TIGER 1

Tiger I or Panzer VI Tiger German heavy tank the most successful tank in world war 2.

Design of the tank was very simple with very flat surfaces.
He was ahead of time with very demanding components.
Erwin Aders was given the task to make a tank around 88mm anti-aircraft cannon.

This is a picture of 88mm anti-aircraft cannon from where came the idea to make a tank around a cannon.

Specifications
Weight 54 tons
Length 6.316 m
Width 3.56 m
Height 3.0 m
Crew 5
Armor 25-120 mm
Armament 1 × 88 cm 92 AP and HE rounds
Secondary armament 2 × 7.92 mm MG 34, 4,500 rounds
Engine Maybach HL230 P45 V-12
700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)

Here you can see Tiger '231' it was hit 252 times by the enemy from all calibres, this was at the beginning of the war.
This German tank has put a lot of trouble on its enemies.
Today there is only one tank with a number 131 that has been restored and used in the museum in Great Britain there are still several copies in the museums but not in the best shape.
Before the end of the war, the Tiger 2 was made it was even greater with even greater caliber.
Tomorrow Russian response to tiger 1 Iosif Stalin tank Russian heavy tank.

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