Panzer II

The Panzer II was a World War II German light tank, which was produced from 1935 to 1943. Since it was a kind of a stopgap design while better tanks were being developed, the Panzer II was the most important German tank when the war broke out on September 1, 1939, from a numerical point [...]

Elefant Tank (Panzerjäger Ferdinand)

The Elefant tank destroyer was a World War II German tank hunter. Its construction was improvised, based on the Tiger I Chassis. The model number was Sd.Kfz.184. The Elefant tank destroyer, or Panzerjäger, was designed by Ferdinand Porsche and manufactured by Porsche AG in 1943. It was 8.14m long, 3.38 m wide, 3 m tall, weighed 65 [...]

King Tiger Tank

The King Tiger, or Tiger II, was a World War II German heavy tank. The German designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B, which was produced between 1943 and 1945. The King Tiger had the thick armor of the Tiger I and the sloped armor of the Panther tank. Although it was slow, no other tank [...]

Tiger I Tank

The Tiger I was a World War II German tank which was produced from late 1942 until 1945. Because of its thick armor of high quality steel and fire power from its main gun, it was deemed the best tank of the war. It took ten Sherman tanks to destroy a tiger. Shells fired from 75mm artillery [...]

Panzer IV

The Panzer IV was a World War II German medium tank. It was developed in the 1930s and used extensively during the war. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161. It was designed by Krupp in 1936 as an infantry support tank, but soon assumed a tank-fighting role to counter the threat of the new [...]

Shaped Charge

A shaped charge is an explosive charge with a shaped cavity which forces the explosive’s energy to the front in order to have an armor-piercing effect. Modern lined shaped charges can penetrate armor steel to a depth of 7 times the diameter of the charge’s cone. A shaped charge is a concave metal cone which [...]