It would be extremely cool, but alas it was a prototype that was never completed. Would classify as a tank, but against the rules since it was only a prototype. I'm sure if you built it someone would be willing to shoot paint at it....;)
Derek T065 On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Kelly G <kellyg3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey, > Anyone ever considered making one of these... Would it qualify as a tank? > It kind of looks like the Bismark with tracks on it. > I just wonder if there would be a battle field big enough for it? Makes the > King Tiger look like a Tonka Toy.... > Also, ya might need to take out a second mortgage just to raise the money > to build one. > > > Kelly > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The Landkreuzer P-1000 "Ratte" (Rat) was to have been an extremely > large tank for use by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was designed in > 1942 by Krupp with the approval of Adolf Hitler, but the project was > canceled by Albert Speer in early 1943 and none was ever completed. > The 1000 metric ton Krupp P-1000 "Ratte", started construction but was > canceled before completion. It would have carried two 280 mm guns (mounted > in the same type of gun turret used in Gneisenau class warships), a single > 128 mm gun, eight 20 mm Flak 38 anti-aircraft guns and two 15 mm Mauser MG > 151/15 guns. > > The primary armament was a warship-like turret holding a pair of 280 mm > naval guns. One such turret was built before the project was canceled, and > was installed in a coastal defense battery in Norway. > > > > > > > > > > The Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster was a preprototype ultraheavy tank meant as > a mobile platform for the Krupp 800mm Schwerer Gustav artillery piece, in > fact, a mobile grand cannon. > > If completed it would have easily surpassed the Panzer VIII Maus, and even > the extremely large Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte in size, though it would only > have enough power to reach up to speeds of 10-15 kph. > > It would have been 42 m (138 ft) long, would have weighed 2500 tonnes, with > a 250 mm hull front armor, 4 MAN U-boat (submarine) diesel engines, and an > operating crew of over 100 men. > > It would have been so heavy that it would have cracked pavement behind it > and it would not have been able to cross bridges. > > The main armament would have been an 800 mm Dora/Schwerer Gustav K (E) > railway gun 10 times bigger in diameter than modern tank cannons, and a > secondary armament of two 150 mm sFH 18/1 L/30 howitzers and multiple 15 mm > MG 151/15 machine guns. > > > > > > > > http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.somethingawful.com/booklist/wallpapers/ratte_800.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php%3Ftopic%3D2240.msg18964&usg=__NztGYFHiyCvyx6-vxRr2BqbrUmo=&h=600&w=800&sz=335&hl=en&start=52&um=1&tbnid=6HKdFh0r7P2FsM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKrupp%2BSiege%2BMortar%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Tyng <steve...@gmail.com> > *To:* R/C Tank Combat <rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, June 1, 2009 9:13:58 PM > *Subject:* [TANKS] Re: Self Propelled Artillery? > > > Another clarification and/or ruling requested. Is this vehicle a > tracked vehicle? > > http://members.kos.net/sdgagnon/nfg13.jpg > > It is my contention that this WW1 Krupp Siege Mortar is indeed a > tracked vehicle. The picture clearly shows a series of hinged and > pivoting pads that travel in an endless loop. This design is > innovative in that they do away with the complexity of multiple road > wheels, drive sprocket and return idler by combining these elements > into one a single mechanism (what some closed minded individuals might > call a wheel). A close examination of this picture also clearly shows > frontal steel components that exceed 70mm in thickness. I conclude > thus that this asset will qualify as a "four hit tank" with the > frontal hit exclusion. The obvious large bore will allow it to carry > 40 rounds of ammo in it's magazine. > > Steve "If I Build It, It will Shoot Moving or Not" Tyng ;-) > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
