Tamiya 35164 - 1/35 German King Tiger Tank Production Turret WWII 田宮軍事模型軍事製品 雙星孖星  [35164]

Towards German King Tiger "Manufacturing Turret"

To counter the increasing threat of Russian tanks during the latter an element of the 2nd World War, Germany started development of a fresh heavy tank in February 1943. Formally designated the Panzerkampfwagen VI-B Tiger II, but better referred to as King Tiger, it showcased thick armor and a powerful primary weapon. Henschel and Porsche, who had prior experiences within the manufacturing of heavy tanks, came up with competing prototypes including different turret designs. After trials, the Henschel design ended up being used for production. The King Tiger carried the kind 43 L71, 88mm high velocity primary gun that has been with the capacity of penetrating 170mm thick armor dish well away of 1000 meters. Auxiliary armament included two 7.92mm machine firearms mounted on the leading hull area and on the turret. The exceptionally dense armor regarding turret front calculated 185mm and 88mm regarding the part panels. Power for this massive tank had been given by a Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 cylinder, liquid cooled motor, producing 700 horsepower. The King Tiger went into mass manufacturing at Henschel factory starting August 1944, after the distribution of this final Tiger I tanks. Even though tank possessed advanced level technology and elegance, just 430 devices integrating the Henschel turret came from the factory line, and less than 500 total had been ever readily available for combat.

Specs & Features

• Detailed plastic components attached with sprues and molded in light brown and black colored.
• Highly accurate static display model.
• Accurately reproduced outside.
• Authentic 88mm gun with loading breech.
• One realistic commander figure.
• Detailed flexible tracks.
• Dense armor included.
• Machine gun installed on the front hull section as well as on the turret.
• Escape hatch included.
• Vinyl netting for air consumption cover.
• Waterslide decals.
• Detailed pictorial directions.