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Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B | |
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Tiger II tank on paved street in Budapest, October 1944 | |
Type | Heavy tank |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1944–1945 |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Henschel & Son / Krupp (turret) |
Designed | 1943 |
Manufacturer | Henschel & Son / Krupp (turret) |
Unit cost | 800,000 Reichsmark ($300,000 USD) in 1944-1945[1] |
Produced | 1943–1945 |
No. built | 492[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 68.5 tonnes (67.4 long tons; 75.5 short tons) (early turret) 69.8 tonnes (68.7 long tons; 76.9 short tons) (production turret)[3] |
Length | 7.38 metres (24 ft 3 in) (hull) 10.286 metres (33 ft 9 in) (with gun forward)[3] |
Width | 3.755 metres (12 ft 4 in)[3] |
Height | 3.09 metres (10 ft 2 in)[3] |
Crew | 5 (commander, gunner, loader, radio operator, driver) |
Armor | 25–185 mm (1–7 in)[3] |
Main armament | 1× 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 Early Krupp design turret: 80 rounds[4] Production turret: 86 rounds[4] |
Secondary armament | 2× 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 5,850 rounds[3] |
Engine | V-12 Maybach HL 230 P30gasoline 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)[5] |
Power/weight | 10 PS (7.5 kW) /tonne (8.97 hp/tonne) |
Transmission | Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B (8 forward and 4 reverse)[5] |
Suspension | torsion-bar |
Ground clearance | 495 to 510 mm (1 ft 7.5 in to 1 ft 8.1 in)[3] |
Fuel capacity | 860 litres (190 imp gal)[3] |
Operational range | Road: 170 km (110 mi)[6] Cross country: 120 km (75 mi)[6] |
Speed | Maximum, road: 41.5 km/h (25.8 mph)[6] Sustained, road: 38 km/h (24 mph)[6] Cross country: 15 to 20 km/h (9.3 to 12.4 mph)[6] |
Progress | 100% complete |
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