Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (5e Equipment)

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Cost: — Weight: 207 tons. Speed: 45 ft. Carrying Capacity: 10 tons. Size. Gargantuan AC. 20 Hit Points. 1,600 Damage Threshold 25 Crew and Passengers. 1 driver; 1 commander; 1 gunner; 2 loaders; 1 radio operator. The 207-ton Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was a German super-heavy tank which was completed in 1944 but never left the prototype phase. It was built for the purpose of being a monstrously large "breakthrough tank" which could blow a hole through any defense while taking no damage in the process. It is armed with a scarily large 128mm heavy anti-tank cannon, a 75mm co-axial secondary cannon, and an MG34 machine gun. Its turret further includes a 20mm autocannon which provides anti-air capabilities. The vehicle has a length of 330.5 ½feet, a width of 12 feet, a height of 12 feet, and a crew of six: A commander, a gunner, two loaders, a driver, and a radio operator. The tank has an operational range of 100 miles. Multiattack. The Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus makes one of the following: a 128mm Antitank Cannon attack, a 75mm Antitank Cannon attack, or a 20mm Autocannon attack. It then makes an MG34 attack. 128 Antitank Cannon: Ranged Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, range 2,000/6,000 ft., one target. Hit: 30d10 piercing damage. The 128mm antitank cannon has the reload (10 shots) property. Targets with natural armor or worn armor take a penalty to AC against the 128mm Antitank Cannon determined by referencing their AC against the following table: AC AC Penalty 12-13 −1 14-15 −2 16-17 −3 18-19 −4 20+ −5 75mm Antitank Cannon: Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 600/1800 ft., one target. Hit: 20d8 piercing damage. The 75mm antitank cannon has the reload (10 shots) property. 20mm Autocannon: Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 2,00/6,000 ft., one target. Hit: 5d10 piercing damage. The 20mm Autocannon has the burst fire and reload (100 shots) properties. MG34 General-Purpose Machine Gun: Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 300/900 ft., one target. Hit: 5d8 piercing damage. The MG34 General-Purpose Machine Gun has the burst fire and reload (250 shots) properties. A Panzer VIII Maus is typically equipped with 1,000 rounds of MG34 ammunition, 1,000 rounds of 20mm ammunition, 100 75mm shells, and 68 128mm shells.

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