Tiger: A rejected Success

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The Tiger is often seen as the successful heavy tank, whereas the Königstiger is seen as a lumbering moving bunker. Yet, if we look at the original requirements and further orders, it becomes apparent that the Tiger was just an interim solution and that both the industry and Hitler wanted to field the Königstiger as soon as possible.

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Cover Images: Jake Blake Hotline Meme, Tiger 131 Tank Museum Bovington (edited by vonKickass).


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00:00 Intro
00:12 Why Accidental?
00:47 Tiger I vs Königstiger
02:16 War Thunder Integration
03:48 Original Requirements before Operation Barbarossa
07:20 Requirements for Königstiger
07:58 Step by Step
08:14 Chronology Chassis
10:22 Tiger Production Numbers
10:52 Chronology Gun: We Want a Bigger One
12:14 75mm instead of 88 mm?
13:15 Why all these Delays?
15:06 Summary
Outro

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