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Article number: 510072005
Product: 1:72 King Tiger
The heavy tank Sd.Kfz 182 Panzer VI Ausf. B "King Tiger" came into
service with the German army since mid 1944. Compared to
its predecessor, the Tiger I, several differences and improvements have been adopted : a completely new chassis, a stronger armor
characterized by the sloped frontal hull (bringing to a total weight of
almost 70 tons) and the lethal 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun as main armament.
Thanks to its Mayback V-12 engine the King Tiger was able to reach the
maximum speed of 42 Km/h. For the mass production two different turret
solutions has been used : the Porsche turret, at the beginning, and the
Henschel turret for the most of the units produced. Both ot them were
able to load 80 rounds for the main cannon. The first combat use of the
King Tiger was by the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion during the Battle of Normandy on July 1944.
