What made the Tiger tank so good?
The Tiger I was the first German combat tank to be fitted with overlapping road wheel suspension which gave the tank very good weight distribution. For a tank the size of the Tiger, its ride was stable and was considered to be comfortable for the crew on board.
How good are Tiger 2 tanks?
In terms of the triad of metrics for tanks—firepower, armor and mobility—the Tiger II was quite impressive. It was probably better than its American rival, the lighter and less heavily armored forty-six-ton American M-26 Pershing.
Is the Tiger II better than the Tiger I?
The Tiger 2 has a much more powerfull AT gun (60\% more penetration) and much heavier frontal hull armor than the Tiger 1 (turret front armor was comparable, but the design of the front turret was much better on the Tiger 2). However, the Tiger 1 entered service in the fall of 1942, the Tiger 2 in the summer of 1944.
What was the best tank in WWII?
the T-34
Though later tanks produced during this time period proved to have better armor and armament, the T-34 is often recognized as the most effective, highly influential and efficient tank design of WWII.
What was the role of the Tiger II?
The Tiger II, often referred to as the King Tiger or even Bengal Tiger (Königstiger) was the largest and heaviest operational tank fielded by the German Army in WW2. Developed as a replacement for the Tiger I, its role was to be the heavy tank capable of breaking through an enemy line and smashing their defenses and tanks in the process.
What made the Tiger tank so powerful?
The Tiger’s 88mm-wide mobile main gun was so formidable that shells often blasted straight through enemy tanks, coming out the other side. Its heavy armour was also so thick that a crew (usually of 5) could mostly park in front of an enemy anti-tank gun without fear of harm.
What is another name for the Tiger II tank?
For the aircraft also known as the Tiger II, see Northrop F-5. The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B.
What kind of engine did the German Tiger II have?
Like all German tanks, the Tiger II had a petrol engine; in this case the same 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) V-12 Maybach HL 230 P30 which powered the much lighter Panther and Tiger I tanks. The Tiger II was under-powered, like many other heavy tanks of World War II, and consumed a lot of fuel, which was in short supply for the Germans.