Forces of Valor – Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf.B King Tiger II (Sd.Kfz.182) , s.Pz.Abt.501 , Ardennes 1944

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         Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B  Tiger II

Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B Tiger II, přezdívaný též Königstiger , Royal Tiger or  King Tiger  (česky Tygr bengálský), často zkracováno na Tiger B (Sd.Kfz. 182), byl německý těžký tank, vyvinutý a nasazený za druhé světové války.

The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B.The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182.It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces.

Type Heavy tank
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history
In service 1944–1945
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Henschel & Son / Krupp (turret)
Designed 1943
Manufacturer Henschel & Son / Krupp (turret)
Produced 1943–1945
No. built 492
Specifications
Weight 68.5 tonnes (67.4 long tons; 75.5 short tons) (early turret)
69.8 tonnes (68.7 long tons; 76.9 short tons) (production turret)
Length 7.38 metres (24 ft 3 in) (hull)
10.286 metres (33 ft 9 in) (with gun forward)
Width 3.755 metres (12 ft 4 in)
Height 3.09 metres (10 ft 2 in)
Crew 5 (commander, gunner, loader, radio operator, driver)

Armor 25–185 mm (1–7 in)
Main
armament
1× 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71
“Porsche” turret: 80 rounds
Production turret: 86 rounds
Secondary
armament
2× 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34
5,850 rounds
Engine V-12 Maybach HL 230 P30gasoline
700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
Power/weight 10 PS (7.5 kW) /tonne (8.97 hp/tonne)
Transmission Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B (8 forward and 4 reverse)
Suspension torsion-bar
Ground clearance 495 to 510 mm (1 ft 7.5 in to 1 ft 8.1 in)
Fuel capacity 860 litres (190 imp gal)
Operational
range
Road: 170 km (110 mi)
Cross country: 120 km (75 mi)
Speed Maximum, road: 41.5 km/h (25.8 mph)
Sustained, road: 38 km/h (24 mph)
Cross country: 15 to 20 km/h (9.3 to 12.4 mph)
501st Heavy Panzer Battalion
schwere Panzerabteilung 501
— s PzAbt 501—
II

(tactical symbol Panzer unit)
Active 1942–45
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch Heer
Type Panzer
Role Armoured warfare
Size Battalion, up to 45 tanks
Part of Balkenkreuz.svg Wehrmacht
Equipment Tiger I (1942–44)
Tiger II (1944–45)
Engagements World War II

  • Tunisia Campaign
  • Eastern Front
Insignia
Stalking tiger 501st heavy tank battalion insignia.svg

 

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