Geschützwagen Tiger

Geschützwagen Tiger
Type	Artillery
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Production history
Manufacturer	Krupp
No. built	1 partial prototype
Specifications
Mass	58 tonnes (64 short tons; 57 long tons)
Length	10.27 m (33 ft 8 in)
Width	4.48 m (14 ft 8 in)
Height	3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)
Crew	8
Armor	16–30 millimetres (0.63–1.18 in)
Main armament	170mm K 72 L/50, 210mm Mortar 18/1 L/31, 305mm GrW L/16 mortar, or 420mm Grw mortar
Secondary armament	2 x 7.92mm machine guns
Engine	Maybach HL230P30 or HL230P45
Operational range	250 km (160 mi) (road)
Maximum speed	45 km/h (28 mph)

The Geschützwagen Tiger was a German self-propelled gun of World War II that never saw service.

The decision to build this heavy artillery based on the chassis of the Tiger II came in June 1942. The first prototype was tested at the end of the war. The tank never saw service because the Germans were on the brink of surrendering and the unfinished vehicle was captured by the Allies.

References

• Mr A I Bruce. "Gw Tiger für 17 cm K 72 (Sf)". Wehrmacht-history.com. http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/heer/prototypes/gw-tiger-fuer-17-cm-k-72-sf.htm. Retrieved 2012-07-01.