What gun does the Maus use?

Weighing 188 metric tons, the Maus’s main armament was the Krupp-designed 128 mm KwK 44 L/55 gun, based on the 12.8 cm Pak 44 towed anti-tank gun also used in the casemate-type Jagdtiger tank destroyer, with a coaxial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 gun.

Did the Maus see combat?

The Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was one such weapon. It was impractical and also huge — so huge it holds the record for the heaviest fully-enclosed tank ever built. The Maus (likely) never saw combat as the Soviets overran the Kummersdorf proving grounds on April 21, 1945, capturing Germany’s two prototypes.

Which army first used the flamethrower?

the German Army
Originally invented by a German engineer, Richard Fiedler, in 1900 the flamethrower was accepted into service by the German Army in 1911 and was used by specialist assault engineer units.

Could the Maus have won ww2?

Originally Answered: If the Nazi’s had been able to mass-produce the Maus tank, would they win the war? No the Germans would have won the war. The Maus consumed more materials and took longer to build than either the Tiger and Panther. The Germans would have been even more outnumbered they were in reality.

Was the Mauschen real?

The Mäuschen is a German tier 9 heavy tank. In summer 1942, the Porsche company received an order for the development of an assault tank with as much protection as possible and a powerful gun. One of the results of the superheavy Maus tank’s development was the Typ 205 Mäuschen, a design project with the same interior.

Is the Ratte tank real?

30404 and E-30404/1, which were presented in December 1942. The tank was planned to be 1000 tonnes, being far heavier than the Panzer VIII “Maus”, the heaviest tank ever built (weighing 188 tonnes)….

Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte
Maximum speed	~40 km/h (25 mph)