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

In regards to the German King Tiger "Manufacturing Turret"

So that you can counter the increasing danger of Russian tanks throughout the latter part of the 2nd World War, Germany began development of a brand new hefty tank in February 1943. Formally designated the Panzerkampfwagen VI-B Tiger II, but better referred to as King Tiger, it featured dense armor and a strong main gun. Henschel and Porsche, who'd prior experiences inside manufacturing of heavy tanks, came up with rival prototypes including various turret configurations. After trials, the Henschel design ended up being used for production. The King Tiger carried the kind 43 L71, 88mm high velocity main weapon that was effective at penetrating 170mm dense armor plate far away of 1000 meters. Auxiliary armament included two 7.92mm device weapons installed on leading hull section as well as on the turret. The excessively thick armor on the turret front side measured 185mm and 88mm regarding part panels. Power with this massive tank had been supplied by a Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 cylinder, fluid cooled engine, creating 700 horsepower. The King Tiger went into mass manufacturing at the Henschel factory beginning August 1944, after the delivery of this last Tiger we tanks. Even though the tank possessed higher level technology and elegance, just 430 units integrating the Henschel turret arrived off the factory line, and less than 500 total had been ever designed for combat.

Specs & Features

• Detail by detail plastic components attached to sprues and molded in light brown and black colored.
• Extremely accurate static display model.
• Accurately reproduced outside.
• Authentic 88mm gun with loading breech.
• One realistic commander figure.
• Detail by detail flexible songs.
• Thick armor included.
• Machine weapon installed on the front hull section and on the turret.
• Escape hatch included.
• Vinyl netting for atmosphere intake address.
• Waterslide decals.
• Detailed pictorial guidelines.