All porsche turrets appear to have been initially equipped with the 432, and most henschel with the 433. This boxing of the king tiger with porsche turret is one of these up to date tooling and tamiya did a great job. Dec 11, 2010 the 506th begain getting its tiger ii s from the 20th august. Feb 24, 2014 here i drive the awesome looking, but horrible armoured turred, tiger ii with porsche turret. Just one month after the tiger i prototype was shown to hitler in april 1942, development of an improved tiger was authorized. I have the osprey new vanguard book on the kt and the micheal green book on tiger tanks along with some other lesser titles, but none of which have much on these vehicles in service. In the last few years, modelers throughout the world have been blessed with outstanding kits from tamiya. The fate of the other porsche turret tiger ii is unknown. A production turret tiger ii is on loan from the defence academy, shrivenham, uk. All clearance sections sales are final and we will not accept returns on clearance items. Trumpeter 116 german king tiger tank with henschel and. Kfz182, long barrell 88mm kwk43 l71 gun pzgr 3943 armor piercing, tungsten. This turret was adapted to fit the henchel tiger ii body and had a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a curved bulge on the turrets left side to accommodate the commanders cupola. The final official german designation was panzerkampfwagen tiger ausf.
Tiger 1 and 2 prototypes ask the experts war thunder. I live in the netherlands and i recently purchased the 2460 version of the tiger 2 and i am loving it. Only the first 50 tanks being build were fitted with the porsche turret. The designation porsche and henschel however are incorrect. One type of turret was designed for the porsche design proposal for the tiger ii and the other henschel design proposal. This vehicle was the second soft steel prototype made and did not see active service.
New king tiger with porsche prototype turret rc tank warfare. There is also an mg 34 machine gun mounted in front of the round hatch. Home intro people events equipment places maps books photos videos other reference faq about. One porsche turreted tiger iis was numbered 314 and carried the name anneliese. Konigstiger, king tiger with porsche turret prototype, soft steel turret. Mar 07, 2016 with their alltobrief spell of leave over, the men of the third arrived at maillylecamp in several groups. Cause it seems relatively thin at the mantlet apex.
Only one completed tiger p with chassis number 1500 saw combat service as a command tank. The panzerkampfwagen vi tiger ii page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated this vehicle. The tiger ii was germanys last and largest tank of the war. The porsche hull designs included a rearmounted turret and a midmounted engine. My next project is a porsche turret tiger 2, i have read that zimmerit is a a must, i would prefer not to as it already has a reasonable paint job that i want to add to to winterise it, i looked at tiger 314 with a porsche turret pictures on internet but that one clearly shows a zimmerit coating. Tamiya king tiger porsche turret 35169 plastic model tank. Am building the tamiya 116 kt, porsche turret, and am finding it very difficult to find info on them and their service, in particular in normandy. In the arms race that is the control of the modern modelling bench, the king tiger in 35 th scale is one of the pinnacles of our hobby. Tiger ii with its narrow tracks used for rail transport or road travels. The tiger ii is a german heavy tank of the second world war. Germany began development of this tank in february 1943, in. Does anyone know which of the molds zvezda got off of dragon for its recent tiger ii with porsche turret. These have often been referred to, incorrectly, as the porsche turrets.
A final point is that there are photos of a porsche turreted tiger ii with spa 506. Photo two german tiger ii heavy tanks with socalled photo two german tiger ii heavy tanks with socalled porsche turrets actually a krupp design at rest, france, jun 1944. This turret was adapted to fit the henchel tiger ii body and had a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a curved bulge on the turret s left side to accommodate the commanders cupola. Oh, i forgotthere are several other photos you can reference of tiger ii tanks without zimmerit. Porsche turreted tiger iis were in action in hungary and they were lost there sometime between 1 november 1944 and 10 may 1945. During world war ii, the german tank that was designated the panzerkampfwagen vib tiger ii, or more commonly known as the king tiger was a much feared weapon by allied forces, because of its powerful 88mm main gun and thick armor plate. It has received 12 porsche king tigers in june and further 12 in july 1944 after its kompanies were deployed in france. Tiger iis at arnhem finescale modeler essential magazine.
Oct 12, 20 everything porsche made was throwupable. Both porsche and henschel were asked to submit prototypes for evaluation. Panzerjager tiger p ferdinand 91 existing vk 4501 chassis were converted into ferdinand jagdpanzers. Media in category panzerkampfwagen vi tiger ii with porsche turret the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. These were the heaviest production tanks to see action in world war two. Thus the tiger ii, or kingtiger as it was commonly called, was born. Vi tiger ii with porsche turret military model kits. Both turrets used on the tiger ii were designed and built by the krupp company. Iirc a few tanks were given to the ersatzheer reserve army at kummersdorf and paderborn in early april 1944. The text isnt what people buy these picture books for anyway. Germany began development of this tank in february 1943, in order to counter the increasing threat of russian tanks. See more ideas about tiger ii, tiger tank and ww2 tanks.
Whoever gets this one right is at the top of the tree, so now we see meng models attempt at the throne with their brand new king tiger in 35 th. Also very few vehicles were given to the ssersatzheer in late 44. Even if there is no lack of tiger ii commonly referred to as the king tiger in 1. Next photo king tiger image 43 of 157 previous photo tiger 2 tank porsche turret 11, 316 funklenk panzer kompanie. Tiger ii king tiger porsche turret this is a real blueprint made directly from vellum masters. None of our partner shops or mates has this currently for sale. Ss units with porsche turret king tiger ww2 in color. As the waltersons site becomes fully operational, updated information will continue to be posted on this forum, including release date and prices. The early porsche turrets had a single piece gun tube, the later ones and all of the henschels had a two piece gun tube. Krupp had been given a contract to design and build turrets for the vk. So it may well have been possable that the 506th did in fact get a few tiger ii s with the porsche turret. This tiger ii s engine was removed for use in the restoration of tiger 1, the only working example of a tiger i. From what i can tell, tanks were being fitted with either turret in july, taht the month spare track hangers begain to be fitted, hence tanks with both turrets having them. Before the final decission was made about which design should be mass produced, 50 turrets had already been produced for the porsche design proposal, the.
Unpainted 1285th scale micro armour mounting porsche turret. Kit has detailed exterior surfaces, running gear injection molded track length, multipart road wheels and sprockets, movable turret with separate hatches openclosed, injection molded tow cables, onepiece adjustable gun barrel, mg 34, separately molded on vehicle tools. We do not accept returns on books, dvds, cds, paint, or tools for any reason. Ok, im abit confused with the porsche and henschel tiger 1 and 2 prototypes, did the both tiger 1 prototypes have the same turret. Both types of turret was designed and build by krupp. Units issued porsche king tigers,now another mystery is my photo of a porsche with grossdeutschland crewmen. I know photographs where the female first name anneliese can be seen on a tiger ii tank with the so called porsche turret. Delivered to you on a full size master sheet measuring 42x 30.
Tiger ii with early production turret is on display. Tiger ii with porsche turret panzer iv, used the standard production tiger ii hull but the turret originally intended for the porsche designed hulls that later became the ferdinand tank destoyer. Nov 20, 2012 hello all axis people out there, i wonder if anyone could help me with this picture of an porsche king tiger ii. Jan 29, 2017 the porsche design did not progress very far, although its suspension was used on the first few jagdtigers, and 50 turrets designed for the porsche version of the tiger were manufactured. The tiger ii was underpowered, like many other heavy tanks of world war ii, and consumed a lot of fuel, which was. Photo two german tiger ii heavy tanks with socalled. Tiger ii tank with porsche turret of the schwere panzer abteilung 503. First is 501 schwere ss panzer abt during the ardennes offensivemany if not all of the 501 s ss panzers tiger ii tanks did not have zimmerit and there are tons of photos of their abandoned vehicles mostly those attached to kg peiper. It was lost in march 1945 fighting in the east in hungary. So why are they so often called the porsche and henschel.
Buy trumpeter 116 german king tiger tank with henschel and porsche turrets. Panzerlehrdivision got 5 tiger ii with porsche turret in march 1944. Schwere panzerabteilung 503 got 12 vehicles on june 12, 1944 and another 12 in late july. Also the problem with sloping is that it reduces available space and in turret its bad thing. The vk 4502 p porsche typ 180 tiger p2 was the first attempt to mount a long barrelled 88mm gun on a tank, but was scrapped after the failure of the original porsche tiger. Out of these only two were left behind when the abteilung left france in september 1944 and moved to the germany. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Two turret designs were used in production vehicles.
The german tiger ii was a massive, heavily armored tank with a long barrel, high velocity 88mm gun. Also on the website are some excellent detailed photographs of the waltersons premium edition king tiger with porsche prototype turret. Tiger ii king tiger king tiger king tiger german tank. The track system used on the tiger ii chassis was unique, because it used alternating contact shoe and connector links. Panzer vi tiger ii with porsche turret, west, 19441945. The analysis at the end is poor as horst schiebert saying that the tank was superior to all other tanks but was too heavy and produced in too small numbers. Tiger ii tank with porsche turret, le plessisgrimoult. One is the porsche turret, the other is the henshel turret. Tiger ii king tiger porsche turret ww2 tanks german reich. The konigstiger officially named the panzerkampfwagen tiger ausf. The barrel i used was more often seen on the later henschel turret king tiger but was seen occasionally on the earlier porsche turret version. The last few years modelers throughout the world have been blessed with outstanding kits being released by tamiya. B, these new heavy tanks were informally referred to as tiger ii or konigstiger, which was. The initial design is often misleadingly called the tiger ii p, after the porsche turret due to the misbelief that it was designed by porsche for their prototype.
This plastic model kit is a large, accurate representation of the german. Tiger ii tank with porsche turret of the schwere panzer. Also of note on this kit i used an after market turned metal barrel. Jan 20, 2018 photo montage of building dragons 6312 kingtiger kit. I wont bore you with the history of the king tiger, but i will tell you that the porsche turret series was unique.
Tiger ii with porsche turret colorizations by users tiger ii tiger ii from the composition of the ttb, normandy, king tiger on the road for so many years, historians and casual observers alike have observed the events of world war ii through faded black and white images. The top of the turret has 2 hatches that open and mini figures can fit inside. One unit that used this version of king tiger was schwere panzerabteilung 503. These were not specific to the porsche design, but rather were the design that would fit onto either tank chassis. Im at tier 3 germany, researching the first tiger 2, and i was wondering if this tank is worth it. Porsche had been working on their own heavy tank designs since 1939. B, known as the king tiger or royal tiger by the allies, was a development of the.
Hobbies free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Unfortunately the engine and drive train could not handle the weight. More about the panzerkampfwagen vi tiger ii tank the panzerkampfwagen vi tiger ii page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale. Trumpeter 116 german king tiger tank with henschel and porsche turrets. Rival firm henschel began designing a kwk 43 armed tank in october 1942. They received 14 more tiger ii, of which 12 were porsche and 2 were henschel turrets 6 in july and 8 in august to refit 3. There are some nice interior photos, early tiger iis with the porsche turret in training, some tigers in. Of the 492 tiger ii s produced 50 used the porsche turret, which was actually the prototype design by krupp. As a 68,5 ton monster with a long 88mm gun and a lot of armor, it was pretty invulnerable to enemy tanks. The panzerkampfwagen vi tiger iipage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic.
The 50 porsche king tiger tanks armchair general and. Fifty porsche turrets were mounted to henschels hull and used in action until the henchel turret variant production came online to replace it. The porsche turret versions of the king tiger first saw action at normandy in june, 1944, where they put their awesome firepower to use by attempting to repel the invading allies. The blueprint will arrive uncut, edge not slit, or trimmed, and are marked for proper 36x24 finishing. It has a hefty price so i would think its good, but i obviously dont know. The panzerkampfwagen vi tiger ii page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this vehicle. The onepiece monobloc 432 and the twopiece 433 which was introduced in may of 44. Very fine resin ww ii military vehicle kit, in 156 scale 28mm. This boxing of the king tiger with porsche turret is one of these up to date tooling and tamiya does it great justice. The porsche hull designs included a rearmounted turret and a mid mounted engine.
Amazing detailed new parts realistically replicate the distinctive. Mar 02, 2007 the porsche turret has a bulge around the comanders cupola the henschel doesnt. Tiger ii is the common name of a german heavy tank of the second world war. And since its odd looking porsche they kept the same tank and said heres our idea for the tiger ii.
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