Any tank commander could instantly grasp the impracticality of the monster. The Ratte’s immense weight ... National Review, ...

But it would have been quite the weapon, and arguably would have been more like a mobile fortress than a tank. The Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte would have required a crew of at least 40, while it ...

And the tank known as P.1000 during development, would have been no exception. Thankfully, the Landkreuzer Ratte (as it has since come to be known) was never built. "Landkreuzer" means land ...

Sadly, a Ratte prototype never saw production, but that’s probably a good thing in the end: If any tank’s going to take responsibility for epic trouser-soilings throughout the history of war ...