D.M.L. DRAGON
ARMOR Series
UML Exclusive Ltd Edition
DRR - 60144 King Tiger (Sd.Kfz. 182) w/Porsche Turret, MG on a commandeer cupola and Zimmerit Coating.
sPzAbt 503 “Feldherrnhale”, Tank #314 Szarkerestes-Sector, January 1945. *
Die Cast
Scale: 1/72 Approximately L 4.0” (5.5” w gun); W 2”.
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RARE MODEL THAT RETAILS OVER $100.00
Despite relatively small size models are exceptionally detailed and have outstanding paintjob, display great! This is a great model of the most powerful tank of WW II. *
Dragon ARMOR 1:72 models are: This line features static pre-assembled, pre-painted models made of both diecast and plastic. True to scale; authentically detailed and historically accurate.
In my personal opinion as a collector models from this series are superior quality that sold at unusually low price, even with new higher price. In my opinion the quality is exciding of famous models from ARMOUR Series by C.D.C. though those models were at a double + price compare to Dragon Armor models.
UML (Hong Kong) with cooperation with Dragon issued their Exclusive lines including in ARMOR Series. Models from this line become very popular and enjoyed price appreciation from the moment as a model had announced.
ABOUT THE MODEL this is the first model from UML Exclusive Ltd Edition series of King Tiger Tank models and the only one with Porsche turret with monoblock gun. 1/72 scale Zimmerit Coating is the first in the world, patent pending. Unlike previously issued Dragon On the gun mantlet you can see the tank name but no battalion marking (a tiger head) present.
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ABOUT THE TANK
“Konigstiger” - King Tiger - Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf B (Sd Kfz 182)
Other Designations: VK4503, Pz Kpfw Tiger Ausf B.
Tiger II designation was never used in German official papers.
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Heavy Tank |
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Manufacturer: |
Henschel |
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In production: |
January 1944 – March 1945 |
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Production: |
489 and 3 prototypes |
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Engine: |
Maybach HL230P30 |
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Speed:(km/m) |
35/21.75 |
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Range:(km/m) |
105.6 |
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Weight:(tons) |
68 |
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Size:(m/foot) |
L10.3/33.8'; W3.76/12.34'; H3.08/10.10' |
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Crew: |
5 |
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Armament: |
One 8.8cm KwK43 L/71 and Two 7.92mm MG34; one in a hull one as a coaxial to the main gun or on
the commander cupola mount |
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Ammunition: |
72 Pzgr & Spgr |
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ARMOUR (mm/o) |
Front / |
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Top/Bottom |
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Turret: |
180/9; |
80/21; |
80/21; |
40/78-90 |
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Porsche Turret: |
60-110; |
80/30; |
80/30; |
40/77-90 |
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Superstructure: |
150/50; |
80/25; |
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40/90 |
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Hull: |
100/25; |
80/0; |
80/30; |
40-25/90 |
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Gun mantlet: |
Saukopfblede |
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HISTORY
A new Tiger was ordered in January 1943, with specification to have a turret large enough to mount the 8.8cm L/71 gun, increased front armour to 150 mm. This gun had maximum effective range of 10km / 6.2 miles and firing certain type of ammunition was able to kill most of allies tank at a distance over two miles.
The turret designed and manufactured by Krupp for the Porsche VK4502 (p) was chosen, which was commonly known as Porsche turret. Latter the order to redesign a turret was issued due to the fact that curved front plate created a shot-trap. Krupp redesigned the turret and gun mantlet for Henschel in such a manner as to decrease the frontal area and incorporate a bell mantlet. Though known as Porsche and Henschel Turret in fact both turrets were design and manufactured by Krupp. Again two companies were competing and again Henschel won the contract.
First Fifty King Tiger had Porsche turret type. Those turrets were manufactured for Porsche project before the contract was secured. Those turrets were equipped with monobloc gun barrel, the rest were supplied with Henschel type (also known as Krupp or Serial production) turret type with two-piece barrel gun. Firings at high velocity created a high barrel wear; a two-piece barrel variant allowed relatively easy replacement of faster wearing part
The Tiger II had a hull similar in design to the Panther series with well-slopped armour to increase protection. This technique was fist used by Russian on their famous T-34 tank.
The suspension consisted of nine sets of interleaved road wheels sprung on torsion bars. Tiger II had two sets of tracks – battle tracks were 800mm (31.5”) wide and transportation tracks 660mm (26”) wide.
COMBAT HISTORY
All King Tiger were issued to the independent sPzAbt (heavy tank battalions) detachments of the Army and the SS. First King Tiger tanks were issued to training units in February and May 1944, however first saw action on Eastern Front in May 1944 near Minsk – capital city of Belarus, USSR followed by another action in July 1944 in Poland.
On the Western front the only effective countermeasure against King Tigers was aviation and up to some success British modified with high velocity 76 mm gun American made Sherman tank with new designation Firefly.<SPAN style="mso-spacer
