Ferdinand: The Bastard Tiger

Join me in War Thunder for FREE on PC, PS®5 and Xbox Series X|S by using this link https://playwt.link/milhistvis and get a premium tank or aircraft and three days of premium time as a bonus. The Ferdinand (later renamed into Elefant) heavy tank destroyer (originally a Sturmgeschütz / Assault Gun) was based on the Porsche-Tiger chassis aka the rejected Tiger prototype. Only around 90 were produced yet despite its weight and other problems even a handful made it to the Battle of Berlin in 1945. In this video we look at the origin, armament, armor, mobility and various other aspects of the Ferdinand. Disclaimer: This video is sponsored by the Free-to-Play Game War Thunder. »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) -   / mhv   » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership -    / @militaryhistoryvisualized   »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military... » SOURCES « Fröhlich, Michael: Der Panzerjäger Ferdinand Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Porsche Typ 131. Paul Pietsch Verlage GmbH & Co: Stuttgart, Germany, 2020. Spielberger, Walter J./Doyle, Hilary L./Jentz, Thomas L.: Schwere Jagdpanzer: Entwicklung - Fertigung - Einsatz. Spezialausg., 1. Aufl, Motorbuch-Verl: Stuttgart, 2011. Jentz, Thomas L./Doyle, Hilary Louis: Panzer Tracts No.9: Jagdpanzer: Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger. Darlington Productions: Darlington, Maryland, USA, 1997. Töppel, Roman: Kursk 1943: the greatest battle of the Second World War. Helion & Company: Warwick, UK, 2018. D 656/2: Panzerjäger Tiger (P). Instandsetzungsanweisung zum Fahrgestell ohne den elektrischen Teil. 1.5.43. Pöhlmann, Markus: Der Panzer und die Mechanisierung des Krieges: eine deutsche Geschichte 1890 bis 1945. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, Germany, 2016. Michaels, Conrad: Rüstungsmanagement der Ministerien Todt und Speer das Beispiel Panzerentwicklung/Panzerkommission. Aschendorff Verlag: Münster, Germany, 2020. Glantz, David M./Orenstein, Harold S./Soviet Union: The Battle for Kursk, 1943: the Soviet General Staff study. Frank Cass: London, UK ; Portland, Oregon, USA, 1999. #Sponsored,#WarThunder,#Ferdinand