WWII German Heavy Tank
The most heavy and powerful tank of WWII was the German Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B. It was designed by Henschel Company under the leadership of E. Aders.
Its serial production was launched in February 1944.
The tank had a heavy armor and long-barreled 8,8 cm cannon. Its armor-piercing projectile was capable of hitting any allied tank at a distance of 2000 m and above. However tank possessed insufficient mobility and reliability of the power plant and the transmission.
The tank received army nicknames Tiger II or Königstiger.
Since July 1944 Henschel turrets were installed, and since October 1944 – applying of the Zimmerit coating was stopped.
Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B tanks until the end of the war served in heavy tank battalions. It were produced 479 Königstigers in 1944-1945.
ITEM NUMBER 35364 SCALE 1:35 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD WW2 MARKINGS Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B, s.Pz.Abt. Feldherrnhalle, Hungary, Marth 1945. Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B, s.Pz.Abt. 503, Danzig, Marth 1945. Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf.B, s.Pz.Abt. 501, Ardennes, December 1944. Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf.B, Stab/s.Pz.Abt. 501, Ardennes, December 1944. MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT) 290 x 92 mm BOX SIZE 525 x 263 x 56 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 703+11