VK 45.01 (P)

VK 45.01 (P)
VK 45.01 (P)
Type	Prototype heavy tank
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Production history
Manufacturer	Porsche
No. built	10 + 90 hulls, hulls converted to Ferdinand tank destroyers, 1 Tiger (P) served as command vehicle
Specifications
Mass	60 t (59 long tons; 66 short tons)
Length	9.54 m (31 ft 4 in)
Width	3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
Height	2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
Crew	5
Armor	20–100 mm (0.79–3.94 in)
Main; armament	8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56
Secondary; armament	2 x 7.92 mm MG 34
Engine	2 x 10 cylinder Porsche Type 101; 310 PS (306 hp, 288 kW) each
Suspension	Longitudinal torsion-bar
Operational; range	105 km (65 mi) road
Maximum speed	35 km/h (22 mph)

The VK 45.01 (P), also informally known as Tiger (P) or Porsche Tiger, was a heavy tank prototype designed by Porsche in Germany. With a dual engine gasoline-electric drive that was complex and requiring significant amounts of copper, it lost out to its Henschel competitor on trials, it was not selected for mass production and the Henschel design was produced as the Tiger I. Most of the already produced chassis were rebuilt as Elefant Panzerjäger tank destroyers.

^ Jentz, Thomas L.; Doyle, Hilary Louis (1997). Panzerkampfwagen VI P - The History of Porsche Types 100/101. Darlington Productions. ISBN 978-1892848031.

[Panzer_VIP-1] Jentz, Thomas L.; Doyle, Hilary Louis (1997). Panzerkampfwagen VI P - The History of Porsche Types 100/101. Darlington Productions. ISBN 978-1892848031.

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