King Tiger

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King Tiger is the common name for the German Tiger II heavy tank used by the Wehrmacht in World War II, known for its thick armor and powerful gun.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
King Tiger canonical 2
King Tiger 213 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German tank
World War II tank
heavy tank
armorType rolled homogeneous armor
caliberOfMainGun 88 mm
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 5
crewRole commander
driver
gunner
loader
radio operator
designedAsSuccessorTo Tiger I
linked to: Tiger I tank
designedBy Henschel
linked to: Henschel & Sohn

Porsche
designedIn Germany
engine Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 petrol engine
enginePower 700 hp
frontHullArmorThickness 150 mm
hasAlternativeName Königstiger
linked to: Tiger II

Tiger II
hasFeature interleaved road wheels
powerful gun
sloped frontal armor
thick armor
mainArmament 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun
notedFor high fuel consumption
mechanical unreliability
strong defensive capabilities
operator Germany
primaryManufacturer Henschel & Sohn
relatedTo Panther tank
role breakthrough tank
heavy breakthrough tank
sawActionIn Battle of Berlin
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Eastern Front
Western Front
secondaryArmament 7.92 mm MG34 machine gun
serviceEnd 1945
serviceEntry 1944
suspension torsion bar
turretFrontArmorThickness 180 mm
turretVariants Henschel turret
Porsche turret
usedBy German Army
Wehrmacht
weightClass heavy

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiger II alternativeName King Tiger
La Gleize hasWarRelic King Tiger 213
linked to: King Tiger
Sd.Kfz. 182 alsoKnownAs King Tiger