Tiger (P)

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Tiger (P) was a prototype German heavy tank developed during World War II that served as a precursor to the production Tiger I.

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Tiger (P) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German tank
World War II military vehicle prototype
prototype heavy tank
alternativeName Porsche Tiger
VK 45.01 (P)
armament 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 gun
armamentType primary cannon
armorType rolled homogeneous armor
category German World War II heavy tanks
prototype armoured fighting vehicles
chassisUsedFor Elefant tank destroyer
Ferdinand tank destroyer
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 5
designedAs competitor to Henschel heavy tank design
designedByCompany Porsche KG
linked to: Porsche
designedFor Wehrmacht
designer Ferdinand Porsche
developer Porsche
driveType electric transmission
engineType gasoline-electric drive
historicalSignificance precursor to production Tiger I heavy tank
influenced development of Tiger I
precursorOf Tiger I
linked to: Tiger I tank
productionStatus not mass-produced
reasonForNonProduction mechanical reliability issues
preference for Henschel design
role heavy tank prototype
selectionOutcome lost competition to Henschel VK 45.01 (H)
linked to: VK 45.01 (P)
status prototype only
suspensionType torsion bar suspension
timePeriod early 1940s
turretDesign shared with early Tiger I prototypes
usedBy Nazi Germany
usedFor testing of heavy tank concepts

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