Was the P 1000 Ratte built?

The Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte was never actually built, in part due to the poor performance of another German super-heavy tank, the largest tank ever actually built, the Panzer VIII Maus (“Mouse”), with a weight of 175 tonnes.

How big is the Ratte tank?

115 feet long
The Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte would have been the largest, heaviest tank ever created. Weighing 1,000 tons, five times the weight of the heaviest tank ever built, and measuring 115 feet long, the Ratte was a testament to overkill.

Was the Maus ever used?

The Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was one such weapon. It was impractical and also huge — so huge it holds the record for the heaviest fully-enclosed tank ever built. The Maus (likely) never saw combat as the Soviets overran the Kummersdorf proving grounds on April 21, 1945, capturing Germany’s two prototypes.

Did the Maus ever see combat?

Was the Maus tank real?

Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (English: “Mouse”) was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built.

Did the e100 exist?

The first prototype was never fully completed and was found by the 751st Field Artillery Battalion of the American forces in April 1945. The partially completed vehicle was taken by the British Army for evaluation and then scrapped in the 1950s.

What should the Ratte Tank be used for?

The Ratte should be used like the Flak Towers were used. Basically a stationary gun platform. It would probably be most useful in the Battle of Berlin, where there were lots of books and crannies for the Germans to hide in. I wouldn’t even dream about that tank being able to move.

Who designed the Ratte Tank?

Krupp had previously designed the infamous Tiger tanks used by the Nazis. The Ratte was one of the proposed “Wunderwaffe” of the Nazi regime. Wunderwaffe, literally meaning “Miracle Weapon,” was a designation given to numerous super-weapons that the Nazi’s attempted to develop during the war.

Why is the Ratte so popular?

The “Ratte” is a real monster, a moving fortress. It is the tank with the most guns in the game and can be used against anything. It is currently the only tank that can run over other tanks. It endures and shares a lot and can stand up to a large number of enemy units.

What does Ratte stand for?

The Landkreuzer P. 1000 “Ratte” (English: Land Cruiser P. 1000 “Rat”) was a design for a super-heavy tank for use by Nazi Germany during World War II, proposed by Krupp director Edward Grotte in June 1942, who had already named it “Landkreuzer”. Submitted designs and drawings of the tank went under the names OKH Auftrag Nr.