E-79

E-79

E-79 on the cover of Panzer Front
Type Heavy Tank
Production history
Produced never
Number built none
Specifications
Weight 61 tonnes[1]
Length 10.4655 m (34 ft 4.03 in)[1]
Width 3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)[1]
Height 2.345 m (7 ft 8.3 in)[1]
Crew 5[1]
Armor 200 mm (7.9 in) maximum [2]
Main
armament
 12.8 cm PaK 43 L/55[1]
Secondary
armament
 7.92 mm MG34[1]
Speed 35 km/h (22 mph)[1]

The E-79 or VK6600(h) Panzerkampfwagen E-79 is a fictional tank that was designed by the Japanese manga artist Mamoru Nagano for the video game Panzer Front.[3] The design is remotely based on the German Entwicklung series of World War II.

Description

The construction of the E-79's hull bears a resemblance to the tank destroyer E-10. The turret is inspired by the experimental Schmalturm that was supposed to be fitted on the Panther Ausf. F and on the E-50. Furthermore, the design of the E-79's turret has elements of the camberred so-called Porsche-Turm of the Tiger II.

The alternative name Panzerkampfwagen E-79-128 refers to the main armament: The 12.8 cm PaK 43 is based on the historical heavy anti-tank gun 12.8 cm PaK 44.[4] The Pak 44 was used on the Jagdtiger and proposed for the Maus and the Panzerkampfwagen E-100.

In popular culture

Because of the E-79's presence in the scale modeling and video gaming community, it is sometimes misconceived to be semihistorical or historical.[5]

The tank design is known under different names. Zecke[5] (or wrongly spelled Zekke), meaning tick, Panther III[6] and Schwarzwolf[7] are the most popular ones.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "VK6600 (h) E-79". photobucket.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  2. ↑ "[原创回顾][PS]钢铁前线panzerfront攻略[德军篇]开始配图" (in Japanese). a9vg.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. ↑ "1/35 Vk6600(h) E-79bis/128 by Wave". hlj.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.Panzerkampfwagen is the correct German term for tank. The spelling "PanzerKampfwagen" and "Panzer Kampfwagen" can be found although it is wrong.
  4. ↑ "Panzer Front Images". ign.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Why no E-79 Zecke for germans ?". worldoftanks.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Datei 29/54" (in German). Sebastian Nast. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. ↑ "SCHWARZWOLF". jedsite.info. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

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