The 88mm cannon on the Tiger I was elongated from 56 to 71 caliber. This new L71 high velocity weapon surely could place a 40/43type armor piercing shell through a 150mm thick armor dish whenever fired from 2000m away. The chassis regarding the tank could be covered in 150mm dense armor regarding front side and 80mm thick armor in the sides. The Henschel and Porsche companies developed competing turret prototypes. After an endeavor production of 50 tanks equipped with the Porsche turret, the Henschel turret, co-designed by the Krupp company, having its exceedingly thick armor that measured 180mm regarding the front and 80mm privately panels, ended up being adopted for mass-production. The Henschel turret it self had been revised mid-way through manufacturing, from a stepped gun mantle to a smooth one. The latest tank ended up being built with the engine mass produced the Panther, the Maybach HL230-P30 Fuel motor. This engine was capable of creating 700hp of output to obtain the 69.8ton King Tiger at a 38km/h top cruising speed. From the summer time of 1944 till March of 1945, an overall total of 440 King Tiger Heavy Tanks were produced. King Tiger Heavy Tanks fought until the end of World War II.
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