Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B King Tiger with Henschel Turret (late production)

WWII German Heavy Tank

The most heavy and powerful tank of WWII was the German Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B. It was designed by Henschel Company under the leadership of E. Aders.

Its serial production was launched in February 1944.

The tank had a heavy armor and long-barreled 8,8 cm cannon. Its armor-piercing projectile was capable of hitting any allied tank at a distance of 2000 m and above. However tank possessed insufficient mobility and reliability of the power plant and the transmission.

The tank received army nicknames Tiger II or Knigstiger.

Since July 1944 Henschel turrets were installed, and since October 1944 applying of the Zimmerit coating was stopped.

Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B tanks until the end of the war served in heavy tank battalions. It were produced 479 Knigstigers in 1944-1945.

ITEM NUMBER35363SCALE1:35DATE15.01.2017TIME PERIODWW2MARKINGSPz.Kpfw. VI Ausf.B, s.Pz.Abt. Feldherrnhalle, Hungary, Marth 1945.Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf.B, s.Pz.Abt. 503, Danzig, Marth 1945.Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf.B, s.Pz.Abt. 501, Ardennes, December 1944.Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf.B, Stab/s.Pz.Abt. 501, Ardennes, December 1944.MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT)290 mm X 92 mmBOX SIZE410 x 260 x 100 mmNUMBER OF DETAILS264