Description. This book examines the technology and strategy that defined the outcome of the battles between the King Tiger and the IS-2. The Soviets had been quick to develop tanks that could fight the Tiger on an equal footing, but these were developed as part of a completely different strategy than that employed by the Germans. Tiger's (I and II) side armor was vulnerable to late war medium tank guns, it wasn't intended to offer this kind of protection, no tank did that. Tiger's side armor, which offered much better protection than the cast armor used on IS-2, was dimensioned so that it could resist any weapon used by enemy infantry - Tiger was a breakthrough tank. 1) Reloading speed (the main problem) The current reloading speed is 5 rounds/min which is the same as the Kingtiger. However, the Elefant has an additional crew member used as a second loader and a more accessible tower. Therefore, it should have the same reloading speed as the Nashorn or the PAK43/41 (7 rounds/min). 2) Frontal armor. Description. This vehicle was used by the 2nd Company of the 506th Heavy Panzer Divisiong (2. Kompanie schwere Panzer Abteilung 506) and was hit near Aachen in November 1944. It was captured by American troops and then repaired by the 129th Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion of the 7th Armored Division. On December 15, 1944, the vehicle was German Reich (1942-1945)Heavy Tank – 489 Built. The Tiger II, often referred to as the King Tiger or even Bengal Tiger (Königstiger) was the largest and heaviest operational tank fielded by the German Army in WW2. Developed as a replacement for the Tiger I, its role was to be the heavy tank capable of breaking through an enemy line and A more interesting question is the King Tiger versus the Soviet IS-2 Stalin tank. There are all sorts of conflicting data and opinions on this duel, though an encounter between IS-2s and ChyS. The 68-tonne behemoth is one of only eight King Tiger tanks remaining from the roughly 490 built during the Second World War. “The Tiger is probably the most famous German tank from the war, but Loved it. Tiger 1 because it's much better at long range where it's most effective. The Tiger I's gun is a hell of a lot more effective against most tier 9's than the 131's gun is against tier 8's, I think. All the other stats are virtually the same so in terms of armor and mobility, they'll both be just as useless bottom tier. Tiger II tanks in France. Photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-721-0359-35 / Vennemann, Wolfgang / CC-BY-SA 3.0. The fate of Tiger 124 in August 1944 is reasonably well known. During the retreat of the German army towards Paris and the river Seine the King Tiger II’s of the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion were at the forefront of the fighting. by Artie Bucco » 24 Jun 2004, 02:00. IIRC The churchill was the first Western tank to take out Tigers to knock out Tigers. 2 were destororyed on 2/27/43 by Churchills of the North Irish Horse. A few weeks later the Tiger that was renovated at Bovington was knocked out by Churchills. Tony Williams. The Tiger B Königstiger,Tiger II, Royal Tiger or King Tiger is the premier combat vehicle for the Oberkommando West in Company of Heroes 2. It has a cost of 720 720,280 280, and23 23, only matched by the Jagdtiger. The Tiger B Königstiger boasts incredible armor (the front armor is only slightly weaker than the Elefant, but the rear and sides are stronger), an excellent gun, and a large FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit Meng contributes to the flurry of recent King Tiger kits with an all-new kit molded in an unusual red plastic designed to replicate the red primer used on the full-size tank. Features include photo-etched (PE) parts, link-and-length tracks, two crew figures, and a turned-metal gun

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