With a robust 8.8cm gun capable of taking out Russian T-34s and KV-1s from range, plus armor up to 200mm thick, the Elefant heavy tank destroyer ended up being a formidable possibility. Initially called the Ferdinand, 90 had been created by might 1943 and in their very first combat action inside Battle of Kursk that July, they've been said to have accounted for over 500 Russian tanks. However, after Kursk these were withdrawn for an overhaul and came back in February 1944 re-named the Elefant. They certainly were active in Italy and on the Eastern Front, also being thrown into the defense of Berlin as WWII drew to a close in European countries.
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