Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.E
Production history
Monthly production history for the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf.E
| Month |
Production |
Repaired |
| 1942 |
| April |
1I |
? |
| May |
0 |
? |
| June |
1 |
? |
| July |
0 |
? |
| August |
8 |
? |
| September |
3 |
? |
| October |
11I |
? |
| November |
17 |
? |
| December |
38I |
? |
| Total, 1942 |
79II |
? |
| 1943 |
| January |
35 |
? |
| February |
32 |
? |
| March |
41 |
? |
| April |
46 |
? |
| May |
50 |
? |
| June |
60 |
? |
| July |
65 |
? |
| August |
60 |
? |
| September |
85 |
? |
| October |
50 |
? |
| November |
56 |
? |
| December |
67 |
? |
| Total, 1943 |
647 |
? |
| 1944 |
| January |
93 |
? |
| February |
95 |
? |
| March |
86 |
? |
| April |
104 |
? |
| May |
100 |
? |
| June |
75 |
? |
| July |
64 |
? |
| August |
6 |
? |
| September |
0 |
? |
| October |
0 |
? |
| November |
0 |
? |
| December |
0 |
? |
| Total, 1944 |
623 |
? |
| 1945 |
| January |
0 |
2 |
| February |
0 |
1 |
| March |
0 |
3 |
| April |
0 |
? |
| May |
0 |
? |
| Total, 1945 |
0 |
6+ |
| Total |
1349 |
6+ |
Technical information
Technical information on the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf.E
| Physical specifications |
| Length |
8.45 m. |
| Length without gun |
6.316 m. |
| Width |
3.705 m. |
| Height |
3 m. (later 2.885 m.) |
| Firing height |
2.195 m. |
| Weight |
57 t. |
| Engine |
- Maybach HL 210 P45 12-cylinder water cooled 21 l. gasoline (first 250)
- Maybach HL 230 P45 12-cylinder water cooled 23.1 l. gasoline
|
| Horse powers |
- 650 @ 3,000 rpm.
- 700 @ 3,000 rpm.
|
| Crew |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Loader
- Driver
- Radio operator
|
| Armour |
25-100 mm. |
| Armament |
| Main gun |
8,8 cm Kw.K.36 L/56 |
| Ammunition storage |
92 |
| Secondary guns |
2 * 7,92 mm M.G.34 |
| Ammunition storage |
4,500 * 7.92 mm. |
| Performance |
| Maximum speed |
45 km./h. |
| Road speed |
20 km./h. |
| Cross country speed |
15 km./h. |
| Range (on road) |
125 km. |
| Range (cross country) |
80 km. |
| Fuel capacity |
540 l. |
| Fuel usage (on road) |
4.32 l./km. |
| Fuel usage (cross-country) |
6.75 l./km. |
| Fording |
1.6 m. |
| Step climbing |
0.79 m. |
| Climbing, degrees |
35° |
| Trench crossing |
2.3 m. |
| Ground pressure |
1.09 kg./cm2 |
Photographs
- Destroyed Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.E i Africa. The turret has been lifted off by the explosion and landed up-side-down on the hull, along with the superstructure, which landed next to the Tiger
- Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.E on the eastern front in 1943
Notes
- Includes one prototype
- Includes three prototypes
Sources
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Germany's Tiger tanks - D.W. to Tiger I: Design, production & modifications. Atglen (PA) : Schiffer Military History, 2000. Read review
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- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. PANZER TRACTS No.6 - Schwere Panzerkampfwagen - D.W. to E-100 including the Tigers. Darlington (MD) : Darlington Productions, 2001. Read review
- REICHMINISTERIUM FÜR RÜSTUNG UND KRIEGSPRODUKTION. V.O. GenStdH/Rm.f.Rü.u.Kr.Prod. Nr.114/45 g.Kdos.. Berlin : Reichministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion, 1945.
- REICHMINISTERIUM FÜR RÜSTUNG UND KRIEGSPRODUKTION. V.O. GenStdH/Rm-.f.Rü.u.Kr.Prod. Nr.154/45 g.K.. Berlin : Reichministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion, 1945.
Additional reading
- Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.E "Tiger I"
- More photographs of the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf.E "Tiger I" at Panzerphotos.dk
- Panzersturmmörser
- Technical details of the Panzersturmmörser
- Tiger I - Munster Panzermuseum
- Photographs of the Tiger I at Munster Panzermuseum
- schweren Panzer-Abteilung "Tiger"
- The organization of a schweren Panzer-Abteilung "Tiger"
All contents written by Christian Ankerstjerne unless stated otherwise
