| Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus | Maus Turret Bunker | With flamethrower |
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Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus[]
| Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus VK100.01 / Porsche Type 205 | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Designer | Ferdinand Porsche |
| Manufacturer | Porsche |
| Produced In | 1944 |
| Category | Super Heavy Tank |
| Debut in FHSW | v0.5 |
| Speed | 13 km/h |
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| Main armament | 12.8 cm PaK 44 L/55 (60 rounds) |
| Coaxial weapon | 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 (200 rounds) |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Germany |
| Crew in‑game | 4 |
| Ammunition | 12.8 cm PaK 44 L/55:  
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| Seat 2 | 7.92 mm MG 34 (250 rounds) |
| Seat 3 | Nahverteidigungswaffe |
| Seat 4 | Pistol port: 9 mm MP 40 (32 rounds) ← Key: Right MP → Key: left port No Key: Center Port back turret |
| Seat 5 | Passenger Seat |
| Seat 6 | Passenger Seat |
| Historical Picture | |
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The Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built. Only two hulls and one turret were completed before the testing grounds were captured by the advancing Soviet forces, but previous production had already started in the Porsche, Krupp, Alkett, Skoda, Daimler-Benz and Siemens-Schuckert factories.
In 1942 Porsche and Krupp independently developed various super-heavy tanks. Hitler decided that Porsche’s model looked promising and therefore further development started. The engineers had to fight against several problems mainly due to the heavy weight which delayed production severely.
Development work on the Maus was cancelled by Hitler in October 1943, which was followed in November by the order to stop development of the Maus altogether but to continue the construction of the prototypes.
In 1944 both were completed and were undergoing several tests at Kummersdorf. In the last weeks of the war they were captured by the advancing Soviet forces. Some sources state that the Panzerkampfwagen VIII saw combat while defending the facility at Kummersdorf, although the popular version is that it did not.
In Forgotten Hope Secret Weapons, the tank appears on 1945 maps, where it easily dominates the battlefield. At least 5 shots which hit the front from a T29 are needed destroy it, while the Maus can destroy the T29 in at least 3 shots. However, the reload of the 12.8 cm PaK 44 from the Maus is longer then the 105 mm T5E2 L/65 from the T29 Heavy Tank.
Another option to destroy tanks is to ram them. Tanks explode after being rammed by a Maus, however, the Maus is so slow that other tanks can easily escape. But escaping the Maus is nearby impossible in the long run, unless a bomber or tank can destroy it.
If the turret is turned in any direction except frontally the armour on the bottom of the turret will be exposed, infantry with Panzerfaust or other AT weapons may then fire up into it at close range if nothing else penetrates.
Maus Turret Bunker[]
| Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus Turret Bunker | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Category | Super Turret Bunker |
| Debut in FHSW | v0.51 |
| Armour | Gun mantlet: 130 - 210 mm (shaped) Turret front: 220mm (shaped) Turret side: 200mm (30°) Turret side 200mm (15°) Turret roof: 60mm (90°) |
| Main armament | 12.8 cm PaK 44 L/55 |
| Coaxial weapon | 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Germany |
| Crew in‑game | 3 |
| Seat 2 | 7.92 mm MG 34 |
| Seat 3 | Nahverteidigungswaffe |
| Seat 4 | Machinepistols |
| Historical Picture | |
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When the war was over, a few chassis were produced, but more turrets were produced. Because the chassis weren't finished, the Germans used the turrets as stationary pillboxes. This pillbox is historically incorrect because while it was planned it was never used as a turret bunker. However in FHSW it is possible to use it on maps like Berlin Streets, Fall of Berlin and of course on Alpenfestung.
Type 205/2 Maus with flamethrower[]
| Type 205/2 Maus with flamethrower | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Designer | Ferdinand Porsche |
| Manufacturer | Porsche |
| Produced In | 1944 |
| Category | Super Heavy Flame Tank |
| Debut in FHSW | v0.6 |
| Speed | 13 km/h |
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| Main armament | 12.8 cm PaK 44 L/55 (60 rounds) |
| Coaxial weapon | 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 (200 rounds) |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Germany |
| Crew in‑game | 6 |
| Ammunition | 12.8 cm PaK 44 L/55: AP rounds 75 mm KwK 44: Spgr & Gr.38HI/C (Random) |
| Seat 2 | 7.92 mm MG 34 (250 rounds) |
| Seat 3 | Nahverteidigungswaffe |
| Seat 4 | Pistol port: 9 mm MP 40 (32 rounds) ← Key: Right MP → Key: left port No Key: Center Port back turret |
| Seat 5 | Flamethrower (6200) |
| Seat 6 | Flamethrower (6200) |
| Seat 7 | Passenger Seat |
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Maus with Flammenwerfer, this one has been outfitted with two flamethrowers mounted on the rear of the vehicle which can fire at each side of the vehicle. Making it even harder to take down at close or even medium range as infantry and the vehicle able to hit infantry behind cover in buildings without using the cannons. The flamethrower range is also quite far.
The flamethrower system (improved on the one for the Flammpanzer III) was originally meant to be standard, but the order for it was sent late. The combined with difficulties manufacturers reported in mounting one lead to that it was gotten rid of during development as early as 1943, decreasing weight with 5 tonnes.
It can be found on Fall of Berlin when fighting has reached the Reichstag.
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