Heavy Tank Hunter VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”
The Panzerjäger “Tiger P” for 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 (Sf.), Sd.Kfz. 184, was a heavy tank hunter based on the chassis of the experimental VK 45.01 (P) Porsche tank design for the Panzer VI “Tiger II”. When Henschel received the production contract for the “Tiger II”, 90 of the tank hulls already produced for Porsche were instead redirected for use as assault guns.
The addition of the powerful 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 gun resulted in the s.Pz.Jg VI (P) “Ferdinand”. After the Battle of Kursk, 48 of the 50 remaining “Ferdinand” tank destroyers underwent an upgrade. These vehicles, now designated s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, received a bow-mounted machine gun for self-defense, upgraded armour, Zimmerit coating for protection against magnetic shaped charges, wider tracks, and a commander‘s cupola on the roof.
Available Models
- Pz.Jäg. Tiger (P) “Ferdinand”, 1:35 Dragon 6317
- Pz.Jäg. Tiger (P) “Ferdinand”, 1:35 Zvezda 3653
- Pz.Jäg. Tiger (P) “Ferdinand”, 1:72 Trumpeter 07205
- Pz.Jäg. Tiger (P) “Ferdinand”, 1:76 Milicast GlO7
- Pz.Jäg. Tiger (P) “Ferdinand”, 1:87 Artitec 6870192
- Pz.Jäg. Tiger (P) “Ferdinand”, 1:87 Artitec 743600
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:72 Dragon 7253
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:72 ESCI 8360
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:72 Italeri 7012
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:72 Trumpeter 07204
- 8.8 cm PjK 43/2 L.71 (Aluminium/Brass), 1:72 RB Model 72B10
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant” (early), 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/220
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:76 Fujimi 76005
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:87 Artitec 6870193
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:87 Herpa 740708
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:87 ROCO 760
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:87 WTD 19
- s.Pz.Jg VI (P) 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71 “Elefant”, 1:285 GHQ Models G11
The heavy tank destroyer VI (P) “Elefant” was heavily armoured and well-armed with its effective 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L.71, but technical defects and its enormous fuel consumption repeatedly caused breakdowns, which would absolutely have to be taken into account in simulation games.