Schiffer Publishing Porsche Tiger and Ferdinand Tank Destroyer: VK4501(P) Porsche Type 101 and Panzerjager Ferdinand/Elefant

Code: 63511MIL

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ISBN	9780764363511
PRODUCT CODE	63511MIL
PUBLISHER	Schiffer Publishing
AUTHOR	Michael Froehlich
BINDING	Hardback
NO OF PAGES	496
LANGUAGE	English
ILLUSTRATIONS	Photos & Illustrations

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Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian engineer born in 1875. In the interwar period, Ferdinand founded an automotive consultation firm, which gradually grew into todays Porsche AG automotive company. Porsche firm was responsible for the design of the Volkswagen, a simple model known today as the Beetle. During the Second World War, Porsche firm played an important role in designing military vehicles for the Wehrmacht. This work follows up on author Michael Froehlich book on Porsche massive Maus tank and describes the firms other armoured vehicle designs, with special emphasis on the VK 4501 (P) Tiger prototype and the Ferdinand tank destroyer. VK 4501 was the designation for the prototypes competing to be what would become the Panzer VI Tiger. Porsche concept used a novel gasoline/electric hybrid power plant, but the Tiger contract eventually went to Henschel. Through details on the Tiger trials at the Verskraft proving ground, readers will gain insight into the armament procurement process in the Third Reich. The hull/chassis design from VK 4501 (P) was later repurposed for a large tank destroyer named for the designer, Ferdinand. These imposing vehicles saw combat on multiple fronts and were later renamed Elefant. Froehlich study, available in English for the first time, is grounded in original reports, manuals, and technical drawings.

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