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 Fully Machined Kit Bolt-together Assembly Steel & Aluminium Construction For 6/7 channel RC Turret traverse and gun elevation, depression and recoil Powerful electric drive Sound & Smoke Recoil
Last manufactured back in 2007 this popular kit is being re released for delivery Winter/Spring 2012. The Tiger 1 Ausf E Late Production will have all the latest improvements from Armortek and will be offered with our latest option the new Recoil System giving fully integrated sound, movement and gun flash. Introduced in 1942 the Tiger quickly gained a thoroughly deserved reputation as a fearsome opponent. Its combination of thick armour, powerful 88mm cannon and manoeuvrability made it the dominant tank of the battlefield for 2 years of the war, creating an impact totally disproportionate to the 1,354 manufactured. |
The Tiger was an exceptional tank by any measure, but in the hands of highly skilled and zealous commanders like Michael Wittmann it was soon elevated to the legendary status it still enjoys to this day. The success of the Tiger was so profound, that no allied tank dared to engage it in open combat. This psychological fear soon became to be known as "Tigerphobia". To prevent further damage to allied morale, General Montgomery banned all reports mentioning the Tiger's prowess in battle. The ancestry of the tank can be traced back to design projects initiated in 1937. However, the Tiger as we know it mounting the 88mm KwK36 cannon was ordered in May 1941. The Henschel and Porsche engineering companies competed to present their finished prototypes, designated VK 4501, in time Hitler’s birthday on 20th April 1942. |
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Features of the Late Tiger 1 Ausf E (Late Production) include:
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Fully sealed hull and sealed axles and shafts giving full wading ability
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Improved wheel bearing and sealing arrangement
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Bolt on hub caps for ease of maintenance
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Up rated torsion bar suspension featuring single bar bearing and torsion bar anchor system
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Single piece machined turret bearing
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Fabricated prototypical turret construction
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Many detail improvements
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Unit 22 Flightway Business Park,
Dunkeswell, Nr. Honiton, Devon. EX14 4RD e-mail:  Telephone: +44 (0) 1404 892956 |
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