The Royal Tiger is the most powerful tank of World War II #1
Welcome to my article about the German heavy tank Panzer VI Ausf B"Royal Tiger". It was the most powerful tank of the Second World War, which does not mean that it was the best, why it was, you will learn from the article. I invite you to read....
The Royal Tiger In 1942, the development of a new heavy tank began. with an improved shape and thicker armor and a longer 88 mm cannon. Photo pinterest.com
The Royal Tiger is the successor to the Panzer VI Tiger I. Already in 1942 , it ordered the development of a new heavy tank to replace the famous Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger ausf H1 . The new type was supposed to have a frontal armor of an inclined shape, like the famous Soviet T-34. It was supposed to be armed with the famous 88 mm KwK 43 L/71 cannon with even better ballistic characteristics.
As in the case of the Panzer VI H1, two competing companies - Porsche and Henschel - participated in the construction of the King's Tiger. And, as in the case of the first Tiger, the proposal of the second designer won. Only 50 towers were taken from the Porsche model, and they were produced before the results were announced - Prof. Ferdinand Porsche should have been very confident of winning
Royal Tiger - serial production In mid-January, the model was shown to Hitler, who decided to launch mass production. The tank was officially named Sd Kfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger ausf B (unofficial name - "King Tiger").
The Armament Department of the German army ordered a total of 1,237 copies of this machine, but the industry was able to produce only 489 Panzer VI KnigTiger tanks. When the Henschl plant passed into the hands of the Americans, 8 more people were soon to go to the front.
The first 50 cars had Porsche turrets, others were already equipped with Henschel turrets. The Porsche tower had a rounded front part and a commander's tower protruded above the tower. There was an ejection hole in the side of the turret, and a large hatch in the stern. The frontal armor of the Porsche turret was only 107 mm.
During the production of the Royal Tiger tank, minor changes were made, for example, an improved 88-mm KwK 43 / III gun with a modified mantle was installed, instead of a two-lens TZF 9b, a single-lens TZF 9d / 1 sight was used, etc. In 1944, most of the tanks of the Western Front received armored engine compartment covers, which were supposed to protect King's Tigers from air attacks.
At the end of 1944, it was planned to arm the King's Tiger with a 105-mm cannon, but it did not go into mass production. Como en cualquier otro sitio web, para obtener el código promocional 1xBet es crear una cuenta. La idea es contar con un espacio seguro y personalizado para manejar tus apuestas. Esto lo consigues en el sitio web oficial completando unos pasos muy sencillos.Al ingresarla en tu cuenta, el sistema te identifica como un jugador calificado para recibir promociones adicionales para tus apuestas. Es una forma de premiar tu preferencia y fidelidad. Es común que los mayores beneficios sean otorgados a los nuevos jugadores y estos se activan durante el proceso de registro. Te dejamos el paso a paso en detalle a continuación.
