VK 30.01 (H)

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VK 30.01 (H)
VK 30.01 (H) turret in Omaha Beach
Type	Heavy tank
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
Used by	Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Henschel
Designed	1937-1941
Manufacturer	Henschel
Produced	1940-1942
No. built	4
Specifications
Mass	32 t (31 long tons; 35 short tons)
Length	5.775 m (18 ft 11.4 in)
Width	3.155 m (10 ft 4.2 in)
Height	2.575 m (8 ft 5.4 in)
Crew	5
Armor	60 mm (2.4 in) max
Main armament	7.5 cm KwK 37
Secondary armament	2 x 7.92mm MG 34 machine gun
Engine	Maybach HL 116 in-line 6-cylinder water-cooled petrol 300 hp (220 kW)
Power/weight	9.4 hp/tonne
Suspension	individual torsion bar
Ground clearance	450 mm (18 in)
Fuel capacity	408 L (90 imp gal; 108 US gal)
Operational range	150 km (93 mi)
Maximum speed	35 km/h (22 mph)

The VK 30.01 (H) is a German prototype heavy tank developed by Henschel in Germany during World War II. It was rejected for production. The chassis from this project went on to form the chassis for the Sturer Emil self-propelled anti-tank gun project.

Development[]

In 1937 the German Army Ordnance office ( Heereswaffenamt ) had ordered the design of 30-tonne tank from Henschel, MAN and Daimler-Benz that would succeed the Panzer IV medium tank for infantry support. To that end it would carry either the same short barrelled 75mm KwK 37 L/24 gun of the Panzer IV or a 105mm KwK L/28 gun. The overall scheme of the design was similar to the Panzer IV but larger and it used overlapping wheels. The first VK 30.01 from Henschel was delivered as a hull without a turret.^[1] A further three chassis were completed by 1942 but none received turrets.

In 1941, the German Army requirements for armour increased and Henschel redesigned to give the VK 36.01 (H). Two of the hulls left from the VK 30 project were reused to construct the 12.8 cm Selbstfahrlafette auf VK 30.01(H) "Sturer Emil" Panzerjager vehicles.

See also[]

• VK 36.01 (H)

Notes[]

References[]

• Rickard, J (10 August 2017), "VK30.01(H) (Panzerkampfwagen VI)", historyofwar.org
• Anderson, Thomas (2013). Tiger. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781782002925. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
• "VK3001(H) / PzKpfw VI (Ausf A) VK3601(H) / PzKpfw VI (Ausf B)" www.achtungpanzer.com