Book tiger ii porsche

This is a good book for beginners looking into the tiger tanks. The tiger ii, often referred to as the king tiger or even bengal tiger konigstiger was the largest and heaviest. Iirc a few tanks were given to the ersatzheer reserve army at kummersdorf and paderborn in early april 1944. There is also a photograph in tigers in combat i of a whitewashed tiger ii porsche of the 503. Out of these only two were left behind when the abteilung left france in september 1944 and moved to the germany. Kp in july and the remaining 6 porsche turret were lost by 20 august. The answers can be found in the tanks early design. The tiger ii porsche is a german heavy tank sitting at battle rating 6. See more ideas about tiger ii, tiger tank and ww2 tanks. The sdkfz 182 tiger ii, or king tiger, needs no introduction.

Tiger ii is the common name of a german heavy tank of the second world war. There is a good collection of tiger i photos out in the field. So why are they so often called the porsche and henschel turrets. Theres an excellent picture of a tiger ii wo zimmerit in belton coopers book death traps. Tiger i, porschetiger, elephant pursuit tank ferdinand, tiger ii. See more ideas about tiger ii, ww2 tanks and tiger tank. Mig productions book tiger ii porsche by angel inigo a. Unlike the henschel tiger, and most other tanks, it is powered by a rather unusual combination of 2 hybrid gasolineelectric engines. The konigstiger officially named the panzerkampfwagen tiger ausf. The earliest work on a heavy tank armed with the 88mm kwk 43 gun was carried.

Panzerjager tiger p ferdinand 91 existing vk 4501 chassis were converted into ferdinand jagdpanzers. The tiger ii is a german heavy tank of the second world war. Both the henschel and porsche designs teams were tasked with working on. The tiger ii was developed late in the war and built in relatively small numbers. The jagdtiger photos start with the prototype with the porsche suspension and then several knocked out and captured vehicles that are pretty good. Following the post of my partner sebastian, from ipms uruguay, i want to share my proyect. This is a list of porsche books that are in the liebe zu ihm love for porsche library. They lost 12 10 porsche and the 2 henschel turrets of the 14 by 24 august the remaining 2 porsche turrets were left at mailly le camp with.

The initial design is often misleadingly called the tiger ii p, after the porsche turret due to the. Only later after teh war was the designation porsche and henschel turret invented. The tiger p commonly known as porsche tiger, official designation. Custom 116 king tiger porsche turm transformed youtube. It has received 12 porsche king tigers in june and further 12 in july 1944 after its kompanies were deployed in france. Panzerlehrdivision got 5 tiger ii with porsche turret in march 1944.

Kit has detailed exterior surfaces, running gear injection molded track length, multipart road wheels and. Takom takes its swing at the famous behemoth and brings something great to the table. An important contributor to the german war effort during world war ii, porsche was involved in the production of advanced tanks such as the vk 4501 p, tiger i, tiger ii, elefant, and panzer viii maus, as well as other weapon systems, including the v1 flying bomb. American prisoners of war being marched past a german tiger ii heavy tank, 1944. We consider each of these books as worthwhile having. There was a limited production of an arv based on porsche s failed tiger p, and on the panther bergepanther, but not one on the tiger ii, or so it is generally believed. The small amount of text in the book is in german, but people buy this for the pictures so its not a big deal. There was a limited production of an arv based on porsches failed tiger p, and on the panther bergepanther, but not one on the tiger ii, or so it is generally believed. Otto carius tiger ace anti tank guns, tiger i early model su122, t3476 model 1942, panther ausf d.

New title from euromodelismo panzer aces profiles vol 2. It also has an anecdote about the famous golfers experience with one. Certainly, no production version of an arv tiger ii variant was made but with a serious shortage of heavy armored recovery vehicles, it is perhaps no surprise that such. Only one tiger porsche were used in war as a command tank. Its fitted with the long 88mm which makes this tank.

Just to help you out a bit i have scanned 2 drawings from thomas l. Well im gonna list everything in the book,including 1 airplane a couple of half tracks and one kubel car. The final official german designation was panzerkampfwagen tiger ausf. Porsche was a member of the nazi party, and was called the great german engineer by nazi officials. When guderian complained about a lack of secondary armament, porsche added a coaxial 75mm gun to the main turret, a 7. German tiger ii heavy tank with porschebuilt turret at canteloup, france, jul 1944, photo 3 of 3. Only one completed tiger p with chassis number 1500 saw combat service as a command tank. Tiger i, porschetiger, elephant pursuit tank ferdinand, tiger ii king tiger, hunting tiger, storm tiger as want to read. Any political comments will be deleted and fb user. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. Both turrets used on the tiger ii were designed and built by the krupp company. Tiger ii with the early krupp turret with the curved front meant for the porsche design. The porsche turret is so named because it was intended for but never.

As come with the zimmerit and i dont want to add more photoetched parts than the kit ones, its an easy build the actual vehicle pics for discussion only. The tank used the 88 mm kwk l56 based of the 88mm flak gun. The vehicle itself was created as a relatively hasty development spurred by the. Custom 116 king tiger porsche turret heng long rc battle tank in action. The two firms of porsche and henschel were given this crucial task.

Media in category panzerkampfwagen vi tiger ii with porsche turret the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. B, known as the king tiger or royal tiger by the allies, was a development of the. The tiger ii covers the prototype going through trials, but the ones in action are few and not significant. This post is a greatly simplified account of the story. Tiger i, porschetiger, elephant pursuit tank ferdinand, tiger ii king tiger, hunting tiger, storm tiger schiffer military history horst. Kp was reequipped between 20 july and 11 august with 14 tiger ii. Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. Tiger iporschetiger, elephant pursuit tank ferdinand, tiger ii king tigerhunting tiger, storm tiger. About the color drawings, i think they have a quite limited reliability, specialy in old books. The tiger porsche chassis was chosen to be the basis of the ferdinand tank destroyed. While work on heavy tank designs had already started before the war, only after the battle of france and the problems met when facing such.

My last read of that book was 5 years ago and i do not have it in my library, surprisingly enough. In the cornelius ryan book a bridge too far i believe there is a different photo of the same kod tiger ii. The tank was knocked out during the us 3rd armored divisions. Tiger ii with porsche turret, schwere heeres panzer abteilung 503, ohrdurf germany.

One unit that used this version of king tiger was schwere panzerabteilung 503. This spiral bound hardcover book is contained within another outer hardcover that folds out into its own stand, like an easel, to sit on your workbench. Espns secret history of tiger woods is a mustread, all about the fascinating real story of a complex person. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Whereas the tiger mounted an 88mm gun, hitler specified the 128mm pak 44 krupp panzerabwehrkanone antitank gun as the main armament for porsches magnificent maus. This brings some unusual handling characteristics into play. The roots of a porsche tiger improvement starts in early 1942, with the very first proposal of a typ 101 verstaerkt strengthened, soon changed into typ 180 electric transmission and 181 hydraulic, designated by wa pruef 6 as vk 45. The tiger ii with the uboot engine will probably end up being just as if not more expensive than it, as something to bear in mind. Also very few vehicles were given to the ssersatzheer in late 44.

Make offer 2 king tiger tank with porsche turret and 1944 tiger ace wittmann figure. This was due to transfers from other units training with the tiger ii, or due to the delivery of the last production tiger i models. Tigers in combat ii notes on page 412 that panzergruppe paderborn operated a single tiger ii with the porsche turret along with 2 with the production turret. Schwere panzerabteilung 503 got 12 vehicles on june 12, 1944 and another 12 in late july. I hope this analysis is of help and i would appreciate and other data, feedback or comments that could add, correct and improve the information. It is also known under the informal name konigstiger the german name for the bengal tiger, often translated literally as royal tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as king tiger by. I must stress that the book is excellent reference material, but you do. Konigstiger porsche turret camo guide tiger ii, army vehicles, armored. King tiger belonged to the schwere heeres panzer abteilung 505. Jagdpanther might be a better pick depending, since it combines a better gun with the fantastic chassis of the. As data were gathered for this book, it was astounding surviving tiger ii, it isnt in this book.

Wreck of a tiger ii heavy tank, west of cagny, normandy, france, late jul 1944. These 5 books belong on every porsche enthusiasts shelf. The porsche carrera gt was too much car for tiger woods. Whether the book is model specific, more general or about important races or tours, they all contain information a porsche fan could be interested in. The tiger tank panzerkampfwagen vi and its relatives.