On May 26th of 1941, during the meeting concerning the development of new weaponry, Adolf Hitler ordered both Dr.Porsche and Henschel to supply their designs for a heavy tank, which was to be ready in the summer of 1942. Krupp was in charge of supplying main armament and producing turrets for designs by both Henschel and Porsche. The project was known as the "Tigerprogram".Henschel Tiger’s development was based on previous designs of VK 3001(H) and VK 3601(H), while Porsche Tiger’s development was based on previous design of VK 3001(P) - Leopard. None of those vehicles entered production but they provided designers with valuable experience. The new 45-ton panzer was to be armed with a 88mm KwK L/56 mounted in a turret designed by Krupp. (source)Tank Class: Tank Boarding level: 20 Fire power: 723/4.8 (+39/0.12) Attack power/sec: 150.62 (+4.47) Speed: 36 Shell speed: 143 Shell capacity: 68 (+7) Duration: 8950 (+1025) Front armor: 120@43 (+5@/-@17) Side armor: 100@90 (+10@) Rear armor: 100@82 (+25@/+@25) Prior to the 6 November 2009 Patch Boarding level: 20 Fire power: 684/4.68 Attack power/sec: 146.15 Speed: 36 Shell speed: 143 Shell capacity: 61 Duration: 7925 Front armor: 115@60 Side armor: 90@90 Rear armor: 75@57 | Real tank |
