- Name
- Tiger II
- Aliases
- Tiger 2,King Tiger Tank,Panzer Tiger B,Königstiger,Royal Tiger,
Tiger II
As a successor to the feared Tiger I, the Tiger II became even more feared by its opponents because of the improvements made to an already perfect and deadly tank.
Overview
Tiger II with the massive KwK 43 gun
The Tiger II, or the Panzerkampfwagen VIB Tiger as the official German designation was, is a German heavy tank from World War II (Concept). It is also known as the Königstiger (German name for the Bengal Tiger), often translated by the Americans as King Tiger, and by the British as Royal Tiger. The design basically followed the same concept as the formidable Tiger I (Object), but was intended to be even more formidable. It did this by combining the thick armor of the Tiger I with the sloped armor of the Panther (Object). The tank weighed almost 17 metric tons, was protected by 100 to 180mm (3,9 to 7,1 in), and was armed with the 88mm KwK 43 gun, also used on the Tiger I. The Tiger II was very heavy and slow and prone to breaking down, most Tigers II were abandoned by their crew and destroyed by them rather than the enemy. It also did not help that the fuel situation in Germany at the time was very critical. The Tiger II was developed late in the war and made in relatively small numbers. 1500 Tiger IIs were ordered, but only 492 of them were produced. The production was disrupted by Allied bombings, for instance, five bombing raids destroyed 95% of a fabric, causing a loss in production of some 657 Tiger IIs.
In Games
King Tiger tank in Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes
The Wehrmacht can in the Company of Heroes (Game) franchise get a King Tiger through the Terror Doctrine. It is even more powerful and resilient than the Tiger tank, because of its impressive armor thickness (it should be noted that its armed with the same guns). However, you can only call in one King Tiger throughout the entire match, so make sure you keep some Pioneers nearby to repair it when needed. It costs 500 Manpower to call into the battlefield, which is considered cheap for a tank of this calibre (Panzer IV (Object) costs 410 Manpower and 80 Fuel).
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- Call of Duty 3 (Game)
- Call of Duty: World at War (Game)
- Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin (Game)
- Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (Game)
- Company of Heroes (Game)
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (Game)
- Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (Game)
- Empires & Allies (Game)
- Empires: Dawn of the Modern World (Game)
- Faces of War (Game)
- Hearts of Iron III (Game)
- Heroes Over Europe (Game)
- Hour of Victory (Game)
- Medal of Honor: Airborne (Game)
- Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (Game)
- Medal of Honor: European Assault (Game)
- Medal of Honor: Heroes (Game)
- Men of War (Game)
- Panzer Corps (Game)
- Steel Division: Normandy 44 (Game)
- Sudden Strike 4 (Game)
- Sudden Strike II (Game)
- World of Tanks (Game)