Tiger heavy tank. Full illustrated encyclopedia. Baryatinsky M.B.

A complete illustrated encyclopedia of the legendary tank and combat vehicles of his family!

Thanks to the successful combination of firepower, armor protection and maneuverability, the “tiger” dominated the battlefields for two and a half years, becoming the best heavy tank of the second World War. According to the commander of Tiger, Otto Karius (one of the most productive aces of Panzersvufff), “the power of the tank in his armor, his mobility and, finally, in his armament. These three factors should be correlated with each other so that the maximum effectiveness of the tank in action is achieved. It seems that this ideal found its embodiment in the Tiger. The 88-mm gun is good enough to destroy any tank... Our Tiger was strong enough in front to withstand several artillery attacks... There are a lot of tankers in non-payment debt to this first-class tank. "

" Tiger " Many books are devoted, but this encyclopedia is unique. It actually closes the topic: the reader will find comprehensive information about the creation and design of Pz.vi Tiger, its production and combat use on all fronts of the Second World War, a deep analysis of its capabilities, merits and disadvantages, as well as the fifth chronicle of the combat work of German heavy tank battalions - A special tactical unit created specifically for the Tiger tanks. In addition, the leading historian of armored vehicles also tells in detail about other combat vehicles of the “tiger” family - “Ferdinand”, “Sturmtigr”, “Yagdtigr”, “Royal Tiger”.

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