![]() ![]() And, as Military History Visualized reveals, an effective tank-though perhaps not as great as history tends to portray it. The Tiger is one of the most revered tanks of the war, if not in the entirety of tank history. First fielded in 1942, the Tiger was meant to forge breakthroughs on the battlefield, destroying enemy tanks at long range while shrugging off hits from lesser Allied anti-tank guns. The final version of the tank weighed 54 tons, had a crew of five, and was equipped with a mobile version of the famous 88-millimeter anti-tank gun. The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger tank was a German heavy tank that served on the Eastern Front, Western Front, and in North Africa during World War II. Yet within the firepower parameter lies one of the most important secrets of true combat capability.A new video at the YouTube channel Military History Visualized breaks down actual data on the German Tiger tanks. Even more than the armor on these tanks, it had been the fire control performance that made these tanks so deadly, especially at long-range or medium fire range. In May 1943, the automotive performance was improved by the installation of the HL230P30, and in January 1944, new steel-tyred, rubber-cushioned road wheels replaced the dished type.Īs the Wehrmacht designed a lot more potent tanks with higher protection (Tiger) or mobility ( Panther), they have nevertheless taken care of all the fire control functions from previously types. In December 1942, the right-hand pistol port was replaced by an escape hatch, and in July 1943, the cupola was replaced by a newer design with periscopes. Originally, the turret had two machine-pistol ports in the rear, and a cylindrical cupola with vision slits. The turret was formed from a plate bent to the shape of a horseshoe. The 8.8 cm KwK36 was mounted coaxingly with a MG34 in the external gun mantle. The hull and superstructure were welded together, with the superstructure extending over the tracks to allow the installation of a wide turret. ![]() The Pzkpfw VI Tiger had eight sets of interleaved road wheels with torsion bar suspension to support its 57 tons. Until August 1944, 1,300 Tiger I were built, which is not much when you consider the impact on Allied combat morale, which they had acquired by then.Ĭall for thrift with the Tiger tank (‘Tank thief’) Specific features: The Tiger I was replaced in 1944 by the King Tiger tank (Tiger II). At the time of its introduction, the Tiger I tank the strongest of all forces, because its 88 mm gun was extremely effective, and the armor so strong that no shot from normal combat distance could penetrate it. Production finally began to start slowly in August 1942. The manufactured Porsche Tigers were later converted to the heavy tank destroyer ‘Elefant’ (Elephant) or ‘Ferdinand’ after the first name of Dr Porsche. When the Porsche model VK4501 (P) production was halted, the VK4501 (H) production order was increased by 50 to make up for the loss. Production was planned to start in July 1942, with 285 to be completed by, in time for the proposed the summer offensive of this year. Lessons learned in the development of the VK3001 and VK3601 were beneficently applied to the design of the VK4501 (H). ![]() Rheinmetall also developed a turret for the VK4501 (H) to mount the 7.5 cm KwK L/70, but it never advanced beyond the prototype stage. Krupp was to develop the turret for both the VK4501 (H) and the VK4501 (P). ![]() Henschel und Sohn, of Kassel, were to develop the chassis. The order to design the VK4501 (H), later known as Tiger tank, was issued on. ![]()
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