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Panzerkampfwagen VII Lowe

The Panzerkampfwagen VII or lowe was a project drafted in early 1941. This was another "mobile super-fortress" tank to be deployed along the Porsche Maus and Entwicklung E-100 , also with the intention of replacing the now aged tiger II and panther tanks. Panzerkampfwagen VII Lowe (lion) Concept The original design was created to have 150mm frontal, sloped armor, 100mm of side armor and about 88 mm of sloped rear armor, weigh 92 tonnes, and go 45 km/h(using a 1000 hp U-boat engine). This rear mounted turret design was dropped in favor of two other lowe (lion) designs. These were as follows: Panzerkampfwagen VII Lowe Schwere: This was a redesigned version of the lowe. The turret would now be forward mounted, and the augmented armor would be reduced to 140mm, 10mm less than the original. This armor would be "super-sloped" providing about 300 mm of protection in certain "vital" areas. The speed was...

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