Only one prototype hull was ever built, and it was never fitted with a turret. The Durchbruchwagen I's general shape and suspension resembled the Panzer III, while the turret resembled the early Panzer IV C turret with the short-barrelled 7.5 cm (3.0 in) L/24 cannon.

The Tiger I, or ‘Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausführung E’ (Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.E), was born in May 1942, but its conception and development can be traced directly back to 1936 and 1937 with work on a 30-33 tonne tank by the firm of Henschel und Sohn in Kassel. The vehicle itself was created as a relatively hasty development spurred by the shock ...

The Tiger's hull was made of flat plates, many of them vertical, forming a box shape with protruding sponsons at the sides. This simplified model of the hull has been cut open, showing the central plates at their actual thicknesses.

About this detail of the Tiger. On this page I am building up plan diagrams that show many components of the tank in their correct place. Please bear in mind that some parts are not drawn yet. The diagram above shows items at the bottom of the hull, in the middle.

The Tiger E : articles about the hull.

Freshly machined Tiger hulls enter the finishing line in Shop 5. Soon their empty engine compartments will hold brand new Maybach motors. Workers swarm over the Tiger hull installing a myriad of internal and external equipment. They use a wooden stair platform to reach the top of the enormous tank.

The hull of the Tiger was a comparatively simple welded unit with a one-piece superstructure welded on top. At the front it was 100 mm, around the sides 80 mm, and 26 mm on the top. To assist production all shapes were kept simple. The turret was also simple, and …

TIGER I AUSF E: AUTOMOTIVE SPACIFICATIONS Engine Maybach HL230P45; 12 cylinder, 60° in "V" gasoline Horsepower 700@3000 rpm Fuel capacity 143 gal

The legendary Tiger had a reputation way above its real statistics. Created to answer the Soviet KV series, it became the first serial German heavy tank of ww2 and accumukated a fearsome reputation despite its high cost and limited availability

The numbers: complete technical specifications of the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I Ausf. H/E,including a number of line drawings.