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Can a Tiger Beat Pershing?
Owing to its sloped glacis, the Pershing is better protected from the frontal aspect , see diagrams below. Hence the Tiger’s 88 mm cannot penetrate through the Pershing glacis at normal battle ranges using APCBC ammunition.
What was the best Tiger tank?
Nazi Germany’s Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the Mark VI—or Tiger I—soon earned a devastating reputation on the battlefield.
How many M26 pershings were in ww2?
| M26 Pershing | |
|---|---|
| Produced | November 1944 – October 1945 |
| No. built | 2,202 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 92,355 lb (46.2 short tons) fighting weight |
Was the King Tiger good?
Author Thomas Jentz, the dean of Tiger historians, writes that despite its size, the Tiger II had surprisingly good tactical mobility. Unlike the megalomaniacal 200-ton German Maus, which couldn’t even roll over many European bridges, the King Tiger was a viable design.
Was the Tiger II better than the Pershing?
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. A more interesting question is the King Tiger versus the Soviet IS-2 Stalin tank.
Was the King Tiger II a good tank?
Tiger I. But given a skilled crew and proper logistics support, the Tiger II was fairly reliable, according to Jentz. The problem was that by the time the King Tiger made its combat debut in Normandy in July 1944, the necessities that Nazi Germany most lacked was trained, experienced tank crews and fuel and logistics support.
Why did the Tiger II have a bad reputation?
Late war Germans tanks like the Tiger and Panther had a reputation for being over-engineered and mechanically finicky. As with any sophisticated weapon, the Tiger II did suffer from reliability issues, especially at the hands of the poorly trained and inexperienced tank drivers of the late war German army.
What are the differences between the Tiger I and Tiger II?
The Tiger II also featured numerous improvements over the Tiger I. The original Tiger had vertical armor, rather than the more effective sloped armor (effectively increasing armor thickness) found on the T-34 and the later German Panther. The King Tiger had well-sloped armor that was six inches thick on the front hull.