01 TIGER I AND TIGER II TANKS. GERMAN ARMY AND WAFFEN-SS EASTERN FRONT 1944.pdf

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Contents
Introduction
The Eastern Front 1944
Tiger Formations - German Army
Camouflage & Markings
Model Showcase
Modelling Products
Tiger Formations - Waffen SS
Technical Details and Modifications, Tiger I
Technical Details and Modifications, Tiger II
Product Contact details
Titlepage: An early production Tiger I of 1.Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505
photographed near Vitebsk in late 1943. The early, charging Bull unit insignia is just
visible on the front plate to the right of the driver’s visor. Other photographs from this
series show that this is Tiger number 100, the tank of the first company commander. The
markings and camouflage employed by this battalion are shown on pages 24 and 25 of the
illustration section.
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Pen & Sword Military
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Artwork copyright ©Dennis Oliver
ISBN 1473885345
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INTRODUCTION
The Tiger tank is arguably the most famous armoured vehicle of the Second
World War period. Produced in relatively small numbers and employed on
the Russian Front, in North Africa, in Italy and in the West these large,
powerful tanks were both feared and respected by Allied tank crews who
were certain that every German anti-tank gun they encountered was an 88 and
every tank was a Tiger.
The development of a heavy breakthrough tank - or
Durchbruchswagen
-
began as early as 1937 when the firm of Henschel und Sohn of Kassel was
asked to design a tank in the 30 to 33 ton class that would eventually replace
the Pzkw IV medium tank which was just then entering service. Through the
last months of peace and into 1940 Henschel worked on a number of new
designs and Daimler-Benz, Porsche and MAN also received contracts to
develop experimental vehicles.
The real impetus came, however, with the invasion of the Soviet Union in
1941 and the Wehrmacht’s first confrontation with the Russian T-34. The
shock of encountering an enemy tank which combined thick, sloped armour
with mobility and firepower cannot be underestimated and to a large extent
coloured the thinking of the German military planners and tank designers for
the remainder of the war.
Although the development of the 30 ton tanks was to continue Hitler
demanded that work begin immediately on a still heavier vehicle with armour
that would withstand any anti-tank gun then in use and with capability to
destroy any enemy tank at ranges of 1,500 metres. In addition to this the
vehicle was to have a
minimum
speed of 40 kph. The new design would
incorporate a tapered-bore main gun firing a tungsten core projectile, an
innovation for its day and a weapon which would have adequately fulfilled
expectations. However, the supply of tungsten could not be guaranteed and
the only other comparable weapon was the 8.8cm KwK36 which was based
on the Flak 18 anti-aircraft gun that had also proven itself in the anti-tank
role.

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