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
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
Pz. Kpfw. Tiger Ausf. E on the eastern front in 1943

Notes

  1. Includes one prototype
  2. Includes three prototypes

Sources

  1. 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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  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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 and history 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"