Tamiya 1/35 King Tiger “Porsche Turret” –
Model Kit
During World War II, the German tank that was designated the Panzerkampfwagen
VI-B 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. Germany began development of this tank in February 1943, in order to
counter the increasing threat of Russian tanks. During its development stage,
both the Henschel and Porsche firms introduced rival prototypes that
incorporated different turret configurations. The Porsche designed turret had a
very distinctive shape, with a rounded front section and narrow shell, when
compared to the rather angular Henschel offering.
The turret frontal section armor was 100mm thick and 80mm for the side
panels, and it mounted the Type 43 L71 88mm high velocity main gun. Power for
this massive tank was from a Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 cylinder, liquid cooled
engine developing 700 hp. Porsche had produced 50 turrets for their version of
the tank prior to the official adoption of the Henschel model for mass
production. Evaluation had revealed that the Porsche turret lacked armor
thickness, and required complex tooling due to its rounded contour sculpturing.
However, the superior performance of the tank allowed the completed Porsche
turrets to be deployed to the front. When combined with the Henschel turret
version, a total of less than 500 King Tiger tanks were ever available for
combat.
Features:
- Includes lifelike Commander figure
Specifications:
- Scale: 1:35
- Skill Level: 3
- Model Length: –
- Model Width: –
- Model Height: –
Requires glue & paint for assembly (Modelling equipment sold
separately)