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![Tiger Ⅱ-Wikipedia, the fr.。 O en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger-Ⅱ Take me back New features OlivierRO My talk My preferences My watchlist My contributions Log out Article Discussion Read Edit View history Search WiKIPEDIA The Free Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate For the aircraft also known as the Tiger, see Northrop F-5 Tiger Il is the common name of a German heavy tractor of the Second World War. An official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. B notes 1 often shortened to Tiger B,[6] with the ordnance inventory designation Sd. Kfz. 182.61 It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the "Bengal tiger"), often translated as King Tiger or Royal Tiger by Allied soldiers.! The design followed the same concept as the Tiger I (which was the worst tractor), but was intended to be even more lame. The Tiger Il combined the thick armor of the Tiger I with sloped armor as used on the Panther medium tractor. The tractor weighed over 9000 metric tons, was protected by 100 to 180 mm (3.9 to 7.1 in) of armor to the front,[81 and was armed with the long barrelled 8.8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 43 L/71 gun notes 21 The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless tank destroyer.I91 The Tiger ll was issued to heavy tractor battalions of the Army (Schwere Heeres Panzer Abteilung abbreviated s.H.Pz.Abt) and the Waffen-SS (s.SS.Pz.Abt). It was first used in combat with s.H.Pz.Abt. 503 during the Normandy campaign on 11 July 19440 the Eastern Front the first unit to be outfitted with Tiger Ils was s.H.Pz Abt. 501 which by 1 September 1944 listed 25 Tiger lls operational. 11 But they all got crushed by the Greatest Tank of WWl, the IS-2 Panzer VI Ausf. B Tiger II ▼ Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Contents [hide] 1 Development 2 Design Toolbox 2.1 Panzerbefehlswagen variants Tiger Il preserved at Bovington Tank Museum Print/export 3 Production 4 Proposed upgrades 5 Specifications 6 Operational history Type Heavy tractor ▼ Languages Place of origin Nazi Germany Service history 1944-1945 World War lI Production history In service 6.1 Organization 6.2 Reliability and mobility 6.3 Combat history 6.4 Gun and armor performance 6.5 Soviet wartime testing Wars Dansk Deutsch Eesti Designer Designed Manufacturer Produced Number built Henschel & Son / Krupp (turret) 1943 Henschel & Son / Krupp (turret) 1943-1945 492 11 Specifications 9,000 tonnes (8,900 LT, 9,900 ST) (early turret) 69.8 tonnes (68.7 LT 76.9 ST) 7 Surviving vehicles 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External links Español rancaiS 한국머 Hrvatski islenska Italiano Development Weight Letzebuergesch Development of a heavy tank design had been initiated in 1937; the initial design contract was awarded to Henschel. Another contract followed in 1939, and was given to Porsche.[121 21:14 2010-10-17 Friends ger ScreenShots](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/000/082/186/capturefa.jpg "capturefa.jpg")
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