What could penetrate the Tiger 2?

An R.A.C 3.d. document of February 1945 estimated that the British (76.2 mm) QF 17-pounder gun, using armour-piercing discarding sabot shot was theoretically capable of penetrating the front of the Tiger II’s turret and nose (lower front hull) at 1,100 and 1,200 yd (1,000 and 1,100 m) respectively although, given the …

What could penetrate a King Tiger?

Assault guns: SU or ISU 152; SU 100. The King Tiger had 150mm front armour on the hull, sloped at about 60 degrees and 180mm on the Turret front. The only allied tank gun that saw widespread use capable of reliably penetrating this would be the British 17pounder firing an APDS (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot) round.

What tank is white tiger?

The T-34 tanks used in the film are real. The German ‘White Tiger’, however, is a replica. Striking is, that the tank is not so much alike the German heavy PzKpfw VI Tiger (Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf.

How dangerous is it to shoot a Tiger II from the front?

Very hazardous for the Allied tank’s crew. For this reason, the Allied 76mm gun mounted on the Sherman Firefly – theoretically able to punch trought it – has no reported kills of a Tiger II after a frontal shot. Many Tiger II kills were achieved after flank attacks.

How thick was the armor on the front of the Tiger II?

The armor on the front of a Tiger II was as thick as 185mm. A D-10 Soviet made gun could achieve a penetration of 197mm at 750 meters with the use of APBC ammo. Said gun was mounted on the SU-100 self propelled gun. Plus, post war tests revealed that other Soviet guns – the D-25T 122mm gun and the

Why didn’t the Pershing take down the Tiger II?

The Pershing did take out tiger Is but when it faces the Tiger II, it’s 90mm could pen only the lower plate, and not the main plate. America then had an idea of making a super Pershing, in which was a Pershing but with more turret armor and a different 90mm gun (T15E1) which was proven better.

How did the Soviet ZiS-3 penetrate the Tiger II?

The penetration to the frontal hull can be seen encircled with an arrow. The source does not definitively identify what weapon managed that, but a Soviet officer in his reports mentioned “sub-caliber rounds” of the 76mm ZIS-3 being used to engage tanks, in one incident a round fired from 30 meters “punched through” a Tiger II.