| Year | May 1944 |
| Vehicle Type | Heavy Tank |
| Origin & Designer | Germany/Henschel |
| Numbers Produced | 492 |
| Crew | 5 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver & Assistant Driver) |
| Main Armament | 1 x 88mm L/71 KwK 43 Gun |
| Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
| Elevation | -7.4° to +15° |
| Turret Traverse | 360° (Powered) |
| Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
| Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
| Gun Sight | TZF9c |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92mm MG34s |
| Smoke Discharger | 6 x NbK 39 |
| Ammunition Carried | 80 x 88mm & 5.850 x 7.92mm |
| Height | 3.09m |
| Width | 3.76m |
| Length | 10.28m |
| Combat Weight | 70.000 kg |
| Ground Clearance | 0.49m |
| Fording Depth | 1.63m |
| Trench Crossing | 2.50 |
| Obstacle Clearance | 0.85m |
| Climbing Ability | 35° |
| Radio | FuG-5 |
| Armour | Hull Front: 150mm Hull Sides: 80mm Hull Rear: 80mm Hull Top: 40mm Hull Bottom: 25-40mm Gun Mantle: 100mm Turret Front: 180mm Turret Sides: 80mm Turret Rear: 80mm Turret Top: 40mm |
| Engine | Maybach HL 230 P30 |
| Transmission | 8 Forward & 4 Reverse |
| Maximum Road Range | 170 km |
| Maximum Cross Country Range | 120 km |
| Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
| Maximum Road Speed | 38 kph |
| Maximum Cross Country Speed | 20 kph |
| Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
| Variants | [@variants] |
| Notes | Panzer Mk. VI Ausf E was better known as either Königstiger (Royal Tiger or King Tiger) or simply Tiger II. Since early 1943 the German high command wanted a new version of the Tiger family to carry a version of the longer 88mm KwK 43 gun. The first versions had a turret designed by Porsche, which had a curved shape that caused a shot trap to develop between the front of the turret and the hull. Because of this fault only fifty were built. A new turret designed by Henschel was fitted to the rest of the series. The Tiger II looked more like a large version of the Panther rather than a Tiger, this was down to using sloped armour instead of the flat plates seen on the Tiger. The suspension had nine sets of road wheels with torsion bar suspension. The Tiger IIs main armament was the powerful 88mm L/71 gun which could knock out any tank in existence, even at long ranges. Like the Tiger I, it was issued to independent heavy tank battalions with both the Wehrmacht and SS. |