German heavy tank PzKpfW Panzer VI Tiger COBI 2538 - World War II

You know that:

• The competition for a new tank for the German army was entered by two companies, Henschel and Porsche.
• On the day of Hitler's birthday, the Henschel tank was selected for series production, which caused  to Ferdinand Porsche burst of an uncontrollable rage.
• Ironically, it was Porsche who thought up  the name Tiger.
• The Tiger I tank was designed to outperform the Soviet T-34 in every respect.
• The designers had created a reliable and durable tank, which, in addition to the demanding production, had several disadvantages.
• On the eastern front, in deep frosts, ice would penetrate between the covered running wheels, damaging or breaking the belt.
• Because of their heavy weight, Tiger tanks often became stuck in muddy terrain, while the enemy's T-34s continued unhindered.
• The tank's perfect optical sighting was unmatched in its day.
• The installed Maybach engine was sensitive to overheating.
• The armor was coated with Zimmerit antimagnetic paint.

Technical parameters:

• heavy tank classification
• weight 57 000 kg
• armour up to 120 mm
• main weapon KwK 36L/56 88 mm calibre cannon
• secondary weapon 2 x machine gun of 7.92 mm calibre
• power unit gasoline engine maybach HL230 P45 with 690 hp
• maximum speed 38.6 km/h
• crew 5 persons