Tiger I tank

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German heavy tank World War II tank

The Tiger I tank was a heavily armored and powerfully armed German heavy tank of World War II, renowned for its battlefield dominance and mechanical complexity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German heavy tank → World War II tank →
armorType	rolled homogeneous armor →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
crew	5 →
crewRoles	commander → driver → gunner → loader → radio operator →
designDate	1941 →
designer	Henschel & Sohn →
developedFrom	VK 45.01 (H) →
engine	Maybach HL210 P45 → Maybach HL230 P45 →
engineType	V-12 petrol engine →
firstCombatUse	1942 →
frontHullArmorThickness	100 mm →
height	about 3.0 m →
introduced	1942 →
length	about 6.3 m hull length →
mainArmament	8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 gun →
manufacturer	Henschel & Sohn →
maximumRoadSpeed	about 38 km/h →
notableFeature	complex mechanical design → high-velocity 88 mm gun → interleaved road wheels → thick frontal armor →
notableTheater	Eastern Front → Italian Campaign → North African Campaign → Western Front after 1944 →
operationalRange	about 100–195 km on road →
powerOutput	650 hp →
retired	1945 →
role	breakthrough tank → heavy tank →
secondaryArmament	7.92 mm MG34 machine gun →
serviceBranch	German Army → German Waffen-SS armored units →
sideArmorThickness	80 mm →
status	discontinued →
successor	Tiger II →
survivingExamples	on museum display in several countries →
suspension	torsion bar →
transmission	Maybach OLVAR OG 40 12 16 B →
turretFrontArmorThickness	100 mm →
usedBy	Waffen-SS → Wehrmacht →
weight	approximately 57 tonnes →
width	about 3.7 m →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Heer → I SS Panzer Corps ("Tiger tanks") →	usedEquipment
Tiger I ("VK 45.01 (H)") →	developedFrom
Panzer division ("Tiger I") →	typicalEquipment
Unternehmen Zitadelle ("Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I") →	uses
Michael Wittmann →	weapon