{"product_id":"german-heavy-tank-sd-kfz-182-king-tiger-porsche-turret-1","title":"German Heavy Tank Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger (Porsche Turret)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeng 1\/72\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eTiger II\u003c\/b\u003e was a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" title=\"Nazi Germany\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavy_tank\" title=\"Heavy tank\"\u003eheavy tank\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e. The final official German designation was \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003ePanzerkampfwagen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Tiger \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003eAusf. B\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e often shortened to \u003ci\u003eTiger B\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-J\u0026amp;D16_10-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The ordnance inventory designation was \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sd.Kfz._designations\" title=\"List of Sd.Kfz. designations\"\u003eSd.Kfz.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 182\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-J\u0026amp;D16_10-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e(\u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003eSd.Kfz.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 267 and 268 for command vehicles). It was also known informally as the \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003eKönigstiger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bengal_tiger\" title=\"Bengal tiger\"\u003eBengal tiger\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cabbr title=\"literal translation\"\u003elit.\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gloss-quot\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gloss-text\"\u003eKing Tiger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gloss-quot\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e))\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-J\u0026amp;D16_10-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allied_forces_(World_War_II)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Allied forces (World War II)\"\u003eAllied\u003c\/a\u003e soldiers often called it the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKing Tiger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eRoyal Tiger.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Porsche hull designs included a rear-mounted turret and a mid-mounted engine. The suspension was the same as on the \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elefant\" title=\"Elefant\"\u003eElefant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e tank destroyer. This had six road wheels per side mounted in paired \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bogies\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Bogies\"\u003ebogies\u003c\/a\u003e sprung with short longitudinal torsion bars that were integral to the wheel pair; this saved internal space and facilitated repairs. One Porsche version had a gasoline-electric drive (fundamentally identical to a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diesel-electric_transmission\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Diesel-electric transmission\"\u003ediesel-electric transmission\u003c\/a\u003e, only using a gasoline-fueled engine as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_mover_(locomotive)\" title=\"Prime mover (locomotive)\"\u003eprime mover\u003c\/a\u003e), similar to a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gasoline-electric_hybrid\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Gasoline-electric hybrid\"\u003egasoline-electric hybrid\u003c\/a\u003e but without a storage battery; two separate \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drivetrain\" title=\"Drivetrain\"\u003edrivetrains\u003c\/a\u003e in parallel, one per side of the tank, each consisting of a hybrid drive train; gasoline engine–\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electric_generator\" title=\"Electric generator\"\u003eelectric generator\u003c\/a\u003e–electric motor–drive \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sprocket\" title=\"Sprocket\"\u003esprocket\u003c\/a\u003e. This method of propulsion had been used on the rejected \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VK_45.01_(P)\" title=\"VK 45.01 (P)\"\u003eTiger (P)\u003c\/a\u003e design, which had been rebuilt as \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003eElefant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and in some US designs and was put into production in the French World War I era \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-Chamond_(tank)\" title=\"Saint-Chamond (tank)\"\u003eSaint-Chamond\u003c\/a\u003e tank and post-World War I \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Char_2C\" title=\"Char 2C\"\u003eChar 2C\u003c\/a\u003e. The Porsche suspension components were later used on a few of the later \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jagdtiger\" title=\"Jagdtiger\"\u003eJagdtiger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e tank destroyers. Another proposal was to use hydraulic drives; Dr Porsche's unorthodox designs gathered little favour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com\/kf\/S9c0cebaa6aec45b0a24d781cf99bb9da1.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"MENG 72-010 1\/72 Schwerer Panzer Sd.Kfz. 182 King Tiger (Porsche-Turm)  Bausatz - AliExpress 26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static2.redcart.pl\/templates\/images\/thumb\/2616\/1500\/1500\/pl\/0\/templates\/images\/products\/2616\/bc3fb86c024a4a2c4b9822806d02f997.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Meng Model 72-010 German Heavy Tank Sd.Kfz. 182 King Tiger (Porsche Turret)  1 72 - 1939-1945 - 1 72 - Pojazdy i sprzęt wojskowy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meng","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58366054891904,"sku":"72-010","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/Meng72-010.jpg?v=1782973527","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/german-heavy-tank-sd-kfz-182-king-tiger-porsche-turret-1","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}