History and Specifications of the Tiger I Tank |
International Military - Germany is one of the countries with a strong military during the war. A number of their weapons feared by their enemies. Military Factory said that Germany, which at that time was still under Nazi rule, was strengthened by various advanced defense equipment, such as the Messerschmitt Me P.1106 jet, the Gotha Go.224 aircraft, The Panzerbuches 38 or PzB 38 tank, and the Tiger I tank.
In 1937, Germany began to develop a heavy tank industry in the country. In fact, at that time there were already Panzers or PzKpfw III and IV which were considered to have the best capabilities. The decision to procure heavy tanks was made when German panzers faced Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks in 1941.
Production of heavy tanks was ordered to begin in 1942 with a production of 25 tanks per month. That quantity continued to grow in April 1944 with the production of 104 tanks per month. In order to create the tank, employees need 30,000 hours of work.
Before being known as the Tiger I, this tank was known as the Panzerkampfwagen VI H. Only then was it called the Tiger or the Panzer Tiger in March 1942. When it was first introduced, Germany claimed the Tiger was the most powerful tank in the world. Not only armored, Tiger I also has an 88 mm cannon.
As for specifications, the Tiger I has a length of 8.45 meters when equipped with weapons. Meanwhile, the length will be reduced to 6.3 meters if there are no weapons. For width, this tank is 3.72 meters wide and 3 meters high.
The maximum speed that can be achieved by the Tiger I is 20 to 45.4 km per hour. Meanwhile, it weighs 2.6 tons. The armor recorded by the Tiger I tank is the hull front, hull side upper, hull side lower, hull top, hull bottom, gun mantlet, turret front, and many more. The most numerous Tiger I was produced February to May 1944, with a total of 95 units.