![]() ![]() ![]() The Tiger as described in a British School of Tank Technology (STT) Report 1944. Yet, despite its flaws and problems, the tank remains a potent symbol of WW2 and, for many, it is the tank which served as their introduction to the world of armored fighting vehicles. It is a tank with many flaws and one whose mystique, even back in WW2, was out of all proportion to its utility and service as a combat vehicle. It is the one tank most people can name, even if they have little or no real interest in tanks.įrom the early days of combat against this tank in WW2 until the present day, the fame of the Tiger spans, in equal amounts, its real development history, combat performance, and fandom. Nothing epitomises armored conflict to the general public like its massive structure on the battlefield. There is no other tank in AFV history which has captured the popular imagination more than the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Sd.Kfz.181 of WW2. Heavy Breakthrough Tank – 1,350 Built (1,376 Ordered) ![]()
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