Tamiya 35169 - 1/35 German King Tiger Porsche Turret WWII 保時捷 田宮軍事模型軍事製品 雙星孖星  [35169]

Concerning the German King Tiger "Porsche Turret"

During World War II, the German tank that has been designated the Panzerkampfwagen VI-B Tiger II, or higher commonly known as the "King Tiger" was a much feared weapon by Allied Forces, due to its powerful 88mm main gun and dense armor dish. Germany began growth of this tank in February 1943, to be able to counter the increasing risk of Russian tanks. During its development stage, both Henschel and Porsche businesses introduced rival prototypes that included various turret configurations. The Porsche designed turret had a very distinctive shape, with a rounded front section and narrow shell, in comparison to the rather angular Henschel offering. The turret front part armor ended up being 100mm dense and 80mm the side panels, plus it mounted the Type 43 L71 88mm high velocity main weapon. Energy with this massive tank had been from a Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 cylinder, fluid cooled motor developing 700 hp. Porsche had produced 50 turrets for their form of the tank prior to the formal adoption of this Henschel model for mass production. Evaluation had revealed that the Porsche turret lacked armor depth, and required complex tooling because curved contour sculpturing. However, the superior performance regarding the tank permitted the finished Porsche turrets become implemented towards front. When combined with the Henschel turret variation, an overall total of under 500 King Tiger tanks were ever readily available for combat.

Specs & Features

• Detailed plastic components attached with sprues and molded in light brown and black.
• Very accurate static display model.
• One realistic commander figure.
• Realistic detailed versatile songs.
• Complete outside detailing.
• Starting hatches.
• Mesh screen included for air consumption address.
• Detailed jack and exhaust located on straight back.
• Weapons included for armament.
• Waterslide decals.
• Detailed pictorial guidelines.