Type 45a Bullpup rifle, an experimental rifle developed by the U.S army in 1945.
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Experimental super-heavy tank Panzer VIII Maus.
The facility the Maus was being developed in was overrun by Soviet forces, and most sources say it never saw combat, although there are a few accounts that claim it took part in the defence of the area, but these have never been proven.