Panzer VII Löwe

The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion) was a design for a super-heavy tank created by Krupp for the German government during World War II. The project, initially code-named VK 70.01 (K), never left the drawing board, and was dropped on 5–6 March 1942, in favor of Porsche's heavier Panzer VIII Maus.

Variants
The Löwe was designed in two variants, unofficially designated Leichter Löwe (light lion) and Schwerer Löwe (heavy lion), both with a crew of five:
 * Leichter Löwe/VK 70.01 (K): It was to weigh 76 t, with 100 mm of frontal armor, a front-mounted turret, a 10.5 cm L/70 high velocity gun, and a coaxial machine gun, with a top speed of 27 km/h. It was later cancelled by Adolf Hitler.
 * Schwerer Löwe/VK 72.01(K): It was to weigh 90 t, with 120 mm frontal armor, a rear-mounted turret, a 10.5 cm L/70 high velocity gun, and a coaxial machine gun, but only managing a top speed of 23 km/h. After redesign it had 150 mm frontal armor, 8.8 cm L/71 gun, and a top speed increased to 35 km/h.

Tanks of comparable role, performance and era

 * Soviet IS-3
 * American M103
 * British Conqueror
 * French AMX-50
 * German Panzer VIII Maus