the rudder was stuck at an angle and it could only tun in circles until it was sunk

[georgeharrold]

It might have stoped enemy tank shells, but it still would've rang like the loudest bell the crews ever heard

[charles]

In reality the Maus was way too expensive and costly to produce, and by the time the Maus had entered production Germany’s resources were very depleted. What’s more, the tank was way too slow and bulky, you could expect constant breakdowns and mechanical failures. The Maus also made an excellent practice target for allied planes.

[popeye]

'King Tiger' is technically a mistranslation. Yes, 'konig' and 'tiger' translate to 'king' and 'tiger' respectively but in German the combination that was used for the Tiger II tank 'Konigstiger' actually means Bengal tiger.

[shohin]

the equipment they had at that time is really impressive.

[randied]

"the Maus would never need to run from a fight though"

Allied bombers: are you sure about that?

[balsabozovic]

Just so you know, fight in begging is imagined, maus never saw combat and was never finished

[newbiepee]

reminds me of when i stripped a civic to bare bones and then had no defrost for winter. that 5 lbs sure helped it go faster into back of a parked car

[harimemagic]

The infographics: **shows T 34 85** (has a 85mm cannon)
The infographics again: **76mm gun has a no chance against the Maus**

[TheAgProv]

Here's the challenge: find railway wagons big enough to carry Maus tanks to the front. Find bridges strong enough to allow them to cross major rivers. Create a logistics train capale of, for instance, assured supplies of fuel to keep them moving.

[jimeonblitz]

It's sad to see this tank getting nerfed in WOTB

[edi]

The 75mm coaxial weapon was not a cannon, but more of a grenade launcher. It was intended to be fast-firing compared to the main gun and lob 75mm HE and HEAT rounds.
The one thing though I can't wrap my head around is the comparison to the Abrams or Soviet MBTs. They have a similar-sized cannon (100-130mm depending on the model) and their composite armor is thicker than the steel armor of the Maus, yet these tanks are significantly smaller! The German 128mm has a similar performance to modern 125mm cannons, but the breach is significantly larger, thus requiring a much bigger turret. Similarly, the engine is frigging huge compared to other engines who might even have twice as much horsepower.

[noahezer]

Fun fact : The 75mm co-axial gun is the exact same gun used on the early model of the Panzer IV.

[freetayk]

Ah yes, lets name it “MOUSE” because its gonna be big! Sounds like a great idea!