402012001 King Tiger Box Front 600Px

King Tiger


German

The Königstiger (officially named the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B or Sd.kfz 182) more commonly known as the ‘King Tiger’ or… Read More

Availability: Last one! but 5 Available for back order
£27.00 Was £30.00
Share this

The Königstiger (officially named the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B or Sd.kfz 182) more commonly known as the ‘King Tiger’ or ‘Royal Tiger’ by Allied troops, was a development of the fearsome Tiger I tank. Its introduction to hostilities in 1944 caused significant problems for the Allies but ultimately it saw action too late and in tew fewer numbers to have a game-changing impact on the war.

Packed with stunning detail as you would expect from an Italeri kit, this box contains:

  • One 1/56th scale hard plastic King Tiger heavy tank with options to build either the Henschel turret or the Porsche turret.
  • A detailed German tank commander.
  • A thorough and well-explained colour assembly and painting guide.
  • Full-colour waterslide decals.
  • A set of vehicle damage markers.
  • Bolt Action stat cards, ideal for quick referencing.

Deployed on both the Western and Eastern fronts, the King Tiger’s long 8.8cm gun had enormous operational accuracy with the ability to knock out any Allied tank frontally at ranges exceeding 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles), way beyond the effective range of any Allied tank gun.

Two turret designs were produced with Porsche and Henschel competing for the contract. As the first Henschel chassis rolled off the production line, only the turret originally destined for the rejected Porsche project were available. Fifty Porsche turrets were mounted to Henschel’s hull and used in action until the Henschel turret variant became available.

The first combat use of the King Tiger was during the battles in Normandy by 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt.503), opposing Operation Atlantic between Troarn and Demouville on 18 July 1944. On the Eastern front, its combat debut came on the 12th August 1944 by the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt.501) resisting the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive, where it attacked the Soviet bridgehead over the Vistula River near Baranów Sandomierski.

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted


Delivery

Your order can be shipped to you at home or work, see shipping estimates at checkout.

In-store collection

Collection in store is available.

Related Products

Opening Times

In-store games

Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Google + WhatsApp Link icnUpArrow Right Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow Menu Button Search Checkbox Check Close Phone Icon Email Icon Location Icon Shopping Bag User Account Shopping Cart Game Age Game Players Game Play Time
Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Google + WhatsApp Link icnUpArrow Right Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow Menu Button Search Checkbox Check Close Phone Icon Email Icon Location Icon Shopping Bag User Account Shopping Cart Game Age Game Players Game Play Time

This website uses cookies

This website uses basic cookies to ensure you get the best experience. For further details, please read our Privacy Policy

I understand