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Ferdinand: The Bastard Tiger

Join me in War Thunder for FREE on PC, PS®5 and Xbox Series X|S by using this link https://playwt.link/milhistvis and get a premium tank or aircraft and three days of premium time as a bonus. The Ferdinand (later renamed into Elefant) heavy tank destroyer (originally a Sturmgeschütz / Assault Gun) was based on the Porsche-Tiger chassis aka the rejected Tiger prototype. Only around 90 were produced yet despite its weight and other problems even a handful made it to the Battle of Berlin in 1945. In this video we look at the origin, armament, armor, mobility and various other aspects of the Ferdinand. Disclaimer: This video is sponsored by the Free-to-Play Game War Thunder. »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Fröhlich, Michael: Der Panzerjäger Ferdinand Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Porsche Typ 131. Paul Pietsch Verlage GmbH & Co: Stuttgart, Germany, 2020. Spielberger, Walter J./Doyle, Hilary L./Jentz, Thomas L.: Schwere Jagdpanzer: Entwicklung - Fertigung - Einsatz. Spezialausg., 1. Aufl, Motorbuch-Verl: Stuttgart, 2011. Jentz, Thomas L./Doyle, Hilary Louis: Panzer Tracts No.9: Jagdpanzer: Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger. Darlington Productions: Darlington, Maryland, USA, 1997. Töppel, Roman: Kursk 1943: the greatest battle of the Second World War. Helion & Company: Warwick, UK, 2018. D 656/2: Panzerjäger Tiger (P). Instandsetzungsanweisung zum Fahrgestell ohne den elektrischen Teil. 1.5.43. Pöhlmann, Markus: Der Panzer und die Mechanisierung des Krieges: eine deutsche Geschichte 1890 bis 1945. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, Germany, 2016. Michaels, Conrad: Rüstungsmanagement der Ministerien Todt und Speer das Beispiel Panzerentwicklung/Panzerkommission. Aschendorff Verlag: Münster, Germany, 2020. Glantz, David M./Orenstein, Harold S./Soviet Union: The Battle for Kursk, 1943: the Soviet General Staff study. Frank Cass: London, UK ; Portland, Oregon, USA, 1999. #Sponsored,#WarThunder,#Ferdinand

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Hyok Kim

0857 Speer got it right. My kinda man. This is the part many ‘tactical crowd’ get it wrong. 1004 Exactly, why I point out the importance of separating the tanks from the supporting infantry for the purpose of making the tanks vulnerable to friendly AT Infantry team. Much disparaged Italians understood this concept very well. Also, can you tell me why the Germans decided to go with gasoline instead of diesel for their panzers/ The Germans invented the diesel, famous for their diesel engines, and diesels are ideal for heavy machineries like tanks, and far less vulnerable to molotovs. 1130 Brilliant Point. Again, another reason for my disdain for the ‘tactical crowd’.

Volker Hartmann

@ 0857: That wasn't Speer, it was Saur - @1004 The Panzermuseum Munster made a video series on this question. Many reasons, one being that the gasoline engine was tactically the better option as it had faster acceleration and acceleration was more important than high speed or migh marching speed. - @ 1130: Why is that a reason for your disdain for the tactical crowd? It is a tactical argument after all. And who is the "tactical crowd"?

Volker Hartmann

The Stug. III didn't have a MG either and there it isn't a scandal although its gun was smaller.