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[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Correct me if I am wrong, but I was under impression that Porche lost the bid to build Tigers, though? And all the chassis they built for it were instead used for the Ferdinand.

[–] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah wiki says your right. A company called Henschel made the tiger. Krupp helped with the tiger 2. Porsche was barley involved. I didn't even know he competed for the contract, I thought he just coined the name.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Because they were prohibitively expensive in materials to make. They were diesel electric. Like modern trains. But all the copper needed made them unfeasible.