12/6/2023 0 Comments Modern tiger tankIn December 1942, the right-hand pistol port was replaced by an escape hatch, and in July 1943, the cupola was replaced by a newer design with periscopes. Originally, the turret had two machine-pistol ports in the rear, and a cylindrical cupola with vision slits. Until August 1944, 1,300 Tiger I were built, which is not much when you consider the impact on Allied combat morale, which they had acquired by then. The Tiger I was replaced in 1944 by the King Tiger tank (Tiger II). At the time of its introduction, the Tiger I tank the strongest of all forces, because its 88 mm gun was extremely effective, and the armor so strong that no shot from normal combat distance could penetrate it. Production finally began to start slowly in August 1942. The manufactured Porsche Tigers were later converted to the heavy tank destroyer ‘Elefant’ (Elephant) or ‘Ferdinand’ after the first name of Dr Porsche. When the Porsche model VK4501 (P) production was halted, the VK4501 (H) production order was increased by 50 to make up for the loss. Production was planned to start in July 1942, with 285 to be completed by, in time for the proposed the summer offensive of this year. Lessons learned in the development of the VK3001 and VK3601 were beneficently applied to the design of the VK4501 (H). Rheinmetall also developed a turret for the VK4501 (H) to mount the 7.5 cm KwK L/70, but it never advanced beyond the prototype stage. Krupp was to develop the turret for both the VK4501 (H) and the VK4501 (P). Henschel und Sohn, of Kassel, were to develop the chassis. The order to design the VK4501 (H), later known as Tiger tank, was issued on.
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