However, despite lacking in numbers, and being prone to mechanical and mobility issues based on its size and weight, the Tiger IIs combination of devastating firepower and thick sloped armour plate, made it a formidable adversary for Allied forces on the rare occasions it was encountered on the battlefield. B, Tiger II, King Tiger or Königstiger (the British also referred to it as the ‘Royal Tiger’), 489 Tiger IIs, were produced at the Henschel assembly plant, between January 1944 and March 1945. Many say that the King Tiger is the ultimate development of German tank technology, but it arrived much too late to help Germany out in the war, and whilst an impressive vehicle in many ways, it was so technologically advanced that a struggling Germany was never going to be able to change the war for Germany, no matter how good it was.Tiger II or ‘Konigstiger’ (King Tiger) was first used during the Normandy campaign in 1944 and was the most powerful tank on the battlefield at that time. The tank had a few names, but it was first brought into service in 1944 and only lasted one year, as the war was over by 1945. They already had the Tiger I, but how could they make this fearsome tank even more potent?The Henschel & Son company soon came up with the Tiger II, or King Tiger. There were also wonder weapons such as the V1 and V2 rockets, but another area Germany looked to for upgrading was in its armored division. It started to develop some rather crazy weapons and military vehicles, such as the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. As the Second World War got into its final couple of years, Germany really started to push the boundaries of what was possible in the military world.
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