WWII German King Tiger tank tried to make pivot turn, but couldn’t make it #ww2 #wwii #tank

The Tiger II was developed late in the war and built in relatively small numbers. Orders were placed for 1,500 Tiger IIs—slightly more than the 1,347 Tiger I tanks produced—but production was severely disrupted by Allied bombing raids. Among others, five raids between 22 September and 7 October 1944 destroyed 95 percent of the floor area of the Henschel plant. It is estimated that this caused the loss in production of some 657 Tiger IIs. Only 492 units were produced: one in 1943, 379 in 1944, and 112 in 1945. Full production ran from mid-1944 to the end of the war. Each Tiger II cost 321 500 Reichsmark. The vehicle was the costliest German tank to produce at the time. The Tiger II served as the basis for one production variant, the Jagdtiger casemated tank destroyer,[12] and a proposed Grille 17/21/30/42 self-propelled mount for heavy guns which never reached production. Join this channel to get access to perks: #wwii #worldwar2