Elefant

Elefant

Elefant

Germany

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.0	6.7	6.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Tank destroyer

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

MARKET

Description

The Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant is a premium gift rank IV German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 7.0 (AB) and 6.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Wind of Change" as reward for Battle Pass: Season VII, "Armoured Elephant".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull200 / 80 / 80

Turret200 / 80 / 80

Crew6 people

Visibility120 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Reverse gearbox

Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed

Speedforward / back

AB33 / 33 km/h

RB and SB31 / 31 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

6 back

Weight65.0 t

Engine power

AB1 192 hp

RB and SB625 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB18.3 hp/t

RB and SB9.6 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	33	33	65	888	1,192	13.66	18.34
Realistic	31	31		553	625	8.51	9.62

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 998

RB3 097

SB4 234

Crew training10 000

Experts340 000

Aces890

Research Aces1 180 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 140 / 210 / 250 %

2 × 184 / 184 / 184 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 88mm_kwk_36_43_HEAT_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism 88mm_kwk_36_43_APCR_ammo_pack

Armaments

Main armament

88 mm PaK43 cannon

Ammunition38 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-8° / 14°

Horizontal guidance-14° / 14°

88 mm PaK43					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	38	-8°/+14°	±14°	N/A	7.0	9.7	11.8	13.1	13.9	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					4.8	5.6	6.8	7.5	8.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
PzGr 39/43	APCBC	237	234	222	207	193	180
PzGr 40/43	APCR	279	273	252	227	205	185
Hl.Gr 39	HEAT	110	110	110	110	110	110
Sprgr.43	HE	14	14	14	14	14	14

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
PzGr 39/43	APCBC	1,000	10.16	1.2	14	108.8	48°	63°	71°
PzGr 40/43	APCR	1,130	7.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	66°	70°	72°
Hl.Gr 39	HEAT	600	7.64	0	0.3	1,100	62°	69°	73°
Sprgr.43	HE	820	9.4	0	0.1	1,000	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Ferdinand (identical)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
38	27 (+11)	15 (+23)	8 (+30)	1 (+37)	No

Machine guns

7.92 mm MG34 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition600 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate900 shots/min

7.92 mm MG34
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Hull	600 (150)	900	-5°/+10°	-10°/+5°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

Cons:

History

The history of the Elefant begins with the development of the Tiger 1 Heavy Tank, both Porsche and Henschel companies competed to get the contract for the heavy tank. Porsche's design was the infamous VK.45 01 (P), a design riddled with mechanical issues, while the Henschel design was the Tiger that we've come to know and love. Porsche, being overly confident on his design, created 90 hulls for the VK tank, only for the Henschel design to ultimately be chosen.

Ultimately, German high command decided to use the built VK hulls, mounting the long 88 gun later seen on the Tiger II (H), leading to the Ferdinand Tank Destroyer.

The Ferdinands debuted in the Battle of Kursk to mixed results at best, with the remaining ones being sent back to Germany for repairs. Here is when the Elefant would be born.

Media

Videos

The Shooting Range #306 - Pages of History section at 03:52 discusses the Elefant.

Battle Pass: Armoured Elephant discusses the Elefant at 02:35 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

• Ferdinand

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: SPG Elefant