Inside the Panzer VIII Maus

Follow and Wishlist Brass Rain on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606970?utm_source=0021 The Panzer VIII Maus was Germany’s ultimate vision of a “land battleship” and culminated in a prototype with a combat weight of nearly 189 tons - the heaviest tank ever built. It was a monument to extreme engineering where absolute, all-around protection was prioritized above all else. But although it was impervious to all contemporary anti-tank weapons, the Maus came with a paralyzing cost: almost zero strategic mobility and an immense logistical burden. How did German engineers attempt to steer and power this 189-ton beast? Why did crossing a river require a second Maus waiting on the riverbank? And did its formidable 128mm cannon truly justify the staggering cost of a vehicle whose engine alone cost more than an entire Panther tank? Watch our new film to see how the Panzer VIII Maus was built, how its incredibly complex systems functioned, and what made it one of the most infamous, ambitious, and impractical symbols of World War II armored design. Sources: Baryatinskiy, Mikhail. Маус и другие. Сверхтяжелые танки Второй мировой [Maus and others: Super-heavy tanks of the Second World War]. Moscow: Yauza, Kollektsiya, Eksmo, 2010. Fröhlich, Michael. Kampfpanzer Maus: The Porsche Type 205 Super-Heavy Tank. Translated by David Johnston. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military, 2017. Jentz, Thomas L., and Hilary Louis Doyle. Panzer Tracts No. 6-3: Schwere Panzerkampfwagen Maus and E 100 Development and Production from 1942 to 1945. Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts, 2008. Pavlov, Mikhail, and Ivan Pavlov. Сверхтяжелый танк "Маус" [Super-heavy tank "Maus"]. Moscow: Exprint, 2004. Sawodny, Michael, and Kai Bracher. Panzerkampfwagen Maus und andere deutsche Panzerprojekte. Waffen-Arsenal Band 47. Friedberg: Podzun-Pallas-Verlag GmbH, 1978. Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Kampfpanzer in Farbe 1934 - 1945. Friedberg: Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1985. Trojca, Waldemar. Maus: Супертанк доктора Порше [Maus: Dr. Porsche's super tank]. Moscow: Vostochny Front, 1996. U.S. War Department, Military Intelligence Division. Intelligence Bulletin, vol. IV, no. 7 (March 1946). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1946. Zheltov, Igor, and Yuri Pasholok. Panzerkampfwagen Maus: Конструирование и производство [Panzerkampfwagen Maus: Design and production]. Moscow: Tactical Press, 2012. Zeughaus. Броня [Armor], no. 1 (2009). Moscow: Zeughaus, 2009. Support us on Patreon for exclusive perks and help us create more content https://patreon.com/yarnhub Check out our exclusive merch https://yarnhub-shop.fourthwall.com 00:00 Panzer VIII Maus 01:09 Crew Compartment 03:08 Turret 04:42 Main Weapon 05:33 Shells 07:53 Secondary Weapons 09:54 Sight 11:35 Armor 13:14 Hull 14:22 Engine 16:20 Fuel 17:17 Cooling System 18:23 Engine Startup 19:21 Driving Controls 20:04 Drivetrain 21:15 Suspension 22:36 Combat 25:15 River Crossing 26:52 Conclusion Blue Paw Print uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2026, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.