Tiger (P)
Production history
Monthly production history for the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger (P)
| Month |
Production |
| 1942 |
| April |
1 |
| May |
0 |
| June |
1 |
| July |
0 |
| August |
4 |
| September |
3 |
| October |
1 |
| Total, 1942 |
10 |
| Total |
10 |
Technical information
Technical information on the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger (P)
| Physical specifications |
| Length |
9.54 m. |
| Length without gun |
6.6 m. |
| Width |
3.2 m. |
| Height |
2.9 m. |
| Firing height |
2.2 m. |
| Weight |
60 t. |
| Engine |
2 * Porsche Typ 101 ten-cylinder air cooled 15 l. gasoline |
| Horse powers |
2 * 310 @ 2,500 rpm. |
| Crew |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Loader
- Driver
- Radio operator
|
| Armour |
20-145 mm. |
| Armament |
| Main gun |
8,8 cm Kw.K.36 L/56 |
| Ammunition storage |
64 |
| Secondary guns |
2 * 7,92 mm M.G.34 |
| Ammunition storage |
- 4,350 * 7.92 mm.
- 192 * 9 mm.
|
| Performance |
| Maximum speed |
35 km./h. |
| Road speed |
20 km./h. |
| Cross country speed |
8-10 km./h. |
| Range (on road) |
105 km. |
| Range (cross country) |
48 km. |
| Fuel capacity |
520 l. |
| Fuel usage (on road) |
4.95 l./km. |
| Fuel usage (cross-country) |
10.83 l./km. |
| Fording |
1.3 m. |
| Step climbing |
0.8 m. |
| Climbing, degrees |
30° |
| Trench crossing |
2.6 m. |
| Ground pressure |
1.21 kg./cm2 |
Sources
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Panzerkampfwagen VI P (Sd.Kfz.181) - The history of the Porsche Typ 100 and 101 also known as Leopard and Tiger (P). Darlington (MD) : Darlington Productions, 1999. Read review
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Additional reading
- Panzerjäger Tiger (P)
- Technical details of the Panzerjäger Tiger (P)
All contents written by Christian Ankerstjerne unless stated otherwise
