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The Tiger had 60 mm (2.4 in) thick hull side plates and 80 mm (3.1 in) armour on the side superstructure/sponsons, while turret sides and rear were 80 mm. The top and bottom armour was 25 mm (1 in) thick; from March 1944, the turret roof was thickened to 40 mm (1.6 in). [7]
Unlike other German tanks which used face-hardened armor, the Tiger used homogeneous armor (armor with a uniform hardness throughout the thickness) for the main armor plates. These plates had a high content of chromium and molybdenum, but also carbon (an impurity which makes welding more difficult).
Nazi Germany's Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the Mark VI—or Tiger I—soon earned a devastating reputation on...
The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armour with the armour sloping used on the Panther medium tank. It was the costliest German tank to produce at the time. The tank weighed almost 70 tonnes, and was protected by 100 to 185 mm (3.9 to 7.3 in) of armour to the front. [12]
Eventually, on the 26th May of 1942, Hitler intervened to specify that the new heavy tank should have the frontal armor 100 mm (3.94 in) thick, and 60 mm (2.36 in) sides, and ordered six prototypes from Porsche and Henschel. Following this, Wa Pruef 6 remade the specifications.
This explains why the side armor of the Tiger I, being 80 mm thick, was so difficult to be penetrated at combat ranges by most Allied anti-tank and tank guns, whose calibers were overmatched by the thickness of the Tiger I armor.
The Tiger I was a German heavy tank that saw extensive service during World War II. Mounting the 88 mm KwK 36 L/56 gun and thick armor, the Tiger proved formidable in combat and forced the Allies to alter their armor tactics and develop new weapons to counter it.
The lower plate was angled at 25 degrees, which effectively increased its thickness further. On the sides and the rear, the armour was 80mm thick. The tank is actually at its weakest on top of the hull and turret where it is only 25mm thick.
Its heavy armor made it practically impervious to frontal attack, and its high-velocity 88mm gun was ready to chastise anything that came within range. The Tiger I's main gun could knock out a T-34 tank at a distance greater than three miles.
Armor: The tank featured heavily sloped armor, with frontal armor up to 100mm thick and 80mm on the sides, effectively increasing its protection. Armament: Its primary armament was the 88mm KwK 36 L/56 gun, known for its accuracy and ability to penetrate the armor of most Allied tanks at long ranges.