German Tiger heavy
tanks shown in military art limited edition prints, published by Cranston
Fine Arts.
The Tiger I (PZKPFW VI AUSF E ) was
built by Henschel. and a total of 1354 tanks were built in its two year
production period. August 1942 until August 1944. This very large and
heavy tank (57 tonnes) took 300,000 man hours to build which was twice the
man hours it took to build a Panther. First used n the Russian front with
502nd Schwere Panzerabteilung and was moved to Mga which
was close to Leningrad on the 29th August 1942The Tiger first saw service in North Africa
with the 501st Schwere panzer Abteilung at the end of 1942 , in time
to take part in the Battle for Tunisia.
Weight 57 Tonnes, Crew %,
Max speed 38 KM / hour, Range 140 KM, Dimensions
Length 8.45 metres, Height 2.93 metres, Width 3.7 metres.
Armament: One 8.8cm KwK 36 L/56 Gun with 92 rounds, Secondary armament:
Two 7.92 mm Machine Guns. Armour thickness Man 100mm and
minimum 25mm.
