{"product_id":"ita6767","title":"Italeri - 1\/35 Pz. Kpfw. VI Tiger I Ausf. E\/H1","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/35 Pz. Kpfw. VI Tiger I Ausf. E\/H1\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eItaleri 6767\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all glues, paints and tools necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. H Tiger I is certainly one of the most famous tanks of the Second World War. It was developed to provide the Wehrmacht’s armoured divisions with a heavily armoured and heavily armed tank to operate alongside the more widespread Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tanks, which were no longer able to effectively counter enemy tanks. The first versions were deployed in combat at the end of 1942 on the Eastern Front near Leningrad and on the African Front during the Tunisian campaign in the early months of 1943. Its main armament consisted of the famous and lethal long-barreled 88 mm KwK 36 L\/56 anti-tank gun. Mounted in the turret and protected by a heavy 120 mm gun mantlet, it was capable of penetrating the armour of any enemy vehicle of the time, even at long range\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_attachment\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pz.Kpfw VI (Sd.Kfz.181) Tiger is a German heavy tank from World War II, one of the most famous combat vehicles of that time. The German Panzerwaffe command had been carrying around the idea of a heavy tank since the beginning of the war, but the first attempts in the form of the Neubaufahrzeuge multi-tank were unsuccessful. In 1939 and 1940, they were conducted ineffectively, but after the clash with the T-34 and KW-1 on the Eastern Front, work on the new heavy tank sped up. On April 20, 1942, the prototype of the new tank, under the designation VK 4501 (H), underwent field trials in the presence of Adolf Hitler and was put into mass production shortly after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first production versions were designated Pz.Kpfw VI Ausf.H1 (later Ausf.E). In the course of production, in the years 1942-1945, the tank was systematically modified by, for example, adding Feifell dust filters, different placement of headlights, modernisation of optical equipment, changes to the commander's turret, etc. The drive was provided by a Maybach HL230 P45 12-cylinder carburettor engine with a capacity of 700 HP. The Pz.Kpfw VI tank, although it did not have such a contoured front hull as the T-34 or Pantera, was a heavily armoured vehicle (frontal armour up to 120mm), armed with a very effective KwK 36 L \/ 56 88mm gun, which earned the reputation of being the most effective tank of the Second World War. It was a vehicle much better than the Allied M4 or Churchill and the Soviet T-34\/76. He could also easily fight the IS-2 or M-26, surpassing them with the effectiveness of the main armament. On the other hand, the Pz.Kpfw VI had some disadvantages - first of all, it was extremely time-consuming to produce and had a very complicated suspension. In the later period of the war, the quality of the Tiger's armour also deteriorated, which resulted from the lack of access to molybdenum deposits by the German economy. Despite these drawbacks, the Tiger on the battlefields proved to be a very effective weapon. It successfully fought in Tunisia, the Kursk Arch, Normandy and on the Eastern Front. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnical data: length (with a barrel): 8.45m, width: 3.7m, height: 2.93m, engine power: 700KM, weight: 56.9 t, range (on the road): 100km, maximum speed (on the road) ): 38 km \/ h, armament: 1 88 mm KwK 36 L \/ 56 gun, 3 7.92 mm MG 34 machine guns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Italeri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68305106731259,"sku":"8001283067676","price":829.95,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0436\/0398\/4552\/files\/Italeri-1-35-Pz-Kpfw-VI-Tiger-I-Ausf-E-H1.jpg?v=1791816502","url":"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/products\/ita6767","provider":"Jix Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}