Panzer VII Löwe

Short description: German super-heavy tank project

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Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (VK 70.01/72.01(K))

Drawing of the VK 70.01 (K) proposal

Type| Super-heavy tank
Place of origin| Nazi Germany
Service history
Wars| World War II
Production history
Designer| Krupp
Designed| 1 November 1941–20 July 1942
Specifications
Mass|

* 70 t (69 long tons; 77 short tons) (specified)
* 76–90 t (75–89 long tons; 84–99 short tons) (as designed)

Crew| 5 (driver, commander, gunner, loader, radio operator)

* * *

Armour|

* Frontal:
* 150 mm (5.9 in) (specified)
* 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) (as designed)
* Side:
* 100 mm (3.9 in) (specified)
* 80 or 100 mm (3.1 or 3.9 in) (as designed)
* Turret front: 100 or 140 mm (3.9 or 5.5 in)
* Turret top: 40 mm (1.6 in)
* Hull deck: 40 mm

Main
armament

* 10.5 cm (4.1 in) L/70 gun, *15 cm (5.9 in) L/38 gun or,
* 8.8 cm (3.5 in) L/71 gun
* 12.8 cm (5 in) KwK 44 gun L/55

Secondary
armament

| 1 MG-34 or MG-42
Engine|

* Daimler-Benz DB 602 (proposed)
* Maybach HL230 (as designed)
* 1,000 hp (750 kW) (DB engine)
* 800 hp (600 kW) (Maybach engine)

Speed| 27–35 km/h (17–22 mph)

The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion) was a design for a super-heavy tank created by Krupp for the German government during World War II. The project, initially code-named VK 70.01 (K), never left the drawing board, and was dropped on 5–6 March 1942, in favor of Porsche's heavier Panzer VIII Maus.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Variants
* 2 See also
* 2.1 Tanks of comparable role, performance and era
* 3 References
* 4 Sources

## Variants

The Löwe was designed in two variants, unofficially designated Leichter Löwe (light lion) and Schwerer Löwe (heavy lion), both with a crew of five:[1]

Leichter Löwe/VK 70.01 (K)
It was to weigh 76 t (75 long tons; 84 short tons), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of frontal armor, a front-mounted turret, a 10.5 cm (4.1 in) L/70 high velocity gun, and a coaxial machine gun, with a top speed of 27 km/h (17 mph). It was later cancelled by Adolf Hitler.[1]
Schwerer Löwe/VK 72.01(K)
It was to weigh 90 t (89 long tons; 99 short tons), with 120 mm (4.7 in) frontal armor, a rear-mounted turret, a 10.5 cm L/70 high velocity gun, and a coaxial machine gun, but only managing a top speed of 23 km/h (14 mph). After redesign it had 150 mm (5.9 in) frontal armor, 8.8 cm (3.5 in) L/71 gun, and a top speed increased to 35 km/h (22 mph).[1][2]

## See also

* Panther tank, medium tank
* Tiger I, a vehicle that it was designed to replace
* Tiger II, comparable vehicle, actual successor of Tiger I
* Maus, a further continuation of the super heavy program
* P. 1000 Ratte, a design for a German super-heavy tank
* P. 1500 Monster, proposed German super-heavy self-propelled gun

### Tanks of comparable role, performance and era

* Soviet IS-3
* American M103
* British Conqueror
* French AMX-50
* German Panzer VIII Maus

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Achtung Panzer (1996)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 B. 2015.

## Sources

* "Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion)". Achtung Panzer. 1996. http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzerkampfwagen-vii-lowe.htm.
* B., David (11 February 2015). "Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (VK 70.01) Heavy tank – Paper project (1942)". http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/German_what-if_armour.php#lowe.

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