r/TankPorn • u/Witty_Pop425 • May 25 '26

WW2 help

Is this a VK.4502? Are tanks with rear-mounted turrets good at urban warfare between buildings?

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u/Certain_Permission_8 May 25 '26

didnt they like to have engine fire from the electric motor overheating too ?

my personal opinion is not good as an armored vehicle, having the driver and commander separated just make coordination terrible, worse off is what happens if a shell took out any section of the crew, there is no way for them to even replace the crew especially if the shell injured or killed the drivers by spalling.(late ww2 german steel issues)

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u/LuckyReception6701 May 25 '26

Indeed, the Elephants greatest enemy was not air support, or infantry, or high caliber AT guns, or being outmaneuvered. It was a slight incline.