HQ Tiger II with Cutaway Hull and Turret Walkaround
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- The Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B Tiger, also commonly refered to as the Köningstiger, King Tiger, Royal Tiger or Tiger II tank first saw production in the latter part of 1943, with the first prototypes. Many modifications were made to it throughout its production until the end of 1945. The tank seen here is fitted with a Krupp turret designated popularly as the “Henschel” version, with a slightly sloped flat shape at the front. The previous curved version was changed to prevent a shot-trap scenario and is designated as the “Porsche” version but also was manufactured by Krupp. In total, 492 “Tiger II” were produced. This vehicle was captured intact, abandoned by its crew, and brought back to the United States for study by the US Army, where the cut-aways were made on its turret and hull.
The Tiger II weighs in at a hefty 69.8 tonnes and is armed with a formidable 88 mm (3.46 in) KwK43 L/71, with up to 86 rounds carried, and two or three 7.92 mm (3 in) MG 34 machine guns. Its armor ranged from 25mm to 180mm (1-7 in). It was manned by a crew of five and was powered by a V12 Maybach HL230 P30 690hp petrol engine, which could bring it to a designed maxiumum road speed of 41.5km/h (25.8mph). Typically, however, in cross country conditions, it could be expected to move at 15-20 km/h (12.4mph). It had an operational range of 170 km (110 miles).
This vehicle bears the hull number 280243 and the tactical number 332. It belonged to the Schwere SS Panzerabteilung 501 (Heavy SS Tank Unit 501) which was part of the infamous Kampfgruppe Peiper, and resides now at the National Armor and Cavalry Museum at Ft. Benning in Georgia, USA.
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i am a welder of 30 years experience and considering the speed and conditions bombings of factories the welding, vertical ups, multi run passes are all first class, neat, correct withs , must have been really first class tradesmen who built these machines in very harsh conditions
That's high quality German engineering, my friend.
im not even a welder and was thinking "but those welds though. someone brought their a game"
Yeah compare to the Russian sardines. Night and day difference.
Holy Crap! When you read about how much armor it has, they are just numbers, but when you see how thick the front of the turret is, WOW, that's scary! Thank-you for the in-depth write-up too.
What an absolutely stunning machine. Glad it is saved and that I can see the insides so well, but sad to see it cut up like this. A tear and a smile.
When I was at Ft. Knox in 91, we had a running King Tiger moving all over the Post. Such a magnificent beast.
I didn't realize how thick the armor was on these bad boys until seeing this cutaway. Dang.
you cant google the thickness and measure it?
Edit and btw you can see the thiuckness at the side where the plates grip into each other
It had to be thick. Because steel used to build Koenig Tiger was low quality.
I have three KTs in my yard someone sent me..
I heard not one of them had its frontal armor penetrated during the war.
6”, bigger then the average man 😂
It amazes me that no matter how big the tank, it’s still bloody cramped inside. Don’t mind the cutaway as Its the only way most people will see inside the thing....
I know all the experts generally bag on the Tiger ll, but I'm sure if I stood in front of one I would be mind blown! To me, it has to be one of the most impressive tanks of WW ll, irregardless of it's problems. It does make me sad to see it cut away, but for teaching purposes, (especially for people that will never be allowed in one) it really does help understand the tank. Maybe one day they can use laser tech to map one out so you can see everything inside and out, without having to cut a beautiful tank. (and for other tanks, I'd buy the software.).
Not really the most impressive but it's armor still worked pretty well it's just that most king tiger didn't saw combat due to it's fuel consumption
@@zgct2431 10-4, but still, I wouldn't want to be in front of it in a Sherman.
The only ones qualified to say how good or bad they were, are the ones who fought in them, everyone else is just wasting wind
The sheer thickness of the armour is staggering! Thanks for a great tour of this German monster!
*Armor.
@@HiTechOilCo I live in Canada, we spell it the same as the British.
@@HiTechOilCo An American trying to correct the spelling of an English word. That's the most American thing I think I've ever seen. 🤣.
@@HiTechOilCo *Armour
Why did they butcher such a beauty??😢😢😢what a machine!!
After the war...instead of trashing the entire vehicle they cut off the armour to Test it against our Ordanance...They did one Tiger 2,two Panthers,and this King Tiger...So sad tho...
What if not DPU and copper charge.. what would modern... Denmark have to breach its front armor at c.a 36° angle to front?
I have three btw.. thats why I need to know.
Denmark.. I'm coming. Don't Panic... huh in your case that was your biggest mistake. Muhahahaha..
Two minutes later 50 hellfire missiles have left my three plastic gifts from I have NO IDEA WHO sent them to me.. maybe warthunder.. my 3 "tall KTs .. obliterated along with my garden furniture and and my street and Denmark's reputation in the gutter. Cus them KTs so scary.
Didn't some megaspies make some factory slaves workers get info how to sabotage the turbines just correctly to make them break under pressure... giving allies better hope in kursk.
Thank you for this walkaround - it helped me clarify a small detail for a scale model build which I could not find in the books. Very cool!
OMG ! Who's the mad man who tought that cutting though this beast was a good idea ??? Poor little kitty !
Mutilation!
Whoever's responsible for this should be cut as well.
This would have been done for crew training, studies and material analysis. Remember, at the time no one was thinking "Oh we better keep these vehicles intact for some future generation to look at on youtube. Just be glad it was not cut up for scrap.
@@vemundr9263 Again. At the time, no one was thinking about keeping it intact for future generations to look at on youtube. The military especially tends to be unsentimental about equipment, especially enemy equipment.
1. This is not the only cut-away display of a WWII a.f.v. in a museum. Other museums have done the same thing.
2. I would not be surprised if this King Tiger had been recovered with one side severly damaged by enemy ordinance rusting over time, etc., and the museum decided that (a) this particular King Tiger was never going to be fully-restored to working condition, and (b) the damage, etc. created a good opportunity to remove the left side of the turret & hull to create a unique learning experience for visitors to the museum. IMHO, it is a really cool display!
(BTW, despite the massive size of the King Tiger, it still looks pretty cramped in there!)
When the Army moved Armor from Ft Knox to Ft Benning they had to abandon the great Patton Museum. This Tiger had been indoors in a diorama with mannequin crewmembers inside in the process of loading. I guess it is waiting for a building to be built at Benning. Most of the Ft Benning walk arounds were pulled from Ft Knox. Every street corner or rotary had a Tank on it.
The lighting is much better in this garage that it was at Ft. Knox. My photos of this at Ft. Knox were really poor due to the lighting - needed a better camera and a tripod.
That ft Benning tank museum is take way to long to open.
I helped restore this when it was at Knox. Everything should have been left there at Patton until the "Benning SUPER MUSEUM" was constructed and finished. Thanks a lot Politicians and USCMH! Sad to see my babies sitting neglected in that lonely building.
I seen that tank when it was still at Ft. Knox...it's definitely a beast!
In 1991-1992, I was actually on a detail bringing a Tiger into the FT Knox Tank museum. It looks like this one, I remember thinking how huge it was, and lamented the cutting of the side. I remember the Gentleman telling me the side had been cut because it was damaged during its capture. About 12 of us worked several hours cleaning the tracks and the buildings floor of all the mud. It was quite the chore getting it in the building. I wonder if this is the same vehicle.
I like the dishes under the wheel bearings and other places where oil is dripping down.
You often see that in airplane museums, even after decades, the engines are still leaking oil and large pans take up the drips.
This tank used to be in Aberdeen,Maryland at the Tank Museum,on Aberdeen Proving Grounds...My father worked On Base for 21 years..I used to climb all over those tanks in my youth...
was it whole then?
You must have probably climbed on to this exact Tiger II when you're little before
@@nickryan6787 Way more then once my friend!..I have some old 110 film photos of it from back in the 1970s..It has turret number 332 on it back then..Miss the Odanance Museum being so close with almost 135 armoured vehicles and howitzer. They had a few halftrack s there and One Complete V2 rocket on its original trailer..What a site...
Sir, I hate you. lol What a lucky kid! That musta been a blast. ;-)
thx for the video of this very dangerous beauty. B) really interesting is to see the different thickness of armor in this cut open stage.
I could sit there are stare at that thing for hours and I be totally fine!!
I had the opportunity top see nearly all these tanks as I live outside Ft. Benning and visit this place where the restore them and the people there are truly professionals and beyond my skill but I have always been fascinated with Military Armor and this one specific tank was in a old Arm,or Book in my library when I was a Freshman in High school and I remember it vividly. They have now since removed such books from all schools sadly but it had a profound effect on me and on my military modeling as a young teen. Almost a decade ago me and my son visited the shop where it was stored and they allowed me graciously to wander about as I showed such enthusiasm and love as well as respect for our history and also 18 years of service and eight of them at Benning. When I came across this monster I shuddered with the sheer size and monstrosity it was to beheld and I felt Tanker in WWII would have felt the same if they say it a well. Nearly impenetrable armor for it's day and the massive I believe 88 or 8.8cm KwK 43 shattered all known armor at that time. Fortunately this vehicle has many limitations such as size and weight and speed and had a track record of failure of its parts and could not go over many bridges in it's day because of weight was not fast had steel wheels between it's tracks which were load and unnerving to the occupants in the vehicle and there were factual rumors of sabotage by the forced labor in the building of this vehicle such as cigarette buts in the transmission and in the front sprocket drive train. Though years ahead of it's time it was too expensive and ate too many resources to produce but wow I quiver whenever I think of this beast.
Quantity overwhelmed Quality!
Not much point in having a tank that can take on 4 T34s at once when they've got 20 or more to take you on.Should have concentrated on producing more Panthers.
I really like these videos, plain and simple eyeballing up close and personal! Good material for a model maker to be able to see so many details, which can be quite difficult to spot from old photos and such. Does the museum allow visitors to take a look inside the vehicles(on the actually intact ones I mean) or are they sealed shut?
Its missing the zimmerit for some reason right?
And bonefragments and other.. stuff lodged in the tracks and suspension..
Brr.
In the words of Jeremy Clarkson..
"What a machiiiine!!"
Got to hand it to them germys, they had style.
Just.. hard times back then.. let's never have anything like it happen again.. I will wear a clownsuit with bells and "Regretto" the permanent clown makeup if necessary to make sure the communists.. nazis.. greedos...and the gangsters.. and the religulus.. and the wannabe haters and theyre evil twins the pretend nicers and the plain insane and in fact anyone who's not an amazingly together and cool frood who knows where the towel is and has a backup disguised as an arsenal that can wipe out any attacking bad shit if needed so we will *never* cause even a tiny fraction of this much or more trouble again.
Love. Respect. Responsibility.
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Could thick Lexan be used in removable panels to make the vehicle look more presentable?
I have been in that one when it was at the Fort Knox armor museum. It was a highlight of life...not as roomy as you would think.
Nice toon for a Tiger II tour!
I can't even imagine just how terrifying seeing something like this rolling towards you must have been!
I'd be OUT lol!
You should be ok if you wore brown pants
Notice the grease pans under the axles and ends of the axles.
Yeah but not on the other side...
I think those were added post war.
The old Ft. Knox museum display vehicle! Not sure if this is the same Panzer they had there back in the early 90's when I last visited. I restore vintage Military Vehicles but never armor, waaaay too spendy.
Yes it's the same one! Moved in recent years.
I miss seeing this tank at the Patton museum.
This music is perfect for such a menacing tank!
I really try to find the music with the right 'feel', I'm glad it worked!
This was Otto Blase's tank. Blasé originally joined the Luftwaffe hoping to become a pilot but was transferred to the SS sometime in 1943 and served alongside Michael Wittmann in the first Tigers, the Tiger E. Later he commanded the tank shown here, Tiger 332. Blasé and his crew had to abandon the 332 and Blasé was never seen after that. Wolfgang Schneider told me in 2004 that Blasé never attended any of the reunions and there is no definitive answer to whether he was killed or died long after the war. There are many Otto Blasé names that show up, one even being in Wisconsin, USA about 1955 but that particular Blasé disappeared a few years later.
The sides were cut open on both of the Tigers owned by the United States Army had windows cut out for viewing. It is amazing to see how much more room there was for the crew in the Tiger B than in the older E model. If I have erred here, please feel welcome to correct me.
I saw that Tiger II at the Patton museum at Ft. Knox. So all of their tanks have been moved to Ft. Benning?
I think the cut away is awesome. Not everyone can get into a Kingtiger, so this is the best way for everyone to enjoy its interior beauty.
Another cutaway of a rare tank. I can only assume that whoever gets the idea to do this isn't a real tank enthusiast.
Those cutaways were made in time when tanks like this were lying on every scrapyard across the Europe. Also it’s not the last king tiger in the world so stop crying, it’s better like this.
There are plenty of preserved Tiger 2's around world. In France there's even a working one. Russia has one, Germany has one, Belgium has one, U.S. has two with cutout sides, one is in Patton museum with mannequins inside for educative purposes, showing how crew fit in and everything. There are plenty of them to look at, you just need to fly there to see it. Most of them are not in working conditions, as far as i know French has one that does work. As I read, Bovington museum took out engine from Tiger 2 and inserted it in the Tiger 1, the well known 131, the only working Tiger 1. Technically Tiger 2 there would've been in a working condition as well.
@@BIOSHOCKFOXX the Swiss are restoring one to fully working condition
What a beautiful beast she is. To think that just over seventy years ago. She and her crew proweled the fields of europe.
Why she are you assuming it’s gender?, cancled
@@mikeplaysblitz6208 Through out history. Ships and vehicles have been referred to as "She". Only recently has this become an issue. And this issue is only brought up by. People who are confused by the word and meaning of "gender". And the functional morons.Which category do you fall into?
So Tab Hunter runs up and jumps on top of the tank, opens the hatch and throws 6 sticks of dynamite into the tank. What a hero!!
I wonder if I will live long enough, to see all those tanks down in Ft. Benning? I am 56 years old now. LOL, probably not, since I could never afford an electric car, and gasoline will be gone, pretty soon. Oh well. Thanks for your videos! At least I get to see these.
Brilliant video
You cannon find one panzer without battle scars. Amazing what the soldiers went through.
Def a solid 9 on the thicc rating
WOW !!! And that MUSIC. 🇬🇧
Awesome thank you!
You mean 'tank you' ;)
If I'm not mistaken this used to reside at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Aberdeen Maryland?.They used to have sheet metal over the cut away areas to keep the weather out but it still has the same turret number as the one from Aberdeen..I used to climb all over all the tanks in the field behind the Ordinance Museum there..But all the vehicles and artillery pieces have been moved to other bases? I really miss that place...
PS.they had two Panthers with cut away areas as well as 1 Tiger with the cut away areas..I know the Tiger went back to Germany and is now in the Sinshiem Museum inside...
Very impressive. At 4:30 the handle for the Automatic turret traverse is vivisible. Never saw that before.
I saw the warning sign about not walking under the barrel is there seriously a risk of sudden mechanical or hydraulic failure ot its just a case of cover all possibilites ?
That main gun is such a monster for the time.
This tank looks the business
"Do not walk under gun tube" = "We don't trust that this thing is really dead"
Be careful; it bites
Красота и мощь! Софи как всегда на высоте))) Сочи с тобой))
Interesting that the Tiger II has the driver hatch that lifts and rotates like the Panther A, not the hinged type of the Panther G.
Wonder where the cut-off armours were? Scrapped? stored at somewhere? Stolen?
This tank used to be in the Patton Museum at Fort Knox, KY. It sat right next to a 76mm Sherman. The Army, in its infinite wisdom, sent all the vehicles from the Patton Museum all over the place. The balance ending up in Ft Benning, but not all.
There are 3 types of things you get blown away the first time you see it...
- Giza Pyramids
- Tiger I
- Tiger II
Long live the King!
The US Passenger side exhaust pipe has a puncture. Bullet or road debris? 1:15 - 1:17
Sofi, how about the Maus Superheavy or Type 205 in Russia Kubinka please?
do they still have the cut away armour!
Glad this Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler tank finally came to rest at Ft. Benning. Great content. thank you for the full info description. I hope everyone will take time to read it. Your channel and passion are infectious.
Wonderfull. Fantastic vídeo. Thanks !!!!
LONG LIVE THE KING
bullet holes in the exhaust from aircraft?
Well done! Thanks!
The thing that struck me most of this video is that "Warning do not walk under...." sign. Why could the warning only be viewed from the front? Why not spend the added 10 bucks for signs that can be seen from the sides?
I know its all about the tanks but to get a real picture of how big it is you should stand by the hull or tracks so we can see the size of this beast. Love your videos and the love you have for me... oh sorry i mean for tanks. 😄
That’s what you call a tank . Royal tiger 😎☠️
Look at the thickness of that upper fucking armor plate though
I went there a couple times between 2008 and 2014 and did not see this display it must be relatively new
Isn't this the Tiger II that was at the Patton Museum, at Ft. Knox?
What are 3 wooden poles for? Space for 5....
Masterpiece of German engineering.
so many tanks there, where is it
At 1:05, how much (on the price tag)?
This video is best played .5 speed with sound off. that way you can really see the details.
As a welder...I look at the arc welding of the time...made in a hurry. And normally you preheat joints...as this allows better penetration and a smoother weld...however back then...no flux core..as we know it today. Stick welding. MiG welding. TIG welding...and good old fashion..Brazing with an oxy/acetylene torch..with fill rods of coat hangers. Some automatic welding..and cutting of the plates. Cast hulls and turrets still needed welding. And US engineers welded I beams..from beach obstacles..into teeth! To punch through hedges in France. A much needed skill. Welding! Did it for 30+ years. From heavy cast.....to fixing rusty water tanks...mobile welders...to industrial fixed jig welding of 60ft beams....and all the blueprint reading..measurements and working with iron working equipment..hydraulics...forklifting your work.to and fro...you can be a busy fella!
Multiple beads....hopefully horizontal again..it’s better penetration...but horizontal welding is more difficult...multiple beads..filling up a beveled gap. Should be strongest part of the hull. Now days...they can X-ray welds...looking for flaws. Test plates...and certificates needed to weld military grade equipment. Bomb proof boxes of half inch plate....Take about 3-5-7 heavy passes of flux core...thicker wire..less passes.
Welders! We do it in all positions. Horizontal..Vertical..and Pipe welding are all different categories of certification. We DO IT...in ALL positions. Women find us handy....with superior penetration. Welders!
Although I know it's not possible at all, I would absolutely love to hear the cannon of one of these roars.
interesting view. where this was taken?
HERMOSA BESTIA ALEMANA!!!!💙💪
So beautiful...
why did you cut it open, germany would be glad if you had such a good one in your museum
I knowcit would be alot of work involved and time...but it would be so really cool to reinstall Armor plate and get this thing running again....do you know what kind of clout that would pull in for the Armor Museum there at Ft.Benning.....
Why display a Tiger II with ammunition that is plainly incorrect and not pertinent to the vehicle ? Even if it was displayed with a single 8,8cm (88x822R) KwK43 round it would be infinitely better to the observer.
While I understand why they did it, I wish they had not cutaway the hull/turret! Now it can never be replaced. Wish someone had the foresight to strike down the idea when it was suggested.
chippledon1 of course it can be replaced we live in the future bro.
2:02 ... f'ing officers!! It's an absolute WONDER anything worthwhile actually gets done with officers around. An NCO with time should be able to countermand the orders of junior officers with less time, absolutely. What an absolute tragedy. When I saw this at Aberdeen I was...disappointed. Even my GF didn't get it... "Wha...why would they do that? .......?"
Y asi eran los tanques alemanes muy avanzados para su epoca sin duda alguna los tanques alemanes fueron los mejores de la 2 segunda guerra mundial.
what a beast! but, why on earth would anyone cut up a king tiger? id rather see it whole and look at pics of the inside.
Have you ever been to AAF Tank Museum in VA??
T2 looks like Ferdinand wheels and tracks.
Nothing like them whatsoever
It would have been really cool if you touched parts of the tank and we saw your pretty hands touch this beast!
Why a naval ensign on front dislay?
Are they afraid the gun will fall down exactly when someone would walk under it??????
No heated seats?
Sofi, How about Der E-100, ask the Brits about please?
No hulls remain after scrapping, cannot walkaround
@@Sofilein I know there are no more hulls, please build a lifesize model with some friends and do a fine production!
the german tanks that were at Aberdeen have been moved ?? also removed from Patton museum ?? where are they now ??
They moved the ones from APG,to some base in Virginia..The ones at the Patton museum I think we're moved to Ft.Knox?I actually have a photo of KingTiger 332 sitting in the museum field from back in the late 1970's,when it had sheet metal welded over the side areas that were cut out for testing...Cool stuff! I grew up in the area,plus my father worked on APG so I could go to the Ordanance and Tank Museum whenever I chose..I really miss that place...
I heard that the Army has moved all it museum and extra armor to Ft. Benning now?
@@sum12see All the FT Knox stuff was moved to Ft Benning. NOt happy myself because Know is much closer to me but oh well.
Ft. Benning got pretty much all the armor from Ft. Knox and Aberdeen. It's going to be the new national armor museum.
Will they be in buildings this time ? left in the mud like Aberdeen ?
it would be nice if you showed the placard so viewers could pause to read it.
Nice Sofi, how about der Jagdtiger Please?
Even has the price tag still left on.
4:45
That thing by the drivers position looks like a head/face of a tiger
Wtf? It looks like a Panther II
Wrong type of ammo is shown inside and outside the tank 🙈😖
Yep, I saw that too, it's the 88 x 571 R of the FlaK 36 and the Tiger I. The 88 x 855R was MUCH longer.
Could you imagine being in a Sherman and seeing this thing? But yes, truth be told, it was too much too late. The best account I've heard of it is in the defence of Berlin. I think 2 of them destroyed close to 100 Soviet tanks. I could be wrong though.
Frontal armor cutaway shots would've been nice.
This Tiger is not full complete, but in good condition. If the engine will works..