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The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a Schwerer Panzerjäger (German: "heavy tank-hunter")—a tank destroyer—of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was built in small numbers in 1943 under the name Ferdinand after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using tank chassis that had been produced for the Tiger I tank requirement, but were left spare when Porsche's Tiger candidate was rejected in favour of a Henschel design.
In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger (P) and the ordnance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 184.
See also
External Links
- Wikipedia: Elefant
- GuP website: Panzerjager Tiger (P) 'Elefant'
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