Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger II Ausf. B Königstiger (Henschel) 6939319203885

Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger II Ausf. B Königstiger (Henschel) 6939319203885Hear the Roar! The King Tiger made its debut in 1944, toward the end of WWII, and proved a fearsome foe to the Allies, with 150mm and 80mm armor on the hull front and sides respectively, and a powerful 700hp Maybach HL230 P30 engine. The first fifty had a Porsche designed turret, but thereafter mass produced King Tigers had an updated turret designed by Henschel. The L 71 88mm gun was upgraded from the Tiger I, and could defeat 170mm of armor from a

it performed well

Length: 175mm

and designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau

and boasts the high level of detail and accuracy for which Tamiya is known around the world

They were employed by both the US Navy and the Royal Navy

079 pieces were manufactured

an attack aircraft and a light bomber

December 1942

It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu

This 1:76 scale replica exclusively from Airfix comes with sprues and decals

But it was missing a lightweight fighter for service on escort carriers

the Volontaire (SM767) was launched in February 1950