Radio Controlled Tiger Tank

Nazi Germany found itself outclassed and outgunned when it came to tank warfare in the middle and later parts of World War II. Earlier in the war the German Blitzkreig tactics flattened the French, British and Polish forces they faced. The German tanks weren't really superior to the Allies (the French tanks in particular were ahead of their time) but German tank tactics really made up for this during the early stages of the war - just because the Germans used tactics designed purely for tanks.

Unfortunately for the Germans the Allied tank technology caught up and the introduction of the Russian KV1 and T-34 tanks meant the Germans started to suffer serious tank losses on the Eastern front. These were losses they couldn't really afford either.

A heavy German tank was needed - not an all-purpose Panzer but more of a mobile anti-tank gun. And so the German Tiger (Panzer VI H) was born. The first major improvement the Germans made was mounting the ferocious 88mm main gun. The 88 had become famous as an anti-aircraft gun but as an anti-tank gun it was almost unstoppable. It wasn't so much the size of the shell but the incredible muzzle velocity meant it simply sliced through the armour of most early tanks.

Because the Tiger carried so much armor and such a heavy main gun it was too heavy to cross most bridges. This meant that many Tigers were equipped to cross rivers and operate underwater at a depth of up to 12 feet.

Only just over 1,300 Tigers were ever made - just because they were so expensive and time consuming to build. America produced over 40,000 Sherman tanks and the Russians produced almost 60,000 T-34s for the same amount of time and money that Nazi Germany spent on building 1,300 Tigers.

Weighing in at just under 60 tonnes the German Tiger tank was an incredible weapon but was just never available in the numbers needed to win the war for Nazi Germany.

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