King Tiger Tanks of the 1st SS Panzer Division during the Ardennes Offensive and King Tiger tanks of the 501st Heavy Tank Battalion and 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion are shown in military art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts, the military print company.

The Konigstiger with its high level of armour and firepower, was without doubt the heaviest operational German tank, which had no equivalent in the allied tank armoury.  First ordered in January 1943 with the prototype appearing in October 1943.   It was planned to have the Henschel factory building 140 King Tigers a month, but by the end of the war there was only a total of 487 built.

Weight 68 tons.  Speed 35 KM/H.  Crew 5 Range 170 miles. Armament: one 88mm KwK 43 L/71  with 72 rounds on board.  plus two 7.92mm MG 34.   Armour Thickness  180mm thick,  to less armoured areas of 25mm