King Tiger (Captured)
King Tiger (Captured)
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6,700  Cost |
| 1300260 HP Hit Points |
| 69.8/7437.42/74 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
| 700700 hp Engine Power |
| 38/12 km/h Speed Limit |
| 2222 deg/s Traverse |
| 10.0318.71 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| YesYes Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 185/80/80185/80/80 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
350/4400/230
350/4400/230 Shell Cost |
| 240/240/295240/240/295 HP Damage |
| 203/237/44203/237/44 mm Penetration |
|
7.06 r/m ▲
7.06 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
|
1694.4 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲
1694.4 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.36 m ▲
0.36 m With 50% Crew: 0.446 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.446 m |
| 2.5 s 2.5 s Aim time |
| 2020 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -8°/+15°-8°/+15° Elevation Arc |
| 7070 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 2020 % Chance of Fire |
| 380 m 380 m View Range |
| 710 m 710 m Signal Range |
VII
6700
The King Tiger (Captured) is an American tier 7 premium heavy tank.
During World War II, all sides used captured enemy armored vehicles, painting them in the standard colors of their army as soon as possible and applying clearly visible markings to minimize the risk of "friendly fire".
This vehicle was used by the 2nd Company of the 506th Heavy Panzer Battalion and was hit near Aachen in November 1944. It was captured by American troops and then repaired by the 129th Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion of the 7th Armored Division. On December 15, 1944, the vehicle was put into operation and filmed by American combat cameramen. This video was included in a movie collection devoted to the European Theater of Operations in which the U.S. Army took part. Nothing is known about the fate of this vehicle.
This captured Tiger II tank is downtiered and available as tier 7 American premium heavy tank. It was essentially a Henschel Tiger II equipped with stock gun and with lowered HP and rate of fire. However, since it had the same amount of armor as tier 8 counterpart, it's a formidable opponent to fight against.
The King Tiger (Captured) was available for players who had a valid Twitch Prime subscription and connected their Wargaming account. The tank will become greyed out if the Twitch Prime subscription expires. Though it was marketed as a permanent gift It was unceremoniously removed from the garage from all players regardless of the status of their Twitch Prime / Prime gaming account. Twitch Prime subscribers had the option of buying the King Tiger (Captured) at 35% discount and got free gifts based on the length of hiring the tank. The King Tiger (Captured) was rewarded to players who decrypted all eight reels during 2021's Mirny: Hope Halloween event.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIII | 8,8 cm Kw.K. 43 | 203/237/44 | 240/240/295 | 7.06 | 0.36 | 2.5 | 2562 | 112180 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | Maybach HL 230 P30 | 700 | 20 | 1200 | 36000 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | King Tiger (Captured) | 74 | 22 | 0 | 22350 | 20000 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | FuG 7 Ausf. F | 710 | 70 | 8160 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Same armor layout as the original Tiger II with top turret, which proved to be very strong against tier 7 opponents
- High penetrating gun for its tier, able to penetrating any opponents it face when placed at the top tier in a match
- High view range, can snipe rather well
- Cheap ammunition cost; good credit earner
Cons:
- Low HP pool for its size (1300), vulnerable against SPGs
- Shared the same weakspot as the original Tiger II, lower plate and side armor were an obvious weakspots
- Overall mobility is horrid! Worsen than the original counterpart; sluggish hull and turret traverses, and poor p/w ratio
- Large size and rather poor camouflage ratings
- Poor rate of fire for its alpha, generally poor DPM as well as worsened accuracy
Performance
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armor with the armor sloping used on the Panther medium tank. The tank weighed almost 70 tons, and was protected by 100 to 185 mm (3.9 to 7.3 in) of armor to the front. It was armed with the long barreled 8.8 cm KwK. 43 L/71 anti-tank cannon. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless Jagdpanzer anti-tank vehicle. The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank battalions of the Army and the Waffen-SS. It was first used in combat by 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion during the Allied invasion of Normandy on 11 July 1944; on the Eastern Front, the first unit to be outfitted with the Tiger II was the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion, which by 1 September 1944 listed 25 Tiger IIs operational.
The first combat use of the Tiger II was by the 1st Company of the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt. 503) during the Battle of Normandy, opposing Operation Atlantic between Troarn and Demouville on 18 July 1944. Two were lost in combat, while the company commander's tank became irrecoverably trapped after falling into a bomb crater created during Operation Goodwood. On the Eastern Front, it was first used on 12 August 1944 by the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt. 501) resisting the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. It attacked the Soviet bridgehead over the Vistula River near Baranów Sandomierski. On the road to Oględów, three Tiger IIs were destroyed in an ambush by a few T-34-85s. Because these German tanks suffered ammunition explosions, which caused many crew fatalities, main gun rounds were no longer allowed to be stowed within the turret, reducing capacity to 68. Up to fourteen Tiger IIs of the 501st were destroyed or captured in the area between 11 and 14 August to ambushes and flank attacks by both Soviet T-34-85 and IS-2 tanks, and ISU-122 assault guns in inconvenient sandy terrain. The capture of three operational Tiger IIs allowed the Soviets to conduct tests at Kubinka and to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.
The 103rd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.SS Pz.Abt. 503) claimed approximately 500 kills in the period from January to April 1945 on the Eastern Front for the loss of 45 Tiger IIs (most of which were abandoned and destroyed by their own crews after mechanical breakdowns or for lack of fuel).
The only working example is displayed at the Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France. It has the production turret and is accessible to the public. This tank belonged to the 1st Company, 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. It was believed to have been abandoned by its crew on 23 August 1944, due to engine problems, at Brueil-en-Vexin, near Mantes-la-Jolie. It was salvaged by the French Army in September 1944 and then stored in a factory in Satory before being transferred to the museum in 1975. Believed to have carried turret number 123, Colonel Michel Aubry, the founder of the museum, decided to put 233 on the turret in honour of the Tiger II that destroyed his Sherman tank at the end of the war. Unlike other captured German vehicles, this Tiger II was never used by the French Army.
