One of the subjects of liveliest controversy during the Allied invasion of France was the heavy tank-the 50-ton Pershing, the 62-ton Tiger, the 75-ton Royal Tiger. Were these worth their weight? Did they gain-in protection and fire power-as much as they sacrificed in mobility? Adolph Hitler's mind was presumably made up on this point. A pet project of his, which few were aware of, appears to have been a super heavy tank that would have dwarfed even...
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