The German King Tiger (Tiger II) was one of the most powerful and feared heavy tanks of World War II. -Introduced in 1944, it ...

This tank is Panzerkampfwagen VI, Tiger I(E, SdKfz 181; Fahrgestell (chassis) number 250112. The hull was built by Henschel at Kassel and the turret by Wegmann A.G. of Kassel. It was completed in ...

By this time specifications had changed and the tank would weigh in the region of 57 tons, and mount an 88mm gun behind a maximum 110mm of armour on the turret front. The Tiger first saw service ...

They had 100mm thick armor at the front, an 88mm anti-tank gun (1,000-meter range), and a powerful engine. 1,837 Tiger tanks were built, and the first ones served against Russia's Red Army in 1942.

The turret is seen behind as restorator Bernd Kubicki stands in the hull of a German Tiger II “King Tiger” tank during restoration works at the Swiss Military Museum Full in Full, Switzerland ...

Despite a two-man turret, its superior firepower, armor and mobility shocked the hitherto-invincible German panzers, as well as German infantry terrified to see their anti-tank guns bounce off the ...

Item 1 of 3 The turret is seen beside the hull of a German World War II Tiger II "King Tiger" tank during restoration works at the Swiss Military Museum Full in Full, Switzerland March 22, 2021 ...