Tiger (P)

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Tiger (P) was a prototype German heavy tank developed during World War II that served as a precursor to the production Tiger I.

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Tiger (P) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German tank ⓘ
World War II military vehicle prototype ⓘ
prototype heavy tank ⓘ
alternativeName Porsche Tiger ⓘ
VK 45.01 (P) ⓘ
armament 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 gun ⓘ
armamentType primary cannon ⓘ
armorType rolled homogeneous armor ⓘ
category German World War II heavy tanks ⓘ
prototype armoured fighting vehicles ⓘ
chassisUsedFor Elefant tank destroyer ⓘ
Ferdinand tank destroyer ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
designedAs competitor to Henschel heavy tank design ⓘ
designedByCompany Porsche KG ⓘ
linked to: Porsche
designedFor Wehrmacht ⓘ
designer Ferdinand Porsche ⓘ
developer Porsche ⓘ
driveType electric transmission ⓘ
engineType gasoline-electric drive ⓘ
historicalSignificance precursor to production Tiger I heavy tank ⓘ
influenced development of Tiger I ⓘ
precursorOf Tiger I ⓘ
linked to: Tiger I tank
productionStatus not mass-produced ⓘ
reasonForNonProduction mechanical reliability issues ⓘ
preference for Henschel design ⓘ
role heavy tank prototype ⓘ
selectionOutcome lost competition to Henschel VK 45.01 (H) ⓘ
linked to: VK 45.01 (P)
status prototype only ⓘ
suspensionType torsion bar suspension ⓘ
timePeriod early 1940s ⓘ
turretDesign shared with early Tiger I prototypes ⓘ
usedBy Nazi Germany ⓘ
usedFor testing of heavy tank concepts ⓘ

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