Sd.Kfz. 182

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Sd.Kfz. 182 is the German military designation for the Tiger II, a heavily armored World War II heavy tank used by Nazi Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military vehicle
World War II armoured fighting vehicle
heavy tank
alsoKnownAs King Tiger
Königstiger
linked to: Tiger II

Tiger II
approximateNumberBuilt about 489
chassisLayout rear-engine
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 5
crewRole commander
driver
gunner
loader
radio operator
designedBy Henschel design team
designedIn 1943
engine Maybach HL230 P30
enginePower_hp 700
engineType V-12 petrol engine
frontalHullArmor_mm 150
height_m approximately 3.09
length_m approximately 10.3
mainArmament 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun
manufacturer Henschel & Sohn
maximumArmorThickness_mm about 185
notableFeature high-velocity 88 mm gun
very thick sloped frontal armor
notableIssue high fuel consumption
mechanical unreliability
operationalRange_km 170
predecessor Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I
linked to: Tiger I tank
productionEnd 1945
productionStart 1943
role breakthrough tank
heavy tank destroyer
secondaryArmament 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun
serviceEntry 1944
successor none (no direct wartime successor)
suspension torsion bar
topSpeed_kmh 38
trackType overlapping road wheels
turretFrontArmor_mm 180
turretManufacturer Wegmann & Co.
linked to: Wegmann & Co
usedBy German Army
Waffen-SS
weight_tonnes around 69.8
width_m approximately 3.75

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Tiger II NATODesignation Sd.Kfz. 182