A heavy assault vehicle first saw action in Operation Zitadelle (Citadel) in 1943. It was largely invulnerable to Soviet tank guns at standard combat ranges and was able to take a toll of Soviet tanks. However, it had no solution to Soviet close-in tank-killing infantry teams. This drawing depicts a later vehicle armed with a co-axial 7.92mm machine gun (MG) for self-defence. The Elefant was also known as the Ferdinand.
As usual, I sketched one Saturday afternoon at NYDC at the Heeren while sipping a blended coffee.
"Acrobats and comets floating by so fast
Children's faces smile like suns at last
Lilac butterflies are cruising without fear
All inviting you to stay and rest here"
Alphavlle 'Afternoons in Utopia'
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