Sd.Kfz.184 Elefant Detail Set Eduard $32.95 $23.79. The Henschel Tiger (Tiger I) entered service in the autumn of 1942, armed with the powerful 88mm L/56 gun, and eventually earned a formidable reputation as one of the war’s great tanks. The electric motors also acted as the vehicle's steering unit. Three Bergepanzer Ferdinands (the recovery vehicle variant of the Ferdinand tank destroyer) were produced at the Nibelungenwerke in summer 1943.[6]. December 2006 to 5. From 5 March 2002 the MDR showed 15-minute-episodes of "elephant, tiger and Co." with the second title "Tierzulande" in the series "this country" at 9:30 pm. There have now been more than 670 episodes produced and broadcast. Since the competing Henschel Tiger design was chosen for production, the Porsche chassis were no longer required for the Tiger tank project. The United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility's restored Elefant from the front. This "petrol-electrical" drive delivered 0.11 km/l (909 litres/100 km or 0.26 MPG) off-road and 0.15 km/l (667 litres/100 km or 0.35 MPG) on road at a maximum speed of 10 km/h off-road and 30 km/h on road. 181 hybrid - 60289 Elefant sd. Its setting is Leipzig Zoological Garden. For the afternoon program of "Das Erste" repeats of the television series were cut into 45-minute blocks. A similar gun was used in the lightly armored Hornisse (later known as Nashorn) tank destroyer, built at the same time. Historical Information for Elefant . Download | 3918Kb (.pdf) Marketplace. Since the competing Henschel Tiger design was chosen for production, the Porsche ch… By now, there are nine other authors responsible: Jens Straw Schieder, Kerstin Holl, Antje Schneider, Eva Demmler, Lutz Tauscher, Stefanie Wagemann, Christiane Probst, Beate Gerber and Melanie Henze. Tiger Tank, Sd. The Elefant is part of The Tiger Collection at the Tank Museum in Bovington It was later shipped to Aberdeen Proving Ground in the United States for examination and is now only one of only two Elefant’s to have survived the war. For the animal, see. This article is about the Wehrmacht tank destroyer. Ferdinand tracks Friulmodel 1:35 ATL-62 + Actions Stash . The Ferdinand/Elefant may have been the most successful mass produced tank destroyer employed during the war in kills per loss[citation needed], reaching an average claimed ratio of approximately 10:1. 88mm Pak 43/1 L/71 Barrel for "Elefant" Aber $25.99 $20.59. When the German Army was in need of a heavy tank both Henschel and Porsche took up the challenge and created a tank with the specified requirements. Leopard, Seebär & Co. - Geschichten aus dem Tierpark Hagenbeck. Its most significant problem at Kursk was mine damage and mechanical failure. In January to April 1944, Ferdinands received modifications and upgrades. None of our partner shops or mates has this currently for sale. History Edit. The remaining 37 vehicles were completed in April and were issued to the 2nd and 3rd companies of sPzJgrAbt 653 which boarded trains and sent to the Tarnopol battles in Ukraine. Due to the Allied landing in Anzio-Nettuno, Italy, the first eleven complete and updated Ferdinands were issued to the 1st company of 653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion (German: schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653, sPzJgrAbt 653) and were deployed at the end of February 1944. Both Henschel and Porsche chassis used the same Krupp-designed turret—the Henschel design having its turret more-or-less centrally located on its hull, with the Porsche design placing the turret much nearer the front of the superstructure. Kfz. Porsche AG had manufactured about one hundred chassis for their proposal of the Tiger tank, the unsuccessful "Porsche Tiger", in the Nibelungenwerk factory in Sankt Valentin, Austria. Elefant Jagdtiger Sturmtiger: Rarities of the Tiger Family (Schiffer Military History) [Schneider, Wolfgang] on Amazon.com. On 1 May 1944, German Army High Command, Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) issued an order to formally change the panzerjäger's name from "Ferdinand" to "Elefant". Elefant, Tiger & Co. (English: Elephant, Tiger & Co.) is a German television series from the Central German Broadcasting (Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk) which has been aired since 1 April 2003. The vehicle no longer runs but was restored to display condition by the team at Fort Lee, in 2007-2008. D 2030 – 8,8 cm Panzerjägerkanone 43/2 (L/71), Beschreibung, 28.1.1944. The petrol–electric transmission made it much easier to relocate the engines than would be the case on a mechanical-transmission vehicle (the engines can be mounted anywhere, and only the length of the power cables needs to be altered, as opposed to re-designing the driveshafts and locating the engines for the easiest routing of powershafts to the gearbox), so without the forward-mounted turret of the Porsche Tiger prototype, the twin engines were relocated to the front, where the turret had been, leaving room ahead of them for the now-isolated driver and assistant-driver only. Three Bergepanzer Elefant armoured recovery vehicles were converted from Ferdinand/Elefant hulls and issued with the 2nd and 3rd companies of sPzJgrAbt 653 to the East in the summer of 1944. In 2010 and 2011, Virginia opossum Heidi, who has died in the meantime and was part of the cast, had a show on the Internet dedicated to her. However, poor mobility and mechanical unreliability greatly diminished its operational capability. The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II. 43/1). More spin-off series followed and the ZDF also broadcast similar series using titles such as Berliner Schnauzen from the Berlin Zoological Garden and Tierisch Kölsch from Cologne Zoo. Porsche GmbH had manufactured about 100 chassis for their unsuccessful proposal for the Tiger tank, the "Porsche Tiger", in the Nibelungenwerk factory in Sankt Valentin, Austria. Elefant Jagdtiger Sturmtiger: Rarities of the Tiger Family (Schiffer Military History) The work was completed in just a few months from March to May 1943. Apocryphal reports say that Soviet infantry, quickly recognizing this flaw, could easily hide in their trenches until the Ferdinand advanced through their lines, then swarm the vehicle with grenades and Molotov cocktails from the sides. Tiger (P) Elephant 8,8cm Pak Tank Destroyer Sdkfz184 Site statistics: Photos of World War II: over 26800 aircraft: 63 models tanks: 59 models vehicles: 59 models guns: 3 models units: 2 ships: 47 WW2 battlefields - 12 weapon models: - equipment: - people: - books in reference section: over 500 [9][page needed]. In the footsteps of the idea for Elephant, Tiger & Co. more zoo docusoaps were created, such as Pinguin, Löwe & Co. from Münster Zoo, and Panda, Gorilla & Co. from Tierpark Berlin and Berlin Zoological Garden. Tiger(P) Elefant (late type) from the Abt.653 HQ … But Hitler still sought a vehicle that could carry the longer and more powerful 88mm L/71. 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Elefant, Tiger & Co. YouTube Channel Analytics and Report Elefant, Tiger & Co. YouTube Stats & Analytics Dashboard Export Data Updated on 2020-12-12 22:12:04 Calculating [10] This impressive average ratio was due to its extreme firepower and protection, which gave it an enormous advantage when used in head-on combat or a static defensive role (however note that claimed tank kills are well-proven to invariably greatly exceed actual kills, and different organizations have different standards of defining a 'kill'). The VK 45.01 (P) (also known as Tiger (P) or Porsche Tiger) was the official designation for an unsuccessful heavy tank prototype produced by Porsche in Germany in 1942. [1][2] Due to immense popularity the MDR took over the series themselves and aired it from 1 April 2003 independently. Elephants are grayish to brown in color, and their body hair is sparse and coarse. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger (P) or Sd.Kfz. The drive sprockets are at the rear, while the front pair contain a drum brake system. Other products to consider: (9) Ferdinand Fenders Eduard $49.95 $36.49. They are found most often in the savannas, grasslands, and forests of Africa and Asia. As at Kursk, most Elefant losses were not as a direct result from combat, but resulted when mechanical breakdowns and lack of spare parts compelled their crews to destroy and abandon them. It was not selected for production and the Henschel design to the same specification was produced as the Tiger I.Most of the already produced chassis were instead rebuilt as Elefant tank destroyers. However, once the tides had turned against the Germans and they fell back on the defensive, with fewer vehicles to spare, functional Ferdinands with minor damage to their tracks or suspensions had little hope of recovery, and crews were usually forced to destroy the vehicle to prevent a mostly intact Jagdpanzer from falling into the hands of the Soviets. März 2007/Pressemappe der ARD: "Elefant, Tiger & Co - Sendetermin-Chronik bei fernsehserien.de", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elefant,_Tiger_%26_Co.&oldid=974524746, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 August 2020, at 14:50. The Tank Museum are very excited to display it in … Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-311-0940-35, Italien, Infanterie auf Straße, Jagdpanzer Elefant.jpg 800 × â€¦ Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Elefant tiger 1/35 built + diorama (without the kfz) at the best online prices at eBay! It was insufficient for larger vehicles, with a Tiger I heavy tank requiring three Bergepanzer IVs to be towed, and the Ferdinand requiring five linked in tandem to pull the vehicle off the field. The Jagdpanther - a true jagdpanzer - was a successor to the other two, combining acceptable mobility and good, sloped armour while retaining the excellent gun, mostly solving the reliability, mobility, and/or protection problems that the earlier vehicles had. August 27. "Elefant, Tiger & Co." Elefant, Tiger & Co. - Spezial: Das Jubiläum (TV Episode 2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In addition to this high fuel consumption and poor performance, the vehicle was maintenance-intensive; the sprockets needed to be changed every 500 - 900km. Free shipping for many products! Elefant, Tiger & Co. (English: Elephant, Tiger & Co.) is a German television series from the Central German Broadcasting (Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk) which has been aired since 1 April 2003. See more ideas about tank destroyer, german tanks, ww2 tanks. Berlin. Always face its frontal armor to the enemies to maximize survivability. Photo (1) The restored Tiger (P) "Elefant" that is being loaned the U.S. to the Bovington Museum in Dorset for a one of a kind Tiger Tank display in April 2017. [7] On the other hand, Heinz Guderian himself complained that the Elefant, much as other failed designs, suffered from lack of close-range protection against infantry assaults.[8]. Elefant / Tiger P(H) VK 45.01/02 Track Set Metal detailing set . Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls produced for the Tiger I tank design abandoned in favour of a Henschel design. The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II. The now empty rear half of the hull was covered with a heavily armored, full five-sided casemate with slightly-sloped upper faces and armored solid roof, and turned into a crew compartment, mounting a single 8.8 cm Pak 43 cannon in the forward face of the casemate. The turret concept of the Porsche Tiger was dropped and, in its place, a stout, fixed superstructure was designed to house the gun breech, recoil system, ammunition stores and gunnery crew. Another series from the ARD, which is also set in Leipzig Zoo, although with a fictional plot, is Tierärztin Dr. Mertens. The Ferdinand was optimized for destroying Soviet T-34 tanks and 76.2 mm anti-tank guns from behind the front lines with its 88 mm gun at a range of over 3 kilometres, a role which it performed well. This is contrary to popular belief that the name change was linked to the January–April mechanical upgrades to the Ferdinand panzerjäger; the name change was purely administrative in nature. The example at Fort Lee was restored to display condition in 2007–2008,[11] as documented on the show Tank Overhaul, but not in its original paint scheme. This precise long-range weapon was intended to destroy enemy tanks before they came within their own range of effective fire. In the speech held for the opening of the new elephants´ enclosure at Leipzig zoo in March 2006, Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, previous director of Tierpark Berlin, stressed the use of all zoos in this broadcasting format, while demanding that “more information should be provided again in such series”.[5]. The driver and assistant driver were in a separate compartment at the front. In the initial stages of the Kursk battle, when the Germans were on the offensive, heavy vehicles could be recovered and repaired with relative peace at night; this at first allowed the majority of knocked-out Ferdinands to be rescued, repaired and returned to duty. 184 Elefant Diecast Tanks, Tiger FurReal Friends, Tiger Toys & Hobbies, Tiger Furby Toys, Tiger … 184 Elefant Diecast Tanks, Sd. The success of elephant and tiger & Co. exceeded the expectations of both the MDR and the zoo. Its setting is Leipzig Zoological Garden. In the series the everyday life of zoo animals is described, as well as the work of the zookeepers, curators, and veterinary physicians. The Tiger was a fearsome tank, not the best on the field but with its thick armour and its devastating gun it brought great fear to its enemies, so much that s… Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls produced for the Tiger I tank design abandoned in favour of a Henschel design. It had a much longer barrel than the L/56 guns, which gave it a higher muzzle velocity, and fired a different, longer cartridge. Applicable Products: (10) German Tank Destroyer Elefant It is considered to be the most successful German zoo docusoap. The vehicle was displayed as part of the museum's "Tiger Collection" display from April 2017 until January 2019, when it was returned to the United States. Die neue Leitkuh bei den Elefanten (Folge 901) | Elefant, Tiger & Co. | MDR In addition, the Ferdinand was hampered by flaws such as the lack of peripheral vision blocks, or a machine gun as secondary defensive armament. Returned to the Nibelungenwerke factory in Austria, on 2 January 1944, upgrades commenced on 48 of the 50 surviving vehicles. Speaker and - in special programs - intermittent actor is the musician and actor Christian Steyer. The broadcast of the first season was watched by an average of 1.93 million viewers. 23,959 talking about this. On the attack, this Jagdpanzer was a first-strike vehicle; while in defence, they often comprised a mobile reserve used to blunt enemy tank assaults. They originallly build under the name Ferdinand, after their Designer Ferdinand Porsche. Media in category "Panzerjäger Tiger (P)" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Instruction sheets. Elefant Friulmodel 1:35 ATL-23 + Actions Stash . The design evolved from cruder, improvised designs of 1941-42, as well as the later, but still defective,Marder designs. The vehicle was fitted with an 88 mm Panzerjägerkanone 43/2[2] gun (early designation 8,8 cm Stu.K. International orders will be handled via ebays global shipper program with the buyer being responsible for all associated shipping and import fees. They were originally built under the name Ferdinand, after their designer, Ferdinand Porsche.. Tiger I sd. Elefant is the common name of a German tank-destroyer of World War II. 184. Ninety-one existing "Porsche Tiger" chassis were converted (chassis number 150010 to 150100). Ferdinands first saw combat in the Battle of Kursk, where eighty-nine were committed, the largest deployment of the vehicle during its service. They were renamed Elefant in May 1944. Kfz. In 1944, the Elefants served on the Italian front, but were rather ineffective as their weight of nearly 70 tonnes did not allow them to use most Italian roads and bridges. In reaction to these many spin-offs the closing title Elephant, Tiger & Co. - The Original was added to the credits. This zoo documentary soap describes the everyday life of the animals and the work of the zookeepers in the Leipzig Zoological Garden, Germany. 184 (Elefant) Diecast Tanks & Military Vehicles, Easy Model Sd. These improvements gave the 88 mm L/71 significantly improved armor penetration ability over the earlier 88 mm. The initial Ferdinand conversions were thus among the first physical examples of what became known as the dedicated Jagdpanzer tank destroyers, all of which had completely enclosed casemates, but which were all designed to have their casemate-form armored enclosures designed as a much more integral component of the vehicle's hull armor from the start; the Ferdinand was more of a cross between the earlier, thinly armored, high-profile, "three-side" (open-top/rear) Panzerjäger and the later, more heavily armored, lower-profile, rear-engined Jagdpanzer. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Elefant is a guest vehicle of The Tiger Collection as is one of only two surviving examples in the world. The Panzerjaeger Tiger (P) Elefant (German elephant - model number SD:KFZ 184) Was a heavy tank destroyer of the german Wehrmacht in World War II. Sd.Kfz.184 “Elefant” of the 1st company, 653rd Schwere Heeres Panzerjäger Abteilung, Anzio-Nettuno, March 1944. As the engines were placed in the middle, the assistant driver and the driver were isolated from the rest of the crew and could be addressed only by intercom. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger (P).