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It was also known informally as the Königstiger [9] (German for Bengal tiger, lit. ' King Tiger '). [10] [11] Contemporaneous Allied soldiers often called it the King Tiger or Royal Tiger. [citation needed] 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 ...
The 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was identified in reserve with an estimated 40 Panther tanks and 60 Panzer IV and the presence of two heavy tank battalions equipped with Tiger tanks was established. [e] German armoured strength was estimated at 230 tanks and artillery strength at 300 field and anti-tank guns.
The Panther carried more ammunition and had a faster firing cycle: for every 1–1.5 shots of the IS-2, the Panther and Tiger could fire 3-4 times. [148] With the addition of a semi-automatic drop breech over the previously manual screw, [ 149 ] this breech modification increased the IS-2's rate of fire to 3-4 rounds per minute.
At 6.24 m (20.5 ft), the length of the KwK 43's barrel was over 1.3 metres longer than of that of the 8.8 cm KwK 36 used for the Tiger I.The cartridge of the KwK 43's shell was also considerably longer (at 82.2 centimetres (32.4 in)) and wider than that of the KwK 36's, meaning that the KwK 43 allows for more room for a heavier propellant charge in its cartridge case than the KwK 36 could.
The engine was an upgraded version of the slightly smaller HL210 engine which was used to equip the first 250 Tiger I tanks built, and which had an aluminium crankcase and block. The earlier HL210 engine had a displacement of 21.353 L (1,303.0 cu in) or 1,779 cm³ per cylinder; bore 125 mm (4.9 in), stroke 145 mm (5.7 in).
Reinforcements of one Tiger and one Panzer III arrived on 9 December, which along with repairs of battle damage, gave an inventory of seven Tiger Is and five Panzer IIIs. The next day, they moved together with elements of 10th Panzer Division on the road to Massicault, attacking towards Majaz al Bab, gaining 13 km (8.1 mi) and destroying 14 M3 ...
Tiger of the 508th in Rome, February 1944 Tiger of the 508th with a thrown track, Italy, February 1944 German attempts to destroy the beachhead Moving to the Front. In early February 1944 the battalion was sent to oppose Allied landings at Anzio. Transportation by rail ended at Ficulle in Italy, far from the enemy beachhead.
During the battle, Diers' Tiger was heavily damaged by Soviet T-34-85s and subsequently abandoned. [1] Following Hitler's suicide, Diers repaired his Tiger II to operating condition and joined a German breakout attempt with other armored vehicles. While attempting to escape, the Tiger ran over a German landmine and was disabled. Diers and his ...