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"Panzer VII Löwe (VK 7201)Heavy tank - Paper project + mockup, 1942.Another alpha predator intended for the eastern front, the löwe ("Lion") was to be the replacement for the Tiger I. Although the concept had some similarities with the latter E-100 Standardpanzer, it began way earlier, in 1941, with the aim of answering to the KV and IS series of soviet heavy tanks. One of its early specs was a 140mm front and 100mm thick side armor, three man turret, 1000hp Daimler-Benz marine engine (used by Schnellboots), and a new 105 mm gun for 90 tons. The study was started as a program by Krupp as the PzKpfw VII or VK7201 in february 1942. It was partly based on a parallel project VK7001 (Tiger-Maus), and in competition with Porsche's Maus. The final design reused as many components from the Tiger II as possible, and with an option for the KwK-44 105 mm L/70 cannon (Leichte variant) or a 150 mm L/37-40 (Schwere variant). The turret was well rounded with an apparently cast mantlet of conical shape to reduced the amount of armour. Another design put the turret at the rear, with a very streamlined hull. Eventually Hitler choosed the Schwere version, which received 140 mm of frontal armour and 1 meter wide tracks. But in july 1942, the program was cancelled in favor to the Maus instead.

What is certain is that a 150 mm armed tank would have beaten anything the soviets had in store by 1944, but the use of a marine engine would have needed possibly a lot of adaptations and trials. The transmission choice would have been also a problem and reliability and range on the battlefield dubious as best. The final design anticipated these aspects and reverted to a Maybach HL230 giving 800 hp. Estimated speed was around 35 kph."

-Tank Encyclopedia, "Blitzkrieg 1946"

Update:

In this universe, it was used underground by the deposed Nazi government during the Cold War and transferred to Lemuria. All variants have either the 128mm or 150mm.

for AlexitoBB and NOPEXDDD

Description
"Panzer VII Löwe (VK 7201)Heavy tank - Paper project + mockup, 1942.Another alpha predator intended for the eastern front, the löwe ("Lion") was to be the replacement for the Tiger I. Although the concept had some similarities with the latter E-100 Standardpanzer, it began way earlier, in 1941, with the aim of answering to the KV and IS series of soviet heavy tanks. One of its early specs was a 140mm front and 100mm thick side armor, three man turret, 1000hp Daimler-Benz marine engine (used by Schnellboots), and a new 105 mm gun for 90 tons. The study was started as a program by Krupp as the PzKpfw VII or VK7201 in february 1942. It was partly based on a parallel project VK7001 (Tiger-Maus), and in competition with Porsche's Maus. The final design reused as many components from the Tiger II as possible, and with an option for the KwK-44 105 mm L/70 cannon (Leichte variant) or a 150 mm L/37-40 (Schwere variant). The turret was well rounded with an apparently cast mantlet of conical shape to reduced the amount of armour. Another design put the turret at the rear, with a very streamlined hull. Eventually Hitler choosed the Schwere version, which received 140 mm of frontal armour and 1 meter wide tracks. But in july 1942, the program was cancelled in favor to the Maus instead.

What is certain is that a 150 mm armed tank would have beaten anything the soviets had in store by 1944, but the use of a marine engine would have needed possibly a lot of adaptations and trials. The transmission choice would have been also a problem and reliability and range on the battlefield dubious as best. The final design anticipated these aspects and reverted to a Maybach HL230 giving 800 hp. Estimated speed was around 35 kph."

-Tank Encyclopedia, "Blitzkrieg 1946"

Update:

In this universe, it was used underground by the deposed Nazi government during the Cold War and transferred to Lemuria. All variants have either the 128mm or 150mm.

for AlexitoBB and NOPEXDDD