Tamiya 1/16 King Tiger Henschel #36204  [36204]

Tamiya 36204 - 1/16 King Tiger Henschel
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AUD$41.72
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Tamiya
Model:
36204
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Tamiya made 1/16 King Tiger Henschel (36204) Tanks Military Series assembly kit

Concerning the German King Tiger Heavy Tank and Henschel manufacturing Turret

The 88mm cannon regarding Tiger I happened to be elongated from 56 to 71 caliber. This new L71 high velocity gun surely could put a 40/43type armor piercing shell through a 150mm thick armor dish whenever fired from 2000m away. The framework regarding the tank is covered in 150mm dense armor on front side and 80mm dense armor regarding the edges. The Henschel and Porsche companies developed rival turret prototypes. After a trial manufacturing of 50 tanks built with the Porsche turret, the Henschel turret, co-designed by the Krupp business, using its extremely thick armor that measured 180mm regarding front and 80mm privately panels, was adopted for mass-production. The Henschel turret itself ended up being revised mid-way through manufacturing, from a stepped gun mantle to a smooth one. This new tank had been built with the engine mass produced for the Panther, the Maybach HL230-P30 Fuel motor. This motor was capable of producing 700hp of output to have the 69.8ton King Tiger at a 38km/h top cruising speed. Through the summer of 1944 till March of 1945, a complete of 440 King Tiger Heavy Tanks had been produced. King Tiger Heavy Tanks fought before end of World War II.

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