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Specifications - German World
War II King Tiger Tank 
| Specification: | King
Tiger | | Country
of origin | Germany |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Armament: | One
88mm KwK L/71 main gun, one 7.92 MG34 machine-gun co-axial with the main gun,
one 7.92 MG34 machine-gun in hull front, one 7.92 MG34 anti-aircraft machine-gun
on turret roof. | | Armour: | Minimum:
1.57in (40mm), Maximum: 7.28in (185mm). | | Performance: | Road
speed: 24mph (38km/h), Cross-country: 11mph (17km/h), Range: 68 miles (110km),
Vertical obstacle: 2ft 9in (0.85m), Trench: 8ft 2in (2.5m), Fording depth: 5ft
3in (1.6m), Gradient: 35 degrees. | | Powerplant: | Maybach
HL230 P30 V12 water-cooled inline petrol engine developing 600bhp at 3,000rpm. |
| Dimension: | Length:
23ft 9in (7.25m), Width: 12ft 3in (4.27m), Height: 10ft 1in (3.27m). |
| Combat
Weight: | 153,000lb
(69,400kg) | | Brief
History | In
service with the German Army from 1944 to 1945. The first 50 were fitted with
the Porsche turret. Subsequent King Tigers were fitted with the simpler Henschel
turret which also offered better protection. The King Tiger was the heaviest and
most powerful tank to go into production during World War II. An estimated 484
in total were completed. Because of its size and weight, it lacks mobility. But
when deployed properly in small groups, it proved very effective and could engage
many more times its own numbers of enemy with some outstanding successes. |
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