VK.45.02(P)V

The VK4502(P) prototypes came in two designs, V ("vorwarts") had the turret placed forward and H ("heckwarts") placed the turret at the rear. As the Germans had experimented with larger guns in their heavy tanks as WWII progressed the quickly identified the dangers of the barrel digging into the ground over rough terrain. The VK4502(P) was fitted with the Tiger II Porsche turret although ultimately this prototype was never put into production.

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