Tiger II
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The Tiger II was a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation w
Tiger II, France, June 1944
Supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe General Eisenhower walks by an overturned Tiger II destroyed in the Falaise pocket August 1944
A model depicting the curved front of the first version of the Krupp turret (erroneously called "Porsche turret")
The vertical front of the "production turret" designed by Krupp (erroneously called "Henschel turret") taken during Operation Panzerfaust in Budapest, 15 October 1944. The rough Zimmerit coating is evident, used to prevent magnetic mines from adhering to the tank's armour.
8.8 cm KwK 43
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The 8.8 cm KwK 43 was an 88 mm 71-calibre-length tank gun designed by Krupp and used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was mounted as the primary armament on the Panzerkampfwagen
Tiger II
…weighed almost 70 tonnes (77 tons) and was protected by 100–185 mm (3.9–7.3 in) of armour to the front. It was armed with the long barrelled (71 calibre) 8.8 cm KwK 43 anti-tank cannon. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless Jagdpanzer anti-tank vehicle. The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank…
A Tiger II mounting an 8.8 cm KwK 43 gun, preserved at the Musée des Blindés
Pak 43/41 at CFB Borden.