VK3001P
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The VK3001 was a medium tank prototype produced by Germany between 1940 and 1941. The tank never entered serial production. Two prototypes were made.
Beginnings of the VK3001(P)
- In 1939, the German ArmyWehrmachtThe Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
expressed the need for a 30 ton tank. Projects to fill the need were started by four different companies: PorscheFerdinand PorscheFerdinand Porsche was an Austrian automotive engineer and honorary Doctor of Engineering. He is best known for creating the first hybrid vehicle , the Volkswagen Beetle, and the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, as well as the first of many Porsche automobiles...
, Henschel & SonHenschel & SonHenschel & Son was a German company, situated in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicles and weapons....
, MAN, and Diamler Benz. Porsche entered the VK3001(P).