Forces of Valor German King Tiger
80065 German King Tiger - Normandy, 1944 (1:32) (New Package). The King Tiger also known as the Tiger II was a German heavy tank of World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger translated as King Tiger. The design followed the same concept as the Tiger I, but was intended to be even more formidable. The Tiger II combined the thick amour of the Tiger I with the sloped amour used on the Panther medium tank. The tank weighed almost seventy metric tons, was protected by 100 to 180 mm (3.9" to 7.1") of amour to the front, and was armed with the long barrelled 8.8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 43 L/71 gun. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless tank destroyer