![]() ![]() The tank retained its stats from the previous edition with the following changes: Front Armour 16, no Overloaded and Slow traverse Special Rules, the main gun range increased to 48”/120cm, and the Anti-Tank rating has been increased to 17. The book Bulge: German Forces on the Western Front 1944-45 reintroduces Tiger II to Flames of War. The platoon can contain form one to four tanks for the fixed unit cost 345 points per tank. Forces from 1944-45 allow deploying one Tiger II (named "Königstiger" in the Third Edition) platoon as a part of Tiger tank company with an option to use as Support Unit for another Formation. The 2017 game rules from Armies of Late-War. It is armed with the 8.8cm KwK43 gun with a range of 40”/100cm, ROF 2, AT 16 and FP 3+. However it is Overloaded, a Slow tank and its turret has Slow traverse. The Königstiger (Henschel) is Fully-tracked and has Front Armour 15, Side 8 and Top 2. Its presence will force the enemy commander to alter their attack plans in hopes of dealing with this deadly menace. In Flames of War The Third Edition Ī single Königstiger will destroy its share of enemy armour. But this would be one local break through, and with front lines extending over a thousand kilometres, the few Tiger II available could hardly have the impact needed to reverse the Allies in their assault on Germany in 1944. The need for close co-operation with the panzergrenadiers and prudent use of cover and concealment provided a better tactical advantage for the Tiger II than long range gun duels and rapid advance into enemy positions.Ī company, or better yet a full Tiger II battalion, was quite capable of steamrolling its way through enemy lines and driving a wedge to be exploited. Though still very capable of sustaining numerous hits in its frontal armour it could still be killed by flank shots and infantry assaults. This forced the Tiger II to re-evaluate its tactics along the lines of the Tiger I. Upgraded guns of Soviet medium and heavy tanks now had the capacity to penetrate the heavy armour of the Tiger II. Initial tactical deployment based upon advertised invincibility was no longer a reality for 1944 panzer battles. ![]() In addition, ammunition stored in the turrets caused fatal explosions and three of the new Tiger II tanks were destroyed in the first engagement.Īfter this inauspicious beginning and the initial problems fixed, the crews of the Tiger II found out the hard way that the battlefield had changed since 1943. Final-drive failures left only eight operational tanks out of 45 to participate in its first combat engagement. Mechanical and maintenance problems plagued its combat debut just as it had for the Tiger I in Tunisia and the Panther at Kursk. Though capable of fulfilling its role as Königstiger (King Tiger), the Tiger II followed in the footsteps of previous German panzers rushed to the front. The Tiger II’s increased armour once again placed it ahead of its adversaries. It too could dominate the battlefield by destroying enemy armour at long range and assaulting its way through fortified enemy defences. The Tiger II promised to return the German heavy panzer to the early days of 1943. 4.2.1 The GBX178 models being assembled.
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