#henschel turret

[all-action-all-picture]

Battle Weapons File from Battle Action Force No. 510, dated 9 February 1985. A rare example in a UK comic of the King Tiger with the 'Krupp' turret (sometimes called the Porsche turret) . Long story but the bulk of the King Tigers (Tiger ll) were fitted with what was called the 'Henschel' turret and it's usually the latter that you see when depicted in a war comic. Rightly so as of the 492 made only 50 had the Krupp turret shown above. Its also possible there were few reference photos readily available then of the Krupp turret. Complicating the explanation further is that both turrets had been designed by Krupp.

I understand the reason that there were different turrets in the first place related to different prototypes of the hull being designed and the Krupp turret was meant for the prototype that was later rejected. Orders were received for the 50 turrets but the correct hull to attach them to didn't go in to production.

Art wise it does look like the work of Mike Dorey but hard to tell. Mike definitely drew the King Tiger when it appeared in the Hellman stories in 1978 (below) with the more common 'Henschel' turret.

Treasury of British Comics.

[militarymodeller]

Nr.320, The King Tiger or Tiger 2 with Porsche turret.

Both turrets used on the Tiger II were designed and built by the Krupp company.  So why are they so often called the ‘Porsche’ and ‘Henschel’ turrets?

The answers can be found in the tank’s early design. This post is a greatly simplified account of the story.

The earliest work on a heavy tank armed with the 88mm KwK 43 gun was carried out by the Porsche company. The resulting design was known to the company as the Typ 180 and to the German Army as VK.45.02(P).

Ferdinand Porsche, the company’s chief designer, developed several versions of this design, each powered by a different engine or engines. His aim, or perhaps obsession is a better term, was to build a vehicle with the highest automotive performance possible. However his designs proved unreliable and none of his VK.45.02(P) variants entered production.

[crazygadgetshere]

RFM: Tiger Ausf.B "King Tiger" Details

RFM Tiger Ausf.B: New Details The tracks, side skirts and barrel will be sold separately: RM-5125 Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger Ausf.B King Tiger (Henschel Turret) STANDARD VERSION RM-5126 Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger Ausf.B King Titan (Henschel Turret) UPGRADE VERSION RM-3026 Workable Mirror Tracks RM-2080 King Tigris An the tracks, side skirts and barrel will be marketed separately: RM-5125 Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger Ausf.B…

[theironwarsmith]

WiP shots of the Command Leman Russ Vanquisher for my Renegades (Iron Warriors allies).

The turret is the alternative/spare turret from the Bolt Action Tiger II kit. I believe this one is the Henschel variant, as the Porsche turret was used on my Iron-pattern Predator.

[world-war-2-archives]

When comparing the small number of Tigers produced (only 1347), to the more than 120,000 T-34s and Shermans combined, one can appreciate the psychological impact of this model, at least from the Allied tank crew perspective. In its concept laid the very core of the German conception of a heavy tank. Something which targeted absolute excellence in design, combining lethality with the best possible protection, only given to elite crews, all this regardless of the cost. Excellent engineering and training versus numbers underlined all this philosophy and was reflected, later, in small tactical unit operations. The Tiger was a formidable machine that pushed the boundaries of armored warfare and forced the Allies to devise better tanks. It powerfully symbolized all the might of the Nazi war machine, as dreamed off by Hitler, and later turned through propaganda into a “Wunderwaffe” (wonder weapon) in a mostly defensive war. The Tiger, like all new tanks, had teething problems at first and it was never an easy tank to maintain, but it was always deadly effective (with a 10:1 up to 19:1 kill ratio), earning a capital of fear that was unrivaled during the war. Allied crews found themselves hopeless with their inadequate machines, having to improvise costly tactics to deal with it. The Tiger gave fame to a few WWII tank aces, like Michael Wittman, something rarely heard of before, since the life expectancy of a tank crew was always quite shorter than that of fighter pilots. The final Tiger was, consequently, a mix of the parts from previous prototypes by Henschel and Porsche. The turret and gun were retained from Krupp AG Essen’s design meant for the VK 36.01, but the chassis, engine, transmission and many components were from Henschel’s VK 45.01(H) final design, which was developed after a decision meeting at Berghof on May, 26, 1941. It was then decided that necessary numbers of the 7.5 cm (2.95 in) Waffe 0725 tapered-bore needed to be stockpiled, but the adaptation of the new 8.8 cm (3.46 in) KwK needed to be investigated. The final armor thickness was fixed at 100 mm (3.94 in) frontal and 60 mm (2.36 in) sides and rear. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvbVGtmHb5E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m1hqcaa89p74

[capt-riverdry]

Hobbyboss new German Tiger King Heavy Tank - Henschel Turret 45 July Production

Model number #84533

1/35th scale

Nice box art don't you think? It includes aluminum barrel and photoetch parts. pretty nice.

>sause<

[all-action-all-picture]

Hellman on the Russian Front from Battle Action, 15 April 1978. Art by Pat Wright. The Tiger II shown has the so-called 'Henschel' version of the Turret. Around 490 Tiger ll's were built in total, 50 of which had the different 'Porsche' turret (but they never seem to turn up in comic strips).

Treasury of British Comics.

[roberdigiorge]

TAM 2C WIP

Work in progress: "TAM 2C" over the platform of the (Thyssen Henschel TH 301 Medium Tank), TAMSE Tanque Argentino Mediano (translated in to English is “Argentine Medium Tank”) as modernization program of the Tanque Argentino Mediano (TAM) to the new technologic 2C standard, with the collaboration of the Israeli companies IMI and ELBIT, for the replacement of the hydraulic system of the turret by an all-electric system, as well as the installation of combat systems similar to those that equip the Merkava III and IV tanks in replacement of the original . Its equipment includes new systems for vision and all-weather shooting, IR and TV, together with passive self-defense systems and state-of-the-art communications, including radar and laser alert, datalink and an auxiliary power unit of national origin, developed by the InnovaJelk rionegrina company. With new: FCS (Fire Control System);CPS (Commander Pannoramic Sight);DTU (Driver Thermal View); EGTDS (Electronic Gun and Tourret Drive System);TDS (THREAL Detection System);un TSS (Thermal Shroud System);BMS (Batell Management System);VIC (Vehicular Intercomunication System); NFS (North Finding System) & MSM (Anemometer MET Systems).

[larisastitch]

King Tiger Cross Stitch Pattern | Royal Tiger | Tiger II

Digital download (5 PDF)

★ Pattern specification for different types of fabric. • Fabric: 16 count Aida. • Colors: 35. Palette: DMC. • Size: 200 × 120 stitches. • Finished size will vary depending on the count fabric/canvas you choose.

✔ 14 count ⇒ Size: 14.29 × 8,57 inches | 36.3 × 21.77 cm ✔ 16 count ⇒ Size: 12.50 × 7.50 inches | 31.75 × 19.05 cm ✔ 18 count ⇒ Size: 11.11 × 6.67 inches | 28.22 × 16.94 cm

💾 5 PDF includes: 1. FIVE SCHEMES (Fabric: 16 count Sky Blue Aida): • Color Blocks with Symbols. • Color Symbols. • Color Blocks. • Color Crosses. • Black and White Symbols. 2. Color photo for reference. 3. List of DMC thread colors (instruction and key section).

🔎 The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces. 🔎 Two turret designs were used in production vehicles. The initial design is often misleadingly called the Tiger II (P), after the "Porsche" turret due to the misbelief that it was designed by Porsche for their prototype; in fact it was the initial Krupp design for both prototypes. This turret had a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a difficult-to-manufacture curved bulge on the turret's left side to accommodate the commander's cupola. Fifty early turrets were mounted to Henschel's hull and used in action. 🔎 The King Tiger was developed late in the war and built in relatively small numbers. Orders were placed for 1,500 Tiger IIs - slightly more than the 1,347 Tiger I tanks produced - but production was severely disrupted by Allied bombing raids. 🔎 The first combat use of the Tiger II was by the 1st Company of the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt. 503) during the Battle of Normandy, opposing Operation Atlantic between Troarn and Demouville on 18 July 1944. Two were lost in combat, while the company commander's tank became irrecoverably trapped after falling into a bomb crater created during Operation Goodwood. On the Eastern Front, it was first used on 12 August 1944 by the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt. 501) resisting the Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive.

Source: King Tiger Cross Stitch Pattern.

[theironwarsmith]

It was a Bolt Action Tiger II kit, as such it came with both the Porsche and Henschel turrets. I was thinking of doing something like filing it down but the plastic is quite thin compared to GW plastic.

The rest of the vehicle is mostly just a Rhino with the tracks of the Tiger II. The Deimos front was one I had spare from... A China-cast Deimos Execution that I was given (it was a very poor cast and this remains unbuilt at the moment).

I have taken what I've learnt from this experiment and utilised it for the Command Leman Russ Vanquisher.

Indomitus: II

The tertiary command vehicle of the XIV Grand Battalion, behind the Fellblade and Command Sicaran, is the Predator "Indomitus: II".

The Predator is of a unique design that encompasses some similarities with the standard Mars pattern chassis, as well as the rarer Deimos pattern.

However, the turret and armament is not a known STC-pattern. The Tech-Adepts of the Adeptus Mechanicus suspect that this maybe a pattern lost during the Dark Age of Technology. But it operates in the same role as a Predator tank would, this particular version has become known as the Iron-pattern Predator.

It is likely that this vehicle is crewed by highly specialised human crew or hardwired Heretic Astartes, as the access hatches on the turret are far too small to allow quick access in or out of the vehicle.

The appearance of the Iron-pattern Predator is somewhat asymmetrical, this is hypothesised to be the result of quick battlefield repairs or likely experimentation by the Warsmiths of the XIV Grand Battalion.

[world-war-2-archives]

When comparing the small number of Tigers produced (only 1347), to the more than 120,000 T-34s and Shermans combined, one can appreciate the psychological impact of this model, at least from the Allied tank crew perspective. In its concept laid the very core of the German conception of a heavy tank. Something which targeted absolute excellence in design, combining lethality with the best possible protection, only given to elite crews, all this regardless of the cost. Excellent engineering and training versus numbers underlined all this philosophy and was reflected, later, in small tactical unit operations. The Tiger was a formidable machine that pushed the boundaries of armored warfare and forced the Allies to devise better tanks. It powerfully symbolized all the might of the Nazi war machine, as dreamed off by Hitler, and later turned through propaganda into a “Wunderwaffe” (wonder weapon) in a mostly defensive war. The Tiger, like all new tanks, had teething problems at first and it was never an easy tank to maintain, but it was always deadly effective (with a 10:1 up to 19:1 kill ratio), earning a capital of fear that was unrivaled during the war. Allied crews found themselves hopeless with their inadequate machines, having to improvise costly tactics to deal with it. The Tiger gave fame to a few WWII tank aces, like Michael Wittman, something rarely heard of before, since the life expectancy of a tank crew was always quite shorter than that of fighter pilots. The final Tiger was, consequently, a mix of the parts from previous prototypes by Henschel and Porsche. The turret and gun were retained from Krupp AG Essen’s design meant for the VK 36.01, but the chassis, engine, transmission and many components were from Henschel’s VK 45.01(H) final design, which was developed after a decision meeting at Berghof on May, 26, 1941. It was then decided that necessary numbers of the 7.5 cm (2.95 in) Waffe 0725 tapered-bore needed to be stockpiled, but the adaptation of the new 8.8 cm (3.46 in) KwK needed to be investigated. The final armor thickness was fixed at 100 mm (3.94 in) frontal and 60 mm (2.36 in) sides and rear. However, in September 1941.

[ultrajaphunter]

Rheinmetall to possibly supply Lynx KF41 and Marder 1A3 IFVs to Greek Army Defense News April 2022 Global Security army industry POSTED ON MONDAY, 11 APRIL 2022 14:00

In addition to the modernization of the Greek Leopard tanks, Rheinmetall is interested in the future program of new Toma for the Greek army. As DefenseReview.gr reported on August 19, 2021, the German proposal for the supply of Lynx KF41 and used Marder 1A3 IFVs has raised high interest in Greece. Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link

Marder 1A3 IFV of the Bundeswehr (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Rheinmetall’s proposal for the Greek Amy includes a procurement program of a total of 170 KF41 Lynx IFVs and 200 Marder 1A3s. The German company already has about 200 Marder 1A3s ready for delivery. Simultaneously with the acquisition of used Marders at a cost of around 500,000 euros per modernized vehicle, the Greek army would get a very durable and modern vehicle with a number of proposed improvements (new turret, new laser range finder, new armor).

The Marder 1A3 is an upgraded version of the Marder family of tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV). The A3 upgrade program began in 1988, with Thyssen-Henschel being awarded a contract to upgrade 2,100 Marder 1 A1/A2 vehicles to the A3 standard at a rate of 220 vehicles a year. The first upgraded vehicles were delivered to the German army on 17 November 1989. In 2000, Thyssen-Henschel became Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH to continue the maintenance and upgrades of the Marder IFV family. The Marder 1A3 is the current standard IFV used by the German armed forces but it will be replaced by the new Puma IFV in the next few years.

In parallel with the two proposals for the acquisition of new and used material programs (modernization of Leopard tanks and Supply of KF41 and Marder 1A3 IFVs), Rheinmetall’s proposal includes financing through lending as well as a series of industrial investments in Greece, so that there would be the best possible transfer of know-how and domestic added value. In the same facilities that will be built from scratch, construction works of trucks and a number of vehicles for the Greek Army may take place, DefenceReview.gr assumes.

Finally, another potential program from Rheinmetall in which the company has to present excellent proposals and options is the complete upgrade of the Army's rolling stock.

The German proposals have been evaluated very positively by the Greek Army as well as by the political leadership because flexible financial solutions are foreseen as well as large participation of the Greek defense industry with investments in the country.

[pershingoholic]

[12/2] Tiger H1 Review

Welcome back to another War Thunder tank review, and today I'll reviewing the German Tiger H1. As you can see, the Tiger is really destructive and hard to kill at its tier, making it one of the most infamous tanks in the game.

Tiger 712 being captured by US forces

Development of the Tiger began in 1937, when there was interest for a heavy tank. Different tank designs were implentented, especially from Henschel and Ferdinand Porsche. The Tiger designs were later rushed after Operation Barbarossa (June 22, 1941), when the Germans were surprised by the sloped T-34s and the KV-1 heavies. Unlike its sloped brother, the Tiger II, the Tiger I shares a more boxy appearance, like the Pz. IV and Pz. III models. It was different from other German tanks, and for its weight, the Tiger was pretty mobile. It featured thicker frontal armor than the Pz. IV and an 8.8cm (88mm) gun that provided great penetration. War Thunder offers a very realistic damage model for the Tiger. Gaijin spent lots of time making the Tiger as scary as it should be. 

The Tiger I offers a 5.7 BR rating, meaning you should be facing tanks such as the KV-2, M4A3E2 (76) Jumbo, and the T-34-85. Sometimes it depends, because you can get either uptiered or downtiered in the Tiger. As mentioned before, the 88mm gun on the Tiger can offer great penetration, so many of the tanks that you go against can be penetrated from the front. You will fear less, because your 100mm of frontal armor can take a beating. It doesn't mean it is indestructible, although. The Tiger does have its weak points. The sides can be penned with an American 76mm, but the rear of the Tiger is the most vulnerable to getting shot at. This means that you should try avoiding getting your sides flanked in the first place, and you shouldn't be too confident. The transmission can also get shot easily. The Tiger is better off as a sniping tank from far distances, as the 88mm can offer great penetration at far distances. T-34-85s can penetrate you at a close distance, but as long as you aren't too close to anyone, you should be fine. The mobility of the T-34s also make it easy for you to get flanked, so try not to get too confident. Turret traverse is pretty slow, so it is recommended to get the upgrades for a faster turning speed necessary as soon as possible. Altogether, I find the Tiger I to be a very nice tank at its tier, and it really can help grind if played correctly. I have played numerous matches with it, and it really does live up to its name. It is one scary beast, and it can be very destructive when in great numbers. Unfortunately, the Tiger wasn't mass-produced like the M4 Sherman, due to a lack of resources and the production costs of the vehicle.

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[virtualmodeller]

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[all-action-all-picture]

Warlord No. 409, cover dated 24 July 1982.

'Big Willi' cover by Ian Kennedy.

The Tiger ll not only had many different names (Royal Tiger, King Tiger among others), it also had two different turrets. The Tiger ll depicted here has what is commonly known as a 'Henschel' or 'Production' turret. A smaller number had the 'Porsche' or 'Pre-Production' turret.

Confusingly the turrets were actually designed by a company named Krupp. The Henschel and Porsche designation arose from those companies submitting competing designs for the hull (but not the turret). The Porsche design was rejected while the Henschel version was approved.

Krupp had in the meantime made a prototype turret which some erroneously thought was designed by Porsche. Krupp then changed their design at the request of the German military and the new one was used on the bulk of the Tiger ll's. As Henschel had won the contract for the hull this second turret became known as the Henschel turret. That is a massive oversimplification but it's a long story and a great one to amaze your friends with!

Around 490 Tiger ll's were built, about 50 of which had Krupp's prototype turret.

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