The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion), initially known as project VK 70.01, was a series of designs for a super-heavy tank developed by Krupp from 1941 to 1942. The project would be cancelled in favour of even heavier tanks such as the Maus.

2024年1月27日 · At the start of the Second World War, the Germans decided to initiate the development of their heaviest tank by that point, known as Panzerkampfwagen VII VK65.01. This vehicle was to weight 65 tonnes, possibly even more.

Der Panzerkampfwagen Löwe (VK 70.01) war der Entwurf eines überschweren Kampfpanzers für die deutsche Wehrmacht, der nie über das Reißbrettstadium hinauskam. Die Entwicklung des schweren Panzers begann im Frühjahr 1942, nachdem in der Friedrich Krupp AG die erbeuteten überschweren sowjetischen Panzer begutachtet wurden.

2017年10月21日 · The second alternative was a 105 mm gun with a 20 caliber barrel and a muzzle velocity of 420 m/s. This weapon was more powerful than the 7.5 cm KwK L/24, but had its drawbacks. The ammunition would consist of one piece, which would make the loader's life in the small turret difficult.

The Panzerkampfwagen/Panzer VII Löwe/Lion was a design for a huge colossal 90 tonne vehicle which would never leave the drawing board. The plan for the Lion was for it to be fitted with...

The Panzer VII Lowe was a design for a super-heavy tank made by Germany during World War II. There were two versions of the Lowe, but both had the same 105 mm L/70 high velocity gun, the armor of the prototypes was planned to be 100 and 120 mm thick.

2017年1月10日 · Designers planned to build two variants of this streamlined vehicle with rear mounted turret. Light (leichte) variant would have frontal armor protection of 100mm and it would weight 76...

2011年8月15日 · Development of this heavyweight tank began in early 1941, when the company Krupp began to study the Soviet heavy tanks. In the first months of 1942, Krupp was instructed to begin designing the heavy tank PzKpfw VII Leo (VK7201 project).

The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion) was a design for a super-heavy tank created by Krupp for the Nazi German government during World War II. The project, initially code-named VK 7001 (K), never left the drawing board, and was dropped in late 1942 in favor of the Panzer VIII Maus. The Löwe was...

The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion) was a design for a super-heavy tank created by Krupp for the German government during World War II. The project, initially code-named VK 70.01 (K), never left the drawing board, and was dropped on 5–6 March 1942, in favor of Porsche's heavier Panzer VIII Maus.