Is the Tiger e better than the Tiger H1?

The Tiger E is an improved variant of the previous Tiger H1, featuring a few small enhancements to its protection, firepower and mobility. While the hull armour is largely unchanged, turret armour has been improved a bit – the large, flat commander’s cupola has been replaced by a much smaller, angled variant.

How reliable was the Tiger 1?

The tiger tank can be considered as being a reliable machine, when the proper time and care was given to ensuring it was properly tuned up, monitored, etc. As long as you knew how to adjust things, and did so when it was needed, it was very reliable.

Was the Tiger unreliable?

Compared to many other WW2 heavy tanks the Tiger was more reliable than most. The Germans were pushing the limits of technology and resources. Tank technology was advancing very rapidly during the war.

Is Panther better than Tiger?

The Panther was a compromise. While having essentially the same Maybach V12 petrol (690 hp) engine as the Tiger I, it had more effective frontal hull armour, better gun penetration, was lighter and faster, and could traverse rough terrain better than the Tiger I. The Panther was far cheaper to produce than the Tiger I.

What is the strongest kind of Tiger?

Another is the Tiger Panthera tigris.

• Not all tigers are the same.
• Several books on tiger illustrate all (or most) of the subspecies recognised at the time.
• Phylogenetic relationships among tigers as recovered by Luo et al. (
• Captive Siberian tiger.
• The biggest and mightiest of the tigers: the Siberian or Amur tiger.

Was the Tiger reliable?

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. But given a skilled crew and proper logistics support, the Tiger II was fairly reliable, according to Jentz.

Did Kelly’s Heroes use real Tiger tanks?

The “Tiger” tanks used in the film were actually Russian T-34 tanks which had been specially modified to look like Tiger tanks. This is apparent when you look at the suspension of the tanks – T-34s used a modified Christie suspension, whereas the Tigers’ wheels were much more elaborate.

Which is the toughest Tiger?

Was the Panzer better than the Tiger?

The Panther was a compromise. While having essentially the same Maybach V12 petrol (690 hp) engine as the Tiger I, it had more effective frontal hull armour, better gun penetration, was lighter and faster, and could traverse rough terrain better than the Tiger I.