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Germany's E-100 super heavy tank4
E-100 super heavy tank chassis sitting on a transporter: |
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Design
The E-Series was to replace the tanks in use with standardized vehicles.4 There was to be four E-Series: E-10, E-25, E-50, and E-100.4
The E-100 was the only one that was in prototype stage at the end of the war.4
Production
- E-100: 1 prototype2
- Manufacturer: Henschel2
| Crew | 51,2,4, 63 |
| Radio | FuG52 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 137-140 tons3, 137.8 tons1,4, 140 tons2 140,000 kg1,4 |
| Length w/gun | 33' 8"4, 33' 8.3"1, 34.16'3 10.27 m1,2,4 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 10' 9.5"1, 10' 10"4, 11.08'3 3.29 m1,2,4 |
| Width | 14' 8"4, 14' 8.4"1, 14.9'3 4.48 m1,2,4 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | 20 psi4 1.4 kg/(cm2)4 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 172 mm1,4 150 mm3 150 mm KwK44 L/382 |
| Secondary | 75 mm1,3,4 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.52 |
| MG | 7.92 mm MG1,4 7.92 mm MG342 2: MGs3 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 322 |
| Secondary | 2002 |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 50 - 2003, 2404 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 2001 200@60°2 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 150@40°2 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 60+120@20°2 & 60+120@0°2 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 120@0°2 |
| Hull Rear | 150@30°2 |
| Hull Top | 40@90°2 |
| Hull Bottom | 40@90°2 |
| Turret Front | 2401 240 round2 Mantlet: 240 Saukopfblende2 |
| Turret Sides | 200@30°2 |
| Turret Rear | 200@7°2 |
| Turret Top | 40@90°2 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL2341,2,4 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | V-124 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 7004 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 8 forward, 4 reverse.2 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline4 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, hand.2 |
| Max speed | 24.85 mph1, 24.9 mph4, 25 mph3 40 kph1,2,4 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 74.5 miles1, 74.6 miles4 120 km1,2,4 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -7° to +23°2 |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | MAN disc springs4 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | 40"4 1.02 m4 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- The Illustrated Guide to Tanks of the World, George Forty, 2006
