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Panzerkampfwagen 6 "Tiger" axis

As my vacation starts today and I feel like being generous () i present you my favourite tank, the Tiger 1! Never having seen any WW2 tank before, the Tiger was a simple beauty made out of steel. No sloped armour, just massive, angular steel.

Production: 1942-1944
Number Built: 1,349
Crew: 5
Weight: 55 t
Engine Ouput: 700 hp
Speed on Roads: 38 km/h
Armament: 88 mm KwK 36 L/56 gun
2x7,92 mm machine guns

The Tiger has always been steeped in myth and legend.

The Tiger is the most famous tank of World War 2. Even though it was not until 1942 that it was first used in action, its roots can be traced back to the 1930s. For that reason, the Tiger's design is quite conservative and does not yet incorporate sloping armour. It is the same characteristic German tank design that was also used for Panzers 3 and 4.


(This massive piece of steel was absolutely impressive. Definitely my favourite tank by appearance!)

The Tiger's armour and firepower were increased to the extreme. Tremendously thick armour was combined with and extremely effective and accurate gun. In order to realise such a system, farreaching technical solutions for the tank's interior had to be found.

So even though its design was not extraordinary, the Tiger was a technically sophisicated state-of-the-art tank. It was, for that reason, a very expensive vehicle that had never been intended for mass production. Its limited range and proneness to technical failures were a permanent source of problems.





The war situation prevented the Tiger from ever playing its originally intended role as a "Durchbruchwagen" (breakthrough vehicle). Rather, the Tigers had to serve as battle tanks at all the front's hot spots, where they were entirely destroyed or lost. But even though individual Tigers proved to be formidable and achieved high kill rates, their overall limited number prevented them from having a real impact on the war.

The "Tiger myth" was already created during the war. Its distinctive form, the high combat power, the propaganda - all this resulted in both sides glorifying the Tiger as being invincible; while the war was still going on, and even more so when it was over.


(T34/76 shot right above the track, didn't fully penetrate.)

I'd really like to see the Sd.Kfz. 234/4 "PaK Wagen" in CoH2! Either with a Pak40 or as the lighter 2cm version (maybe with Pak upgrade). I love especially those more obscure weapons that were basically cobbled together from what was left from old models and upgunned or adapted in other ways (like the Stug 3: Old Panzer 3 chassis -> high powered low profile assault gun)

That would most likely be a glass canon with the damage of the Jagdpanzer 4, which role the Puma already inhabits. So, won't be implemented i think.

Sd.Kfz. 234/4 "PaK Wagen" axis

Production: 1944-1945
Number Built: 88
Crew: 4
Weight: 11.5 t
Engine Output: 220 hp
Speed on Roads: 90 km/h (PaK on steroids!)
Armament: 75 mm PaK 40 L/46 gun
7.92 mm machine gun

The Sd.Kfz 234/4 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234/4 or "Special Purpose Vehicle 234/4") was an unusual combination of scout and combat vehicle.

The Sd.Kfz 234/4 was based on the Sd.Kfz 234/1, a conventional wheeled scout vehicle. This vehicle had many excellent properties: All-wheel drive, independent suspension, a diesel engine and the capability to drive in both directions at the same speed: (pre patch SU-85, lol) This was achieved by having two drivers, one forward and one reverse driver, which was ideal to get away from the enemy.


(It's not a Puma, the Puma was the 234/2, which had a closed turret and a weaker 5 cm gun.)

The Sd.Kfz. 234/1 had been armed with a 2 cm gun to provide some firepower for emergencies. In case of the Sd.Kfz 234/4, this was replaced by a 7.5 cm gun which pushed the load on the chassis almost to the limit of its abilities: The complete 7.5 cm antitank gun, as it is displayed in the picture above, less the wheels, was simply mounted on the vehicle.



The design featured an open-topped superstructure (unlike the closed design of the Puma) which allowed merely limited gun movement. The Vehicle carried a total of only 12 rounds but was, nevertheless, apart from its original role as a scout vehicle, employed as an antitank weapon. But it proved surprisingly successfull in carrying out its odd dual role.

Keep them coming! I hope you plan on doing an entry or 2 on the small arms/uniform section of the Museum.

Actually there wasn't a small arms section in the museum (at least i didn't see one, has been removed maybe?). The pics of the uniforms are pretty bad, since the glass was reflecting too much.

Maybe i will add some small arms, uniforms with infos from the interwebs, let's see how this thread develops

Sturmgeschütz 3 Ausführung G "StuG 3" axis

Production: 1940-1945
Number Built: 9,400 (all variants)
Crew: 4
Weight: 23.9 t
Engine Output: 300 hp
Speed on Roads: 40 km/h
Armament 75 mm StuK 40 L/48 gun
7.92 mm machine gun

The role of assault guns changed radically in the course of the war!



Assault guns (Sturmgeschütze) had originally been designed as an infantry support weapon, intented to provide heavy fire during an attack. In order to fulfil this purpose, the chassis of the Panzer 3 was fitted with a short gun and armour but no turret. The shortbarreled gun (Stummelkanone) could be effectively used in combat against infantry, machine guns, and field fortifications; it was not intended for the fight against other tanks. (Stug E in COH 2)

Assault guns were highly mobile and provided enough protection to keep up with the advancing infantry on the battlefield. This made them motorised "guns for the assaulting infantry" which explains their name.



In the course of the war though, assault guns became increasingly important as an antitank weapon. To prepare them for their new role, they were refitted with more powerful guns sporting longer barrels that were required to penetrate armour. They were basically turned into tank destroyers.