![]() ![]() The Tiger II first saw combat during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The tank weighed almost seventy tonnes, it was protected by 100 - 180mm of armour at the front, and was armed with the long barrelled Kampfwagenkanone 8.8cm 43 L/71 gun which proved to be efficient against all Allied tanks. Another design was developed by Porsche in 1939, but it was declined due to higher production costs.īased on the Tiger I, the Tiger II combined the thick armour of its predecessor and the sloped armour of the Panther medium tank. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger ("Bengal Tiger"), often translated as King Tiger or Royal Tiger by Allied troops. The initial design of the Tiger II was developed in 1937 by the Henschel company. Its official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. The Tiger II was a German heavy tank of WW2. Meng Model 1:35 - King Tiger Sd.Kfz.182 (Henschel Turret) - Plastic model kit #TS-031
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