German Pzkpfw
Posted February 3, 2010
By admin
German tanks?
Germans have been naming their armored fighting vehicles after big cats ever since the Pzkpfw V Tiger, right up to the modern Leopard. I don't think it's a mystery as to why, but I wonder whose idea this was.
The question was not "why", but "who".
Elefant and Nashorn were tank destroyers, not tanks
After years of research for a heavy next generation tank, German designers were eventually required to quickly produce one by Hitler's 53rd birthday in April 1942. It would be armed with the most powerful German gun, the 88mm, which was used both as a heavy anti-aircraft gun and as an anti-tank gun.
Two prototypes were ready for Hitler's birthday, and one, by Henschel, was selected for production. Officially marked Panzer VI, it was the first German tank which was given a name, they named it Tiger. Who "they" was has not been determined, but most likely a designer within the Henschel corporation.
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