VK-45 F

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tank
gptkbp:armament gptkb:MG_34_machine_gun
75 mm Kw K 42 L/70 gun
gptkbp:armor 120 mm
hardened steel
gptkbp:budget high
gptkbp:challenges weight vs armor balance
gptkbp:combat_history gptkb:none
gptkbp:combat_role armor support
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crew 5 members
gptkbp:design gptkb:Krupp
Krupp engineers
gptkbp:design_date gptkb:1942
gptkbp:design_philosophy heavily armored tanks
gptkbp:development gptkb:Panther_tank
1942-1944
gptkbp:engine_configuration rear
gptkbp:engine_power 700 hp
gptkbp:engine_type V12 gasoline engine
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 500 liters
gptkbp:height 3.0 m
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced post-war tank designs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VK-45 F
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkbp:intended_replacement gptkb:Panther_tank
gptkbp:invention 1943
gptkbp:is_tested_for limited
gptkbp:length 9.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:number_built few prototypes
gptkbp:number_of_engines 1.5 m
gptkbp:number_of_tracks 4.5 m
600 mm
gptkbp:operational_range 200 km
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:primary_role offensive operations
gptkbp:produces welded construction
gptkbp:production_status gptkb:prototype
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:1944
gptkbp:projected_use gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Tiger_II
gptkbp:role gptkb:main_battle_tank
gptkbp:speed 40 km/h
gptkbp:steering hydraulic
gptkbp:suspension independent suspension
torsion bar
gptkbp:transmission gptkb:manual
gptkbp:turret cast steel
gptkbp:type gptkb:tank
gptkbp:weight 50 tons
45 tons
front-heavy
gptkbp:width 3.5 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Klimov_VK-45_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8