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King Tiger Tank
Military Vehicles
King tiger tank
Box art by Unknown
Key Information
Kit name PZKW VI AUSF.B "King Tiger"
Ref. number 03310
Price £9.99
Scale 1:76
Dimensions (mm) L135 x W49
Skill level
Difficulty rating2
Kit contents
Parts 89

The Tiger II, which the Germans called the King Tiger, first saw action on the Eastern Front in May 1944, its first action on the Western Front was in August 1944. Weighing in at a staggering 68 tons with a 690 bhp engine, the Tiger II was a formidable weapon. It also used a vast amount of fuel which the Germans were finding very difficult to produce due to Allied bombing of fuel plants

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