Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Panzerkampfwagen_VI_Tiger_I
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf German heavy tank
gptkbp:armament gptkb:8.8_cm_KwK_36_L/56_gun
2 × 7.92 mm MG 34 machine guns
25–120 mm
gptkbp:category Heavy tanks
World War II tanks of Germany
Armoured fighting vehicles of Germany
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crew 5
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Erwin_Aders
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Maybach_HL230_P45_V-12_petrol_engine
gptkbp:enginePower 700 PS (690 hp; 515 kW)
gptkbp:enteredService August 1942
gptkbp:fuelType 540 litres
gptkbp:height 3.0 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I
gptkbp:introducedIn 1942
gptkbp:length 8.45 m (with gun forward)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Henschel_&_Son
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 45.4 km/h (road)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:lion
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Michael_Wittmann
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:notableFeature mechanical complexity
powerful main gun
thick armor
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1,347
gptkbp:powerToWeightRatio 13 PS/tonne
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Musée_des_Blindés
gptkb:Bovington_Tank_Museum
gptkb:Kubinka_Tank_Museum
gptkbp:productionStartYear August 1942 – August 1944
gptkbp:range 195 km (road)
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tiger_II
gptkbp:turretTraverse 360°
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Heer
gptkb:Waffen-SS
Luftwaffe (ground units)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weakness mechanical reliability issues
difficult to transport
high fuel consumption
gptkbp:weight 54 tonnes
gptkbp:width 3.73 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maybach_HL210_P45
gptkb:Maybach_HL210
gptkb:Panzerkampfwagen_VI_Tiger_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8