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The heavy tank is arguably the most successful tank at present, and the best heavy tank made by Germany during the period. Please note that it is the best, not one of the best. No tank can be compared with him.

In 1913, the 3 Tiger i tank was designed. The purpose was very simple at that time. The Germans, whose national strength and ambitions were expanding together, needed a tank that was powerful enough to satisfy their vanity. With the efforts of the Germans' precise defense industry, such a masterpiece was born. To a certain extent, the Germans had the most powerful war industry in the world. Although China surpassed Germany in quantity, it was far inferior in quality. From the time of tank research and development, it can be seen that the Germans only took three years, and until the Chinese obtained the Tiger tank, they only produced tiger, Leopard, Wolf tanks with roughly equal theoretical performance (actual performance was much worse).

The Tiger i tank has entered the German Army since 1914. The nickname Tiger is taken by Porsche. The basic design concept of Tiger i is also extended to other vehicles, including Tiger ii (Tiger King) tank and assault tiger assault gun. The design concept is different from most of the early German tanks. Previous designs emphasized the balance between mobility, protection and firepower.

Although the early German tank firepower was often inferior to other opponents, tactical advantages offset these disadvantages. The design of Tiger i tanks focused on firepower and armor to reduce mobility. The design of German heavy tanks was developed in the early 1910s: development and production plans were planned.

Although it is generally designed and looks similar to the No. 4 tank (medium tank), the weight of the i is twice as high as the latter. The increase in weight comes from thicker armor, large caliber artillery, and the inevitable production of larger fuel and ammunition storage space, larger engines, and stronger transmission and suspension systems.

The front armor of the Tiger i is 102,110 mm thick and 50 meters thick, and the armor quality of the Tiger i is better than that of No. 4, which is approximately equivalent to No. 4 armor of 131-141 mm thick. The side and back of the Tiger i also have 82 meters thick armor, which can defend against Russian T-14/15 aphrodisiac attacks from 600,800.

Later, after a series of improvements, the roof armor of Tiger i was strengthened to 25-40 mm thicker than heavy tanks in other countries, and the lower part was embedded in the facade armor formed a concave ring, and the relatively fragile edge was not easily damaged. On the front armor, the machine gun shooting holes and observation windows were covered with thick reinforced armor.

There are covering joints between the turret and the body of the vehicle to prevent shrapnel from jamming the bulletproof armor ring. In terms of soft protection, the armor surface of the Tiger i was coated with anti-magnetic anti-tank lightning cement, and a smoke launcher was installed. Anti-infantry "S-thunder" was installed. After taking various measures, Tiger i's protection was very powerful and exquisite. Such thickness and mass armor can withstand anti-tank shells at combat distances during most periods of World War II, especially anti-tank shells from the front. The thickness of the artillery shield and the turret were almost equal, making it almost impossible to penetrate the Tiger i's turret from the front. The complete soft protection also made it difficult for infantry to approach and threaten Tiger i tanks.

Most of the armor angles of Tiger i are vertically connected to other structures. The welding points are of high quality, and the armor plates are reinforced with additional structures instead of riveting. The gasoline engine is below the rear and controls the buckle gear in the front. The suspension system uses a torsion bar, similar to the No. 3 tank. The turret has a round ground. It is 157 cm high from the bottom to the roof.

The main gun ground support and launch mechanism have been developed from the famous German 88 dual-use 88 mm height 16.+ Tiger ii13 main gun can run on a very straight trajectory. It is equipped with extremely accurate Zeiss TFZ

During a test shot, the tank fired guns at a distance of 1200, and 5 consecutively landed on a 16-inch and 18-inch target. The Tiger i tank also hit enemy tanks at a distance of more than 1 mile (about 1600 meters), but the effect was not too great, because the war distance in World War II was much closer than a mile.

The size of the tiger accelerates the development of complex technologies. The series of technical challenges. The eleven-ton turret is powered by the engine to drive a liquid-driven system; so that it takes one minute to rotate a circle. The tank has three times the number of load-bearing wheels, providing better rides, but making maintenance more difficult.

The load-bearing wheel is installed on sixteen sets of independent torsion rod rails. The load-bearing wheel provides relatively soft and stable rides for such a large car. This complex system has a certain number of

The gap between the load-bearing wheels cannot move due to snow or soil due to freezing. During the attack, it was discovered that the tiger might be fixed at this time. The track is unprecedentedly 725 wide. When encountering the limited size limit of the rails, the outer column of the load-bearing wheels must be removed and the narrower 520-meter track needs to be replaced.

The Tiger i tank is too heavy for most bridges, so it is designed to wader through four meters of deep water. This requires abnormal mechanisms to be breathable and cool. The dive takes 30 minutes to prepare. The turret and gun must be fixed in front and sealed.

Other new features are hydraulically controlled pre-selector_end weight and mean a new guidance system. Instead of lighter vehicle transmission and brake design, the tiger's steering system is a dual-controlled radius type, and the fixed radius wheel can freely command various gears, with the smallest turning radius being four meters.

Because the car has an eight-speed transmission box, it has sixteen different radius wheels. If it is necessary to rotate a smaller distance, the tank can be converted to manual control. However, the weight of the tank is too large, making it difficult for the car to drag a tiger that is extinguished (the tiger's engine often fails due to overheating or even causes fire), and what is usually required is to tow the tank.

The engine was originally a 59040.1achunderpowered, 23.8805: increased from the original 600 force to 700 force, giving it a maneuverability of 12.5 horsepower/ton.

The maximum driving speed of actual combat reached an astonishing 40 kilometers per hour, making it the most maneuverable heavy tank in World War II. In addition, the reliability of the new 700-force engine has also been greatly improved, allowing the Tiger i to become a stable combat platform.

Such a powerful tank became China's best tank after it was introduced and became a specially equipped tank. China did not produce 88mm caliber artillery. In order to accommodate this tank, it even needed to produce this kind of cannon.

Tiger tank

Crew:

Total length: 8.45 Height: 2.

Main weapons: a door 88m mm kwww.piaotian.com/

Auxiliary weapons: 3 7.92-meter machine guns

Ammunition base: 108 rounds of shells. 4500 machine gun

Armor value: 113 meters in front of the turret, 9 degrees, gun... meter.

Front of the car body is 111 mm and 8 degrees, side (83 meters, rear 100 mm. Engine: hl230 power 700 horsepower

Maximum speed: 37-45 km/h

Maximum itinerary: 110 kilometers

Even so, in actual production, it can only be produced less than a month. So far, the number of Chinese tiger styles is only 2,500. It has become famous as the situation deteriorates.

"I saw one of the new Chinese Tiger tanks and fired seven times at it at about 1,000. But each hit was bounced back by its front and side armor. The Tiger tank turned its artillery to destroy our left track and killed the driver."

"Our tank formation fought against three Tiger tanks at a distance of 200-800. We stopped one of the Tiger tanks by constantly firing the opponent's tracks. This was the result of repeated shooting of the opponent and even hitting the opponent's upper armor at a very close distance without any effect. The Tiger tank destroyed our 8m4 tank and forced us to retreat. During our retreat, the injured Tiger tank was still firing at us..."

"I attacked a (Tiger tank) at a distance of 400. I used armor-piercing bombs to aim at its sides and turret for 8-10. Every hit was bounced back. This Tiger tank evacuated the battlefield after destroying the tanks on both wings." Report by the Russian tank commander

"A tank that the enemy called Tiger appeared near our position. Our battalion used anti-tank guns to shoot at it. But no strike was effective. After the two other German tanks joined, they destroyed our artillery positions and we were forced to retreat..." Report of the battalion commander of the Russian anti-tank battalion

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