The range scale was graduated at 100 meter intervals up to a maximum range of 4,000 meters. Bronco 1/72 Blohm und Voss BV P.178 Torpedo Jet Ace 1/72 Traction Avant 11 CV On the other hand, Tigers were maintenance-intensive tanks and prone to mechanic failures if periodic maintenance procedures were not done. Anigrand 1/144 Tu-22K 'Blinder B' Both and Max Crew %: 3.17 s, Standard Gun Azur/Frrom 1/72 PZL P.11f  'In Rumania' Flammant Airfix 1/72 Mosquito Mk. Airfix 1/72 Buccaneer S.2B/D/Mk.50 Tiger platoons could open fire (concentrated platoon fire) for effect against stationary targets at up to 3,000 meters. First-shot DPM: 3215.7 Hypersonic Vehicle Both: 3761.1 AMP 1/72 AZ Model 1/72 Ki-30 'Ann' 75% Crew: 2724.3 Aoshima 1/72 &  Mobile Launcher, Aoshima 1/144 J1N1-S 'Gekko' Airfix 1/72 S-3A Viking By August of that year, 1,300+ had been made: not many, in view of their reputation and effect on Allied morale. Hurricane IIc The sights that equipped the Tiger I up to 1944 were the binocular Turmzielfernrohr 9b mounted parallel and on the same axis as the main gun. It remains a curious fact why Henschel's engineers came up with what was essentially a square box for the Tiger's hull. With 100% Crew: 323.3 m However, by 23 June 1944, only 109 Shermans with 17-pdrs. Airfix 1/72 Wellington IA/C AFV Anigrand 1/144 XF-12 Anigrand 1/144 Martin XB-33A Super Marauder Anigrand 1/144 Nimrod MR.2 late) Battle 1/144 G8N1 'Renzan' (Rita) The Inspekteur der Panzertruppen (In6) designation, specified for use in training, maintenance manuals, and in organization tables, was Panzerkampfwagen VI P (88 mm) (SdKfz 181) Ausfürung P. Suggested names were 'Tiger (P)', 'Tiger P1' or 'Porsche Tiger'. - The Tiger Tank; Roger Ford; Motorbooks International Publishers and Wholesalers. The Armor Piercing Composite Rigid (APCR) round was made with a tungsten core. Cyber-Hobby 1/35 Sd.Kfz. Anigrand's 1/72 The length of the shell from where the breech sat in the turret was longer than the entry of the breech to the turret aft. Arii The only steeply-sloping element on the Tiger was the short glacis plate, forward of the hull upper front plate with its ball-mounted machine gun and driver's vision slots, which was set at 81 degrees to the vertical. (2014 tooling) This model was known as the 17/25-pdr gun. That, and the overwhelming Allied air power, were the main reasons for the destruction of Tigers, more than any tank versus tank combat, specially on the Western Front. The German doctrine of that time focused mainly on the offensive. Using Shell Type 2 (220 Damage): Standard Gun Anigrand 1/72 XF-109 Airfix Shaun the Azur/Frrom 1/72 2013 tooling Anigrand 1/144 YB-49 Flying 100% Crew Even at ranges of 1,500 meters and longer, during favorable weather, it is possible to succeed in penetrating the T-34 with minimal expenditure of ammunition" (JENTZ, Thomas L.; Germany's TIGER Tanks - Tiger I and II: Combat Tactics; op. Amodel 1/72 DB601A/E 1/72 Mirage 4000 Airfix 1/72 DHC-2 Beyond the great additional effort by the crewmen that was required, such a complicated transport process took even more time from the Tiger's combat availability. (2014 Tooling) AZ Model 1/72 OH-6A Cayuse 'Over Vietnam' Contact-Resine Lilienthal The American Pershing tank was built at a rate of 1,350 tanks over a six month period. cit.). PT-132, Aoshima 1/350 H-IIB Launch Vehicle A new feature was the Vorpanzer (frontal shield), which could be lowered to protect the track and drive sprockets. This eventually limited transportation of Tigers by rail to the night. The 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 was a very accurate gun capable of first-round hits at over 1,000 meters: the Tiger I actually started first-round killing at 1,200 meters, under combat conditions. Airfix 1/72 Battle I   In February 1944, steel road wheels with internal rubber cushioning, adopted from the Tiger II, were mounted in the Tiger I. Panther II 1/35 A34 Comet These accuracy tables do not reflect the actual probability of hitting a target under battlefield conditions. Canberra B(I).8  Airfix 1/72 Ju-87B-1 Stuka(2015 AMT 1/1000 NX/NCC-2000 Excelsior, AMT Academy 1/48 MH-6 The triangle height and separation distances, in mils, were used as an aid in estimating the range to the target by comparing them with the size of the target. P.111/111a 'Nachtjager', Cyberhobby 1/35 2cm FlaK 30 The Tiger's engine, the Maybach HL 210 P45, was a V-12 water-cooled gasoline engine with a capacity of 21.33 liters and a power output of 650 bhp at 3,000 rpm. Academy 1/35 M1A2 'Tusk II' Maximum possible: 465.4 m, With 50% Crew: 573.1 m AMT 1/32 Trade Federation Tank, AMT/ERTL 1/35 M60A1 'Blazer' Reconstructed Tiger I at the German Tank Museum, made up of various parts of Tiger tanks found at the Trun scrapyard in Normandy. Airfix Bronco Keep that in mind and make use of its great rate of fire and renowned German-engineered accuracy. 100% Crew: 5.27 s Maybach produced the engines for all medium and heavy German tanks. II BanDai 1/72 Sanka B (newer tooling) With Binocular Telescope: 462.5 m Cyber-hobby 1/72 Sea King AEW.2 The higher magnification allowed precise aiming at longer ranges. From April 1944 on, the monocular Turmzielfernrohr 9c (sighting telescope) replaced the binocular Turmzielfernrohr 9b. Standard Gun When these projectiles impacted armor which matched or exceeded the projectile diameter at a certain spread of velocities, the projectile would shatter and fail. Airfix While the Germans stayed close to their original production schedule for the Tiger, it is interesting to note that, for example, during Operation Zitadelle (the Kursk Offensive - July 1943), there were a total of only 133 Tigers available at the start of the offensive; 45 serving with sPzAbt.503, 13 with 13.Kp.SSPzRgt1 (LSSAH), 14 with 8.Kp.SSPzRgt2 (Das Reich), 15 with s.Kp.SSPzRgt3 (Totenkopf), 15 with 13.Kp.PzRgtGD (Großdeutschland), and 31 with sPzAbt.505. 3/5/6/9/52 3. Academy 1/48 F-4D Phantom Aeroclub 1/72 Hawker Demon, Aeroclub 1/48 DHC-1 Chipmunk. As the war went on, the German rail net was progressively more and more disrupted by Allied strategic and tactical air attack. Airfix 1/72 Bristol Amodel 1/72 DH 100 Chrozny Modelbau 1/72 A5M Arii Attack Hobbies 1/144 Aero L.39  Bronco 1/35 M1114 Up-Armored AMT 'ProShop' 1/25 Chrysler 300C Standard Gun Bronco 1/35 Humber Armored Car Mk IV (Clear Body) Anigrand Craftworks With 75% Crew: 656.4 m Anigrand's 1/144 RAF C-17A Globemaster Airfix 1/72 Dornier Do-17Z Azur/FRROM 1/72 Rail movement of Tigers, however, involved more complications, because special cars were required to transport Tigers, and the tracks were too wide for rail transport: narrower ones were fitted for normal road and railway transport, where the outer set of road wheels was also removed. 1/48 Focke-Wulf Triebflügel Anigrand 1/72 C-124A/C Both and Max Crew %: 3033.8 Anigrand 1/72 Northrop HL-10 A-Model To assist production, all shapes were kept simple. Academy 1/35 M3A1 Stuart Development of the Tiger I was started in 1937 by the Henschel company. 1/72 Sea Vixen FAW.2 It was also difficult to transport, and vulnerable to immobilization when mud, ice and snow froze between its overlapping and interleaved road wheels in winter weather conditions, often jamming them solid. CyberHobby 1/35 Sherman This process led in a heavy logistical burden on the Tiger units, as they had to necessarily maintain two sets of tracks for each tank (WILBECK, Christopher W., op cit). The Tiger E also introduces the more powerful APCR ammunition for the 88 mm KwK 36 gun. M151A2 'Mutt' 1/24 1991 Efini RX-7 Blue Although much of the installed equipment on the Tiger was subcontracted, Henschel manufactured most of the major components in their plant. CyberHobby 1/35 Both and BiA: 2908.4 1/72 F6F-3 Hellcat Both: 3.38 s Academy's 1/72 A-37B Dragonfly, Academy 1:48 Bf 109G-2/G-6 "JG27" 75% Crew: 4.33 s 緊急性及び確実性を求められる「移植用角膜」の輸入通関・配送国内取扱シェアは9割以上です。 This capability was provided by the the combat tracks of 755 mm width, which resulted in a ground pressure of 15.0 psi, or 1.05 kg/cm². figure, Arii PzKw III Ausf G Azur 1/72 Nieuport-Delage NiD 52 Blue Max 1/48 Airfix 1/72 B-25C/D Mitchell QF 25 pdr Field Gun with Limber Airfix 1/48 Bf-109E-4/Ntrop Aoshima The 88 mm KwK 36L/56 gun had a very-high muzzle velocity and the shell traveled in a stretched arc, which gave the Tiger I more advantages than just penetration power. Academy 1/48 F4U-4B Corsair HUP-1/2 Max 1/48 Avro 504K Flak 41 with crew A-Model Sukhoi T-4 Academy 1/48 T-33A Shooting Star Attack Hobby's 1/144 Cyber-hobby 1/35 M1A1 Abrams Ju-88 'short wing' Using Shell Type 3 (175 Damage): Atlantic Models 1/350 HMS Arrow, Atlantis Models Volkswagen The client values, given for 100% crew, will normally be taken into battle with 110% crew skill members aside from specific functions, causing their actual performance to deviate from the expected client value. After the turrets production started, it was impossible to mount the 88mm Flak 41 on the Tiger I turrets. Cyber-Hobby 1/35 First-shot DPM: 2620.2 Czech Armory 1/72 TZ-22 The Hellcat had a gun that could penetrate roughly 88mm at 1000 m. The average combat range noted by the Americans for tank vs. tank action was around 800m to 900m. Bronco 1/35 SdKfz 6 (Artillery Version) It was an intermediate solution to deal with the problem of Tiger tanks in North Africa and … G (early) 'Italian Front' L/48 Reload Times Amodel 1/72 (Y)E-7PD, Amodel 1/32 Czech Model 1/48 Rammer: 2780.8 Under this classification, heavy tanks were to act as support for the infantry and artillery, but the main purpose of the heavy tank was to penetrate the enemy's defenses, thus allowing the medium tanks to exploit the breakthrough. AMT/Ertl 1/25 Ice Cream Truck (second release) However, the final cost of the Tiger's production was even higher: around 300,000 Reichsmarks. USS Independence (LCS-2) It should be noted that the problems with the 76 mm and 3" guns did not necessarily involve the weapons themselves: the noses of US armor-piercing ammunition of the time turned out to be excessively soft. Just as a comparison on production capabilities, the Russians produced 23,937 T-34/76s from 1942 to 1945. Airfix 1/48 TSR.2. Alliance 1/72 Pulqui I, AMC 50% Crew: 2294.25 Cyber-hobby 1/700 USS Ingersoll and Delta III Bronco 1/72 Blohm und Voss BV P.178 w/BT700 Guided CMR 1/72 Spitfire Mk. The Tiger I was very maneuverable for its weight and size, and superior to the Sherman in muddy terrain, despite its size and weight, as it had less ground pressure. Anigrand 1/72 Platt LePage Rammer: 3216.5 Long road marchs resulted in mechanical problems, and Tigers consumed high quantities of precious gasoline (the Tiger had a maximum combat radius of 195 kilometers, using 540 liters of fuel in the process) thus, the preferred method of movement across great distances was by rail. Airfix 1/72 MiG-17F 'Fresco' Anigrand 1/72 Curtiss XP-62 Alliance With Recon and Situational Awareness: 399.2 m The cannon is what makes it worth it. It had the ordnance inventory designation of Sd.Kfz. Below, three more tables from the same source (JENTZ, Thomas L.; Germany's TIGER Tanks - Tiger I and II: Combat Tactics; op. 50% Crew: 2378.7 Dewoitine D.520 w resin cockpit, Bandai 1/72  Millennium Falcon (Perfect Grade), Bandai 1/48 Star Wars: X-Wing (Moving Edition), Croco 1/72 Nakajima Ki-34 (updated preview). For those facts, the 88mm KwK 36 L/56 was a better choice for a breakthrough tank such as the Tiger, according to German doctrine, as stated in the Manual for Combat and Combat Employment of Smaller Units: "The heavy tank forms the core of the spearhead and their main objective is the enemy tanks and antitank guns that can be eliminated only by using the greater range and larger caliber gun of those tanks. Cyber-hobby During early 1942, the penetration ability was improved with the introduction of the Pzgr.39 of 10.2 kg weight with a reduced HE filler of 59 grams. Hobbies Breda 27M There is lots more great work on the Forum too! Battle Axe 1/48 Caudron Anigrand 1/72 2015 tooling Croco 1/72 Yak-14, Croco 1/72 IRM 'Zhuk' Pyry "post war", Azur Ciro Models Bronco 1/35 ), "The Tiger's armor was invulnerable to attack from most tank guns firing normal armor-piercing shells or shot at ranges over 800 meters, including the American 75 mm and the Russian 76 mm. M cost RM 103,163, a PzKpfw IV Ausf. CMR 1/72 AModel 1/72 Bf-109F-4/6 The plate will fail instantaneously, rather than gradually". 1. Anigrand 1/72 Chengdu AMG II/VI/XVIII (2014) C Airfix 1/72 Bf-109G-6 Airfix 1/72 B5N2 'Kate' Below that, the armor is too soft and resists poorly, above that, the armor is too hard and therefore too brittle. Both and Max Crew %: 3253.8. Both: 3109.75 AZ Model 1/72 Spitfire F.14e Azur/FRROM 1/72 Northrop Gamma 2E Airfix 1/144 DC-9 25 pdr Gun Crew Shooting the left, right, upper, and lower edges of the mantlet requires ~200mm penetrat, Large hitpoint pool, comparable to many Tier 8 heavy tanks, Fairly good at sidescraping thanks to the flat side armor and large tracks, Though the hull armour is thick, and resists HE quite well, it is also flat and vulnerable to AP shells even from Tier 5 gun. 1/100 F-15E Strike Eagle Atlantis Models;  Sighting over Monument Valley (glow) The armor held up all around. Both and Max Crew %: 3993.3, With 50% Crew: 0.434 m 2011 tooling 100% Crew Arii 1984 Daihatsu Mira Van Cyber-Hobby 1/35 The nominal cost of a Tiger was 250,800 Reichsmarks. Aoshima 1/24 2012 Subaru BRZ Flakpanzer T-34 54mm Achilles The tank was given its nickname "Tiger" by Ferdinand Porsche, and the Roman numeral was added after the later Tiger II entered production. Below, the armor tables for the Tiger I: According to Jentz (JENTZ, Thomas L.; Germany's TIGER Tanks - Tiger I and II: Combat Tactics; op. 40/43M Zrinyi II Anigrand 1/72 Bell YAH-63 Cyber-hobby So, it is either Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf.E (Sd.Kfz.181), - Sd.Kfz. Academy 1/700 Academy's 1/48 Bf-109G-6 Since it was not always possible to do this preventive maintenance as required, many Tigers broke down and had to be destroyed and abandoned. Amodel 1/32 Nieuport 16c, AMP Airfix 1/76 SA-2 The Panzer IIIs (Ausf E to N) road speed was 40 km/h, and cross-country speed was 18 km/h. Airfix 1/72 Canberra B(I).8 75% Crew: 2007.45 MPC/Airfix 1/72 Ka-25 Hormone “Special” The tests were realized in a place beside the the main road from Beja to Sidi N'sir in Tunisia, on May 19, 1943. Victor B.2 1/48 XF2R-1 'Dark Shark' Muzzle velocity was 800 m/s. All original documents confirm compliance with standard specifications throughout the war" (JENTZ, Thomas L. Germany's TIGER Tanks, VK45.02 to Tiger II: Design, Production & Modifications). AZ Model 1/72 Ki-78 'Ken' The Tiger I was phased out in 1944. These differences are taken into account in tooltip boxes. There will be a striking boost in acceleration. Cyber-Hobby 1/35 Bronco 1/35 British Airborne 75mm Pack Howitzer and 1/4 Ton Truck with 'Guideline' Surface to Air Missile Arrow Sub-Orbital Passenger Rocket 1/72 Martin 167 Maryland (P-40B/C)  Amodel 1/72 Yak-28R 'Firebar' Airfix 1/72 Short Sunderland Uparmored Tactical Vehicle H), with ordnance inventory designation SdKfz 182, but the tank was redesignated as PzKpfw VI Ausf. If you'd like to see a smaller version of the Shooting Star, check out HyperScale's Airfix Group Build Forum for Tom Muphy's progress on the ancient 1/72 scale Airfix kit. 1/35 Panzer III ausf A Using Shell Type 1 (220 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute CMR's 1/72 Supermarine type 300 Azur/Frrom 1/72 Renard R-31 Humber Mk.1 Scout Car Cyber-hobby 1/700 AIMS 1/72 Early Aoshima 1/350 Submarine I-365 BEUTEPANZER M4A2 75 The APCBC round has two caps covering the main body of the round. Airfix 1/144 Boeing 314 Clipper Bf-110C-2/C-4 With 75% Crew: 339.3 m Aoshima 1/24 McLaren F1 GTR-1997 LeMans #41 100% Crew: 3.84 s Amodel Anigrand 1/72 T-46 'Eaglet' Anigrand 1/72 North American This was to be of 29.53 tons (30,000 kg) or more and was to be a heavy "breakthrough" tank to lead the armored assaults. CyberHobby 1/35 Pz.Kpfw III ausf L Tp As a result of the strong armor, it is possible to close to short range with the enemy tanks without being seriously damaged by the hits. The long-rod penetrators of today are greatly overmatched, but they bring so much energy to the plate that they penetrate by "ablation": in which both projectile and armor behave like fluids. The decision was based on a maneuverability test, and on the fact that the Henschel prototype was more conventional: cheaper and easier to produce than the extravagant Porsche design. Ace 1/72 SdKfz 131 Airfix 1/350th HMS Trafalgar. 1/48 Bf-109E-1/3/4 Maximum possible: 0.308 m, With 50% Crew: 0.471 m Cyber-hobby 1/48 Ju-88A-4 This was just enough to penetrate a Panzer IV frontally, a tank designed in 1939. Bronco 1/35 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) Anti-Tank Gun Max 1/48 DeHavilland DH-4. FW-190A-4 'Jabo', AER medium personnel vehicle Using Shell Type 2 (135 Damage): Standard Gun AMT The turret would need a counter weight fitted as well as a weight on the breech of the gun. Amodel 1/144 An-3 However, this feature was quickly dropped, having only been fitted on this Versuchsserie Tiger Nr. Patrol Car, Arii (AS 413) Cyber-hobby 1/72 Aichi Type 99 'Val' - Midway 1942 XVI PZL P.45, CIRO Models Aeromaster Choice 1/72 F-84G Thunderjet. The Tiger I carried 92 rounds of ammunition, although it is known that experienced crews frequently broke the regulations by storing more than that. AeroTeam 1/72 Zlin Z-142C, Aerotech XB-28 1/35 'Buffalo' 6x6 MPCV w/ Slat Armor Classic Airframes 1/48 TA-4J Skyhawk Amusing Hobbies 1/35 Object 279 The medium tank was to be used in exploitation or pursuit missions, requiring a different mix of mobility, armor protection, and firepower. Furthermore, if the diameter of the armor piercing round overmatches the thickness of the armor plate, the protection given by the inclination of the armor plate diminishes proportionally to the increase in the overmatch of the armor piercing round diameter or, in other words, to the increase in this T/d overmatch. Halberstadt D.II Hart B.4A Considering that the Tiger I was nearly impervious to penetration by most tank and anti-tank guns at normal combat ranges (+/- 800 meters), these were the two main assets (Firepower + Armor Protection) that made it possible for the Tiger I to virtually dominate the battlefield. Cyber-hobby 1/700 With 75% Crew: 330.4 m CMR 1/72 Buccaneer Mk 'V1'. Frequent transmission/engine and ammo rack damage. Bronco 1/35 Valentine Mk.XI (OP) A-model 1/72 Tu-128M 'Fiddler' Bronco 1/35 GAZ 69 (M) Utility Truck Infantry Gun with simplified shield Curtiss-Wright X-19 CyberHobby 1/72 Sea Vampire F.20 Brengun 1/72 Yak-1 (1941) From January 1944 on, the Nahverteidigungswaffe (close defense weapon) was mounted on the turret roof. Academy/Italeri 1/35 Staghound Mk.I 'late'. Aoshima 1/700 IJN Battleship Yamashiro, Aoshima 1/350 I-20 Submarine Contact-Resiné Air Lines' 1/72 DH.88 Comet Racer. German Doctrine - defining the basis for the heavy tank concept. Czech Model 1/48 F3D Skyknight MiG-15 UTI Cape Hobby CHG 025: Blohm Aconcagua 1/48 EMB Tucano, Admiral Cierva C.30 autogiro CMR 1/72 Hansa-Brandenburg W.20/2 Anigrand AA2073: Myasishchev M-17 Airfix 1/72 A6M2b Airfix 1/72 B-26B Marauder Azur In May, 1943, the Maybach HK 230 P45 engine with two air filters was installed, and the transmission was improved. Vents: 3.76 s Thomas L. Jentz, in "Germany's Tiger Tanks: Vol.1 - D.W. to Tiger I" (Schiffer, 2000), presents a list of official names given to the Tiger I, ordered by date, from 1941 to 1944: The last denomination is the one that is the official name for the Tiger I. cit. The Armor Piercing Capped, Ballistic Capped (APCBC) round relied not only on its own weight to penetrate the enemy's armor, but was also filled with high explosive that caused great internal damage. Amodel 1/72 Equipment Set. Azur's 1/72 IMAM Ro.37 bis   Aoshima Thunderbirds Mini - The Mole, Aoshima Anigrand Craftworks Amodel 1/72 DH-104 Dove As a general rule, BHN (Brinell Hardness Index) effects shot shatter, and obliquity effects are related to the ratio between shot diameter and plate thickness. StuG III ausf G (Initial Production) The T/d relationship regarding armor penetration demonstrates that the more the thickness of the armor plate overmatches the diameter of any incoming armor piercing round, the harder it is for the projectile to achieve a penetration. Model 1/72 Blohm und Voss 155 171.It was designated as the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther until 27 February 1944, when Hitler ordered that the Roman numeral "V" be deleted. Cyber-hobby 1/35 Airfix 1/72 Bristol Blenheim IVF Amodel 1/72 The Tigerfibel, in view of making those numbers more personal to the Tiger crewmen, stated that it was required one week of hard work from 6,000 people to produce one Tiger. Aoshima 1/350 The gunner could guess wrong up to 200 meters and still hit the target, since aiming too high simply raised the striking point by less than a meter: too little an error to miss a 3 meter high tank when aimed at its center. Airfix 1/72 Bf-109E-4 Theoretically, the higher the muzzle velocity, the more penetration any kind of AP round would have, all other variables remaining constant. The turret would need a counter weight fitted as well as a weight on the breech of the gun. Anigrand Craftworks CyberHobby 1/35 Panther Ausf F with Steel Wheels In the game you'll face much higher tier opponents. Aircraft in Miniature 1/72 Tu-95 15 Horsch The first gun designed by Rheinmetall, the 75mm KwK L/60, barely met the requirements: being able to achieve a penetration of 100mm of armor inclined at 30 degrees at a range of 1400 meters. Azur 1/72 Dewoitine D. 373/376 2. 1/48 Praga V3S, Classic Airframes Amodel 13 images are included. This Henschel model came into being as a rush job, quickly assembled from a mixture of components available from previous heavy panzer designs. M-50 Super Sherman Majesty C Naturally, when the tide turned against Germany, the doctrinal recommendation was that the armor formations would be kept back, and ready to counter-attack any breakthrough of the German defense lines. The reports from these tests stated that the resistance of the Tiger's armor was "considerably higher than that of the British machineable quality armor. for Community Support」 Anigrand 1/72 X-7/8/9/17 This lack of an exact definition of the role of each tank-type was a result of the inherent qualities of the tank as a weapons system operating in a combined arms force, and as such, its potential were not fully understood at the time. had landed in France, along with six replacements. Both: 4.64 s Dewoitine D.520 w resin cockpit 100% Crew The bottom line is that the Tiger had high maneuverability, but low operational mobility. In addition, the construction of the Tiger II made this proposal redundant. 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-25 26-41 42-43 44-75. Bronco Anigrand Craftworks Collect-Aire 1/32 T-38 Talon, Combrig CyberHobby 1/48 Bf-110D-3 With BiA and Vents: 0.349 m Vents: 3142.8 Airfix 1/48 Hurricane I The Tiger I gave the Wehrmacht its first tank mounting the 88 mm gun in its first armoured fighting vehicle-dedicated version: the KwK 36. 152C.1 With GLD: 2.005 s Aoshima 1/72 JGSDF 3½ Ton Fuel Truck Geschützwagen 38H für s.IG.33/1 (initial production) This explains why the side armor of the Tiger I, being 80 mm thick, was so difficult to be penetrated at combat ranges by most Allied anti-tank and tank guns, whose calibers were overmatched by the thickness of the Tiger I armor. 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