{"product_id":"bolt-action-germany-panzer-viii-maus-super-heavy-tank","title":"Bolt Action - Germany- Panzer VIII Maus super-heavy Tank","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most enigmatic armoured fighting vehicles of the Second World War... The subject has the fairly innocuous designation\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVK100.01\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePorsche\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eType 205\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eyet to any serious student of WW2 AFVs this subject is better known as the Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (Mouse).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example of late war German imagination may be named after a tiny rodent but it is anything but mouse like. Weighing an astonishing 188 metric tons the Maus still holds the record as the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built. Unlike the majority of the so-called ‘paper panzers’, advanced German tank designs which only existed in technical schematics and project documentation, the Maus was actually built with two prototypes almost complete and perhaps as many as 9 others under construction when Hitler cancelled the programme in late 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Vital Statistics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced: 1944\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber built: 2 (of which 1 incomplete)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 188 tonnes (207 short tons; 185 long tons)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 10.2 metres (33 ft 6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 3.71 metres (12 ft 2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 3.63 metres (11 ft 11 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrew: 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpected Operational range: 160 km (99 mi) (road) 62 km (39 mi) (off road)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpected Speed: 20 km\/h (12 mph) (maximum)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArmour:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e220 mm (8.7 in) (turret front)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 mm (7.9 in) (turret side and rear)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 mm (7.9 in) (hull front)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180 mm (7.1 in) (hull side)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150 mm (5.9 in) (hull rear)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain armament:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e128 mm (5 in) KwK 44 gun L\/55 (68 rounds)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondary armament:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75 mm (3 in) KwK 44 gun L\/36.5 (co-axial) (100 rounds) 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 34 machine gun (co-axial) (1,000 rounds)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsing the Maus in Bolt Action\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst the Maus may not have entered combat during WW2 there is no reason why you cannot field this mighty vehicle in your games of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.warlordgames.com\/products\/bolt-action-2-rulebook\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBolt Action\u003c\/a\u003e. Of course any operational Maus prototype would have fought during the dying days of the Third Reich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Panzer VIII Maus may therefore be taken as a Tank choice in the 1945 – Last Levy force selector found in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.warlordgames.com\/products\/armies-of-germany-2nd-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArmies of Germany book\u003c\/a\u003e on pg.95.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Maus should always be affected by the ‘Fuel Shortages’ special rule.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43945664053382,"sku":"405102002","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0190\/8611\/4882\/files\/1_5811c5bf-0bec-4751-840f-23233756a472.jpg?v=1777495493","url":"https:\/\/www.geekyvillain.com\/products\/bolt-action-germany-panzer-viii-maus-super-heavy-tank","provider":"Geeky Villain Tabletop Gaming \u0026 More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}