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Nazi Germany was very into tank warfare. Naturally, when you take over Europe you mostly do it on land, and having a tank can be an incredible tactical and psychological advantage. Hitler wanted to press that advantage to the hilt, so he tasked his engineers with creating ever-larger and more imposing vehicles.
The Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte was the apotheosis of this philosophy – a 1,000-ton armored dreadnaught that boasted a 128mm anti-tank gun, eight anti-aircraft guns and even an internal garage to store motorcycles for scouting. The Ratte was so heavy that it would have destroyed any roads it drove on, making them unusable. The project was scrapped in early 1943 and none were ever completed.
The Scariest Secret Weapons of World War II
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While Hitler was arguably one of the greatest politicians of modern times, he only rose to the rank of corporal while fighting in WW 1. Thankfully for the world Hitler had enough power to over rule his admirals and generals, Nazi Germany had the power and technology to win the war but Hitler made a couple of key blunders which is why his generals tried to have him killed. It all worked out for the best, the world and
February 20 2013 at 2:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyespecially the US did benefit from all the military advancements even getting the US to the moon with Verner von Braun and all his knowledge, prototypes, work and scientists. Braun eventually became head of NASA, not bad for a young German boy with a dream, he helped two countries become world super powers, actually three because many of his proteges went to Russia and helped them.
The scariest weapons were not the ones thought of. They were the ones built. Like the V-1 and the V-2. Could have been an entirely different war if they\'d been around in \'41.
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