Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (English: 'mouse') was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in July of 1944. As of 2025, it is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle …

At 188 tonnes, it is the heaviest operational tank ever made by any nation at any time in any war and was made despite the shortages of raw materials, industrial capacity, and manpower at …

The Porsche-built Panzer VIII Maus (Mouse) was huge at over 10 metres in length and made of 170 tons of thick steel. But even more outrageous was the Landkreuzer P-100 Ratte (Rat). …

May 27, 2024 · The Panzer VIII Maus was the German last and only super heavy tank built during WWII. It was the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built and was planned to …

Feb 15, 2025 · The Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, is infamous among WW2 tank historians. Designed by Ferdinand Porsche and manufactured by Krupp, this super-heavy tank was …

Feb 8, 2019 · The German Panzer VIII tank of World War II, codenamed the Maus tank, was intended to be the biggest, best-armored and most powerful tank ever built – and the …

Sep 21, 2018 · The original plans to create 10 PzKpfw VIII Maus tanks on Hitler’s orders were terminated, due to lack of production capacity, so the Germans failed to test the Maus tanks in …

Jul 13, 2022 · The Germans are well-known innovators, yet I can’t help wonder wonder if Nazi Germany’s weapons designers were committing a wee bit of plagiarism when they named one …

Oct 6, 2013 · In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. Just two hulls and …

Oct 27, 2020 · Superheavy Tank – None Built. The Maus is an easily recognisable vehicle, marking the largest and heaviest production tank of WW2. At nearly 200 tonnes, the Maus, …