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| Tuotekoodi: | 84559 |
|---|---|
| Numero: | G3484559 |
| Valtio: | Saksa |
| Ajanjakso: | Ajanjakso 1930-1949 |
| Ajoneuvotyyppi: | Tela-ajoneuvo |
| Tuotemerkki: | Hobby Boss |
In early October 1942, plans for production of the VK 45.03 were reviewed?Initially
two designs were provided, one by Henschel and one by Porsche. Both
used a turret design from Krupp; the main differences were in the hull
design, transmission and suspension.
The
Henschel version used a conventional hull design with sloped armor
resembling the layout of the Panther tank. It had a rear mounted engine
and used nine overlapping road wheels per side, mounted on transverse
torsion bars, in a similar manner to the original Tiger. To simplify
maintenance, however, the wheels were overlapping rather than
interleaved as in the Tiger
Henschel
won the contract, and all Tiger IIs were produced by the firm. Two
turret designs were used in production vehicles. The initial design is
sometimes misleadingly called the "Porsche turret" due to the belief
that it was designed by Porsche for their prototype. In fact this turret
was simply the initial Krupp design for both prototypes. This turret
had a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a
difficult-to-manufacture curved bulge on the turret's left side, to
accommodate the commander's cupola. Fifty early turrets were mounted to
Henschel's hull and used in action. The more common "production" turret,
sometimes called the "Henschel" turret, was simplified with a flat
face, no shot trap (created by the curved face of the initial-type
turret), less-steeply sloped sides, and no bulge for the commander's
cupola.
The track system used on the Tiger II chassis was a unique one, which used alternating "contact shoe" and "connector" links—the
contact shoe link had a pair of transverse metal bars that contacted
the ground, while the connector links had no contact with the ground.
The Tiger II was developed late in the war and made in relatively small numbers. Like all German tanks, it had a gasoline engine. However, this same engine powered the much lighter Panther and Tiger I tanks. The Tiger II was under-powered, like many other heavy tanks of World War II, and consumed a lot of fuel which was already in short supply.
| Item No | 84559 |
| Item Name | Pz.Kpfw.VI Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II (Henschel 105mm) |
| Bar Code | 6939319245595 |
| Scale | 1:35 |
| Item Type | Plastic Model Armor Kit |
| Model Dimension | Length: 322.9mm Width: 107.3mm |
| Total Plastic Parts | 880+ |
| Total Sprues | 25 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and turret |
| Chromeplate Parts | n/a |
| Resin Parts | n/a |
| Metal Parts | n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts | 1 piece |
| Film Accessory | n/a |
| Released Date | 2023-03 |
| More Features |
The kit consists of over 880 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull , turret >individual tracks >photo etched parts included |
