Takom Maus V2 Super Heavy Tank
The Panzerkampfwagen VIII ‘Maus’ (transl. Mouse) was a German super-heavy tank developed in 1944. Five were ordered, but only two hulls and one turret were completed before the testing grounds were captured by the advancing Soviet forces. The first turretless prototype (V1) was assembled by Alkett, and the production turret with armament, submitted for tests. The subject of this article, the V2 differed in many ways from the earlier version: fitted with a 128mm main gun, coaxial 75mm gun, and coaxial 7.92mm machine-gun; powered by a Daimler-Benz MB 517 diesel engine; and new running gear and tracks designed by Škoda.