1:1 Scale Landkreuzer P1000 Ratte

author: majewski_krzysiek

RQ mods: New Legend Mod MJM Modpack The Modpack Continuation ScrapComputers Cannons Pack Cannons Pack Ricochets and Penetrations Machine Gun Modular Engine Parts by Lord Pain Ladders by 00Fant

Controls: WASD - drive (~40kmph) LMB - fire cannon/cannons of selected turret 1 - main turret aiming camera 2 - secondary cannon/turret camera Selection of the cannon/turret is done via the screen in front of the driver.

Screen controls: Out of seat: E - to interact with the touch screen

In the seat: U - to interact with the touch screen

There are two white rectangles in the bottom corners of the screen, the left one selects the main turret and the right one selects the secondary cannon/turret.

Additional notes: This is the first tank that is this large that I've ever made, I was going towards making it not lag so it only has the main turret and the secondary 128mm cannon (I was planning on adding two automatic anti-aircraft turrets) and little to none moving parts.

Short historical description:

The Landkreuzer P. 1000 "Ratte" was a design for a 1000-ton tank to be used by Germany during World War II which may have been proposed by Krupp director Edward Grote in June 1942, who had already named it "Landkreuzer" ("Land cruiser"). Submitted designs and drawings of the vehicle went under the names OKH Auftrag Nr. 30404 and E-30404/1, which were presented in December 1942. The tank was planned to be 1000 tonnes, far heavier than the Panzerkampfwagen VIII "Maus", the heaviest tank ever built (weighing 188 tonnes). The project gained approval, but was cancelled by Minister of Armaments Albert Speer in early 1943.

The development history of the Ratte originated with a 1941 strategic study of Soviet heavy tanks conducted by Krupp, the study also giving birth to the Panzer VIII Maus super-heavy tank. The study led to a suggestion from Krupp's director (Grote), a special officer for submarine construction, who, on 23 June 1942, proposed a 1,000-tonne self-propelled gun which he named "Landkreuzer" ("Land Cruiser"). It consisted of a fully tracked chassis carrying one of the surplus main gun turrets left over from the planned refitting of the Scharnhorst-class battleships. To protect this immense economic investment, the hull of the vehicle was to carry armour up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) thick, and several anti-aircraft guns were to be installed on the vehicle's engine deck to fend off Allied ground-attack aircraft.