Key point: It was an act of desperation—and an engineering marvel. By the time the super-heavy Maus tank rolled out for its first tests in January 1944, the Nazis had — six months after Kursk ...

It also did not have a traditional tank gun. Instead, the Maus packed a 15-centimeter howitzer specifically on Hitler’s orders. Although only one of the two prototypes ever produced had a turret.

In unserem Guide zur Maus in World of Tanks zeigen wir euch die Vor- und Nachteile des deutschen Schweren Panzers und erklären euch, wie ihr mit dem Tier-X-Panzer in WoT erfolgreich durchs ...

The Maus's poor crew found themselves turned into fine German sausage meat when a ten-second burst converted what was once the scariest super-heavy battle tank into a beautiful make-shift barbecue.

Tanks are the undisputed heavy hitters of the battlefield, designed to deliver devastating firepower and protection. But some tanks stand out from the rest, not just for their formidable firepower but ...