Drawing from German Armored Rarities 1935-1945
Panzerkampfwagen Löwe
Drawing from German Armored Rarities 1935-1945
In Spring of 1942, the Krupp firm began work on a tank to replace the Tiger. It was to be larger, heavier, and mount a 10.5cm KwK L/70 gun. The vehicle received the designation Panzerkampfwagen VII and was name Löwe (Lion). The model pictured is the 90-ton version which was to have 120mm frontal armor. The vehicle was to have a suspension consisting of overlapping pairs of roadwheels mounted on torsion bars.
A shortened,
80-ton version of the Löwe was proposed mounting the 8.8cm KwK L/71 with 140mm
frontal armor. The technical specifications of this shortened vehicle were amazingly similar
to the eventual Tiger II production models.
| Panzerkampfwagen Löwe | |
|---|---|
| Crew: 5 | Armament: one 10.5cm KwK L/70 + two 7.92mm MG34 |
| Weight: 90 tons | Traverse: 360o |
| Length: 7.74 meters (sans gun) | Elevation: unknown |
| Width: 3.83 meters | Engine: Maybach HL230 P30 |
| Height: 3.08 meters | Gearbox: 12 speeds |
| Radio: unknown, most likely an FuG 5 | Speed: 23 km/hr |
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