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| type= Medium tank
| origin= [[Nazi Germany]]
| crew= 5
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| manufacturer= Porsche
| number= 2 turretless prototypes
|primary_armament= 88mm KwK 36 L/56
|secondary_armament= 7.92mm MG-34
| engine= 2 x [[Porsche]] Type 100 engines
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The '''VK3001(P)''' was a medium tank prototype produced by Germany between 1940 and 1941. The tank never entered serial production. Two prototypes were made.
The '''VK3001(P)''' was a medium tank prototype produced by Germany between 1940 and 1941. The tank never entered serial production. Two prototypes were made.

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VK3001P
TypeMedium tank
Place of originNazi Germany
Production history
ManufacturerPorsche
No. built2 turretless prototypes
Specifications
Crew5

Armor40–75 millimetres (1.6–3.0 in)
Main
armament
88mm KwK 36 L/56
Secondary
armament
7.92mm MG-34
Engine2 x Porsche Type 100 engines
Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)

The VK3001(P) was a medium tank prototype produced by Germany between 1940 and 1941. The tank never entered serial production. Two prototypes were made.

Beginnings of the VK3001(P)

In 1939, the German Army expressed the need for a 30 ton tank.[1] Projects to fill the need were started by four different companies: Porsche, Henschel & Son, MAN, and Daimler Benz. Porsche entered the VK3001(P).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Porsche Type 100, VK 3001(P)". fingolfen.tripod.com. 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.