Tamiya 35164 - 1/35 German King Tiger Tank Production Turret WWII  [35164]

Concerning the German King Tiger "Production Turret"

In order to counter the increasing threat of Russian tanks during the latter an element of the 2nd World War, Germany began growth of a fresh heavy tank in February 1943. Officially designated the Panzerkampfwagen VI-B Tiger II, but better referred to as King Tiger, it showcased dense armor and a strong primary weapon. Henschel and Porsche, who'd prior experiences in the production of hefty tanks, created competing prototypes including different turret configurations. After trials, the Henschel design was adopted for production. The King Tiger carried the kind 43 L71, 88mm high velocity main gun which was effective at penetrating 170mm thick armor dish well away of 1000 meters. Auxiliary armament included two 7.92mm device firearms installed on the front hull part as well as on the turret. The extremely dense armor in the turret front calculated 185mm and 88mm regarding part panels. Power with this massive tank was furnished by a Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 cylinder, liquid cooled engine, producing 700 horsepower. The King Tiger went into mass production at Henschel factory beginning August 1944, following the delivery associated with final Tiger I tanks. Even though tank possessed advanced level technology and sophistication, only 430 units including the Henschel turret arrived off the factory line, much less than 500 total were ever designed for combat.

Specs & Features

• Detail by detail synthetic components attached to sprues and molded in light brown and black.
• Extremely accurate fixed display model.
• Accurately reproduced outside.
• Authentic 88mm gun with loading breech.
• One realistic commander figure.
• Detailed flexible songs.
• Dense armor included.
• Machine weapon attached to the leading hull part as well as on the turret.
• Escape hatch included.
• Vinyl netting for air consumption cover.
• Waterslide decals.
• Detailed pictorial directions.