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Battlegroup
Name: Heavy Tank |
As
if the Tiger I was not enough of a threat, in 1942 Hitler made demands that
the 'old' Tiger be upgraded. The first upgrade changed out the standard
gun for a long barreled 8.8cm L/71. This gun could penetrate 80 centimeters
of armor at a range of almost 2 ½ miles. The second change was an increase
in armor by forty percent. Not limited by a fixed turret as the JagdTiger
was, the King Tiger could still engage targets if it should become immobilized. |
| This is the one license you have to roll across the battlefield with impunity. The only armored unit that could be considered a threat is the M7 Priest. And if you let the Americans sneak that tugboat around to your rear, well… | |