Elefant

Panzerjäger Tiger (P)
Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center
Type	Heavy tank destroyer
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Production history
Designer	Ferdinand Porsche
Designed	1942–1943
Manufacturer	Nibelungenwerk
Produced	March–May 1943 (substantial upgrades in January to April 1944)
No. built	91[1]
Specifications
Mass	65 tonnes (143,000 lb)
Length	8.14 m (26 ft 8 in) with gun
Width	3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Height	2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
Crew	6 (driver, radio-operator, commander, gunner, two loaders)
Armor	200 mm (7.87 in) maximum
Main armament	8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71, also known as StuK 43/1
Secondary armament	7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun (Elefant only)
Engine	2 × Maybach HL120 TRM petrol 600 PS (592 hp, 442 kW)
Power/weight	9.2 PS (6.8 kW) / tonne
Suspension	longitudinal torsion-bar
Fuel capacity	950 liters
Operational range	150 km (93 mi) road 90 km (56 mi) cross-country
Maximum speed	30 kilometres per hour (19 mph)

Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer (self propelled anti-tank gun) used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank units) during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer Ferdinand Porsche) using VK 45.01 (P) tank hulls which had been produced for the Tiger I tank before the competing Henschel design had been selected.

Following their use at the battle of Kursk, in January to April 1944 the surviving Ferdinands received modifications and upgrades. They were renamed Elefant in May 1944. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger (P)^{[Note 1]} and the ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 184.

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