#10 Inside the Königstiger / Tiger II / King Tiger

[@robinsonsstudios]

I mean its great that they keep it up and running with a nice shiny exterior, but the interior needs some love...

[@jimbo6413]

I was gonna say, it looks pretty rough on the inside.

[@markdavis2475]

I think the term these days is "realistic patina"!

[@dbmail545]

That thing is almost 80 years old. Looks pretty good compared to similarly aged working boats I have been on. Did you expect a Lexus?

[@Teaspoon9205]

@@dbmail545 I think what he meant is that the outside is all clean, but it doesn't make sense for it to be the complete opposite on the inside.

[@jwrn4u]

This might sound fishy, but

[@martyincanuckistan3635]

Awesome machine, much respect to the restoration team, thx for the upload

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

@@princessofthecape2078 “Bleh bleh bleh engine transmission bad! You can’t enjoy this video because the tank sucks! Bleeeeehh!”

[@JerethConnell]

@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling ???

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

@@JerethConnell It seems like a shit load of comments got deleted and changed, now none of my comments make sense

[@JerethConnell]

@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling ohhh

[@explorer1968]

After 80 years and still running, mighty beast!

[@vashbain3136]

it's called restoration lol

[@lucasferreira2073]

Dude, stop lol No one cares why, it's still impressive U must be the type of dude that writes "Stolen Content" or "Stolen Comment", i'm 10000% sure.@@vashbain3136

[@Stan-v6q]

Shit Olympus shit!

[@merkabah2]

@@vashbain3136 ikr? lol

[@lex1945]

These tanks are so huge! First one I ever saw was in the Tank museum in Bovington, the second one was in La Gleize, which I visited 2 weeks ago. Enormous beasts, and I can imagine what a GI must have felt seeing these things coming right at them..

[@dr.sommercamp3435]

I know exactly what a G. I. would have though: "Call in the Airstrike!"

[@markhill3858]

@@dr.sommercamp3435 lol .. or :that thing has dug itself a pit in what appears to be solid ground .. just drive around it I guess? oh yeah, arrest the crew lol

[@gusgone4527]

@@dr.sommercamp3435 Or the artillery can deal with it. Let's retreat back over that normal looking bridge with our nine Sherman tanks. The ridiculously heavy King Tiger can't follow us there. We can cook ourselves a meal and come back when it's a burning shell.

[@chrisrichard2526]

Fort Knox, 1992. The trade was made with Aberdeen and the Tiger II they had was swapped for a prototype M1. I was lucky enough as a 19K just back from Korea to be there when it was dropped off and even luckier to be part of the task force that towed it to the tank works for the rework. Got to meet some of the old German mechanic's from WW 2 that were brought over and saw much of the work done including lifting the turret. All I know is the M88 we towed it with was strained to the max and jesus did we rip up some roads moving it. Spent years in an M1A1 and A2 but sitting in that Tiger you just felt imposing. The same with the Panther. Shermans you felt like you were sitting in a thin skinned pretzel tin. I refused to get in any t-55's or T-64's after doing what we did to them.

[@AudieHolland]

Wait till it runs out of fuel in 5, 4, 3...

[@kenc9236]

I hope they keep this tank and the one from Switzerland in service for many years to come for all to see. Bravo to all the people who make this tank a sight to see and hear.

[@ShInYaKu88]

i touched the Tiger in switzerland haha, its a great thing

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

HAS the king tiger in switzerland been renovated - do not have any information regarding this Tiger .

[@123123baztard]

Excellent video, I’m an ex armoured soldier and to hear this animal running was wonderful. Thank you!

[@yeseldiaz3453]

Which vehicles did you man? Tell us some stories!

[@martyincanuckistan3635]

Incredible machine thx for the upload, much respect to the restoration team

[@WJHJ]

Thanks for the nice comment! If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles 😉

[@lynnmcculloch-m4h]

❤❤❤❤❤ great video !

[@LesWalker2023]

Wow! Simply, wow! I have been in love with this tank as long as I can remember. I had kits of it as a young kid, and I always thought this was the pinnacle of Tank design! It has yet to let me down! What an amazing piece of war engineering! Thanks for sharing this!

[@MOTA_KRAMPUS]

Magnificent beast! 🙂 Wish next year in Militracks they bring Tiger I and Panther along with this Tiger II, that would be so awesome to see! 🥰

[@WJHJ]

That would indeed be an incredible lineup 😎 If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see this tank separately in action aswell as other cool vehicles 😉

[@aarondancy9921]

THIS

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Totally agree!

[@jacekmitoraj8138]

Najbardziej zaawansowany technologicznie kocur, przodek współczesnych czołgów, pozdrawiam fanów historii

[@Faya88]

pozdro

[@BobRoller-rp4sv]

knew a man that encountered one of these big tanks,It had destroyed 3 Sherman's and he thought he was next but the Tiger backed off and he said he tracked it by watching small trees going down.He wondered why it backed off and the only things I could think of were 1 The gunner fired his last 88mm shell.2 The driver said "We are running low on fuel".3 could be orders to withdraw at once.Whatever,Frank Blevins survived the encounter with a very dangerous vehicle,I did ask him if he tried to follow it and he said "HELL NO"!!

[@jamesclough2638]

Awesome. So glad a piece of history is restored and running.

[@mikemontgomery2654]

Thank you for showing the interior. Gives me lots of reference to work with. Really cool to see one of these still going, given it's rarity.

[@mikemodels928]

This tank was a monster. I can't even imagine Sherman's crewmen fear while crossing it's way.

[@louisavondart9178]

Getting hit from 1.5 miles away would have been their first indication that a Tiger 2 was in the area.

[@UkrainianPaulie]

You used the speed of the Sherman andvwait for 2 things. 1. It runs out of fuel. 2. It breaks down.

[@FairladyS130]

@@UkrainianPaulie Yep, that was about all a Sherman could hope for.

[@clydepatrick27]

​@@UkrainianPaulie 3rd: hoping that the tiger would miss.

[@jimsteffel]

My old man was an infantry man in WWII from 1940-1944. He had nightmares about German tanks for the rest of his life.

[@paoloviti6156]

Always a great pleasure to see one of my favourite favourite "cats" rumbling around! I think that it is time that they should start to do a serious restoration inside and fitting the rack of the radio also because I can see rust and paint chipping off. Regarding the Königtiger in Switzerland I saw that the crew was doing a marvellous job but the last time I saw the video was almost a year ago then no news anymore. Let's cross the fingers to see it on the road! I wish you a merry Xmas and a happy new year and looking forward to see your new videos 👍👍👍

[@Geniusinventor]

MashaAllah what a beautiful tank 😍

[@paoloviti6156]

@@Geniusinventor it is in my opinion a truly beautiful and impressive tank😍

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

That frontal armor makes anything bounce…. off.

[@Geniusinventor]

@Jan 6 was "Wall Street Putsch" part 2 shut up and see the beauty

[@Millionaires.Empire]

@Jan 6 was "Wall Street Putsch" part 2 i mean literally every tank in ww2 was unreliable and hard to repair

[@svampen7782]

As its name suggest it was truly the King of all tanks of its time. Its very cool to see there is one still working!

[@roberthiggins6401]

It's a beautiful tank, so long as you're on the right end of it! Sound great too. Thanks for uploading this video.

[@WJHJ]

With pleasure, always nice to hear if other people enjoy it aswell! If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see this tank separately in action and hear a lot more of it aswell as other cool vehicles 😉

[@roberthiggins6401]

@@WJHJ Have done and will do. Cheers

[@4700_Dk]

When I was stationed at Ft. Knox in 91. We had a running King Tiger on post. Went right next to it, it was a monster.

[@Calidore1]

I thought I was over tanks and weapons but this is one incredible machine, has that animal quality in spades.

[@dougbrowne9890]

Thank you for posting this, for I will never have enough $$$ to ever see it in person.

[@charlesgrimm13]

Thanks for showing such a complete view of a rare piece!

[@martinwhitaker5332]

We visited the museum Des Blindes in Samour during our summer holidays in 2011, spent over half a day looking around, unfortunatly non running that day, I lifted the front towing shackle hanging from its pin, wow it was heavy, am a builder and used to lifting heavey concrete blocks. Amazing museum and look forwards to attending militracks show covid permitting in the near future.

[@tommyh4116]

In England we have 2 king tigers with no engines. One of them did have an engine but it was sold for scrap, so that is a big shame.

[@WJHJ]

Indeed would be nice to have some extra King Tigers in running condition and maybe one day bring them back together. If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see this tank separately in action aswell as other cool vehicles 😉

[@Future183]

@@WJHJ i want to get rich and bring a tiger 2 and the mouse from the russian museum back to life. their was a project in the past if i remember correctly. i think world of tanks wanted to work with the museum to restore the maus but it got cancelled for some reasons, i don't know why but it's a shame...

[@pololedodo7981]

I drove a Leopard 1 in the Canadian army 30 yrs ago. They were outdated tanks used for training. I can see the similarity in design between the two. I would bet the designers of the Leopard's in Germany in the '60s worked or started their design from the Tiger but with a modern technology add-on for the period.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

They started from the Panther

[@pololedodo7981]

@@Schlipperschlopper interesting. Could you point me to articles and more info? I'm interested

[@nagmashot]

@@Schlipperschlopper they started from scratch.... with all their knowlege from ww2 and the weapons of the day... leading to the idea... 1. very fast on and off road 2. high positive and negative wheel travel 3. armor to protect up to 30mm ...at that time no armor could stop large HEAT rounds 4. hard hitting fast fireing gun 5. very quick changable parts for easy field repair like guntube 6. diesel/multi fuel engine 7. engine transmission cooling system in one pack for quick replacement 8. very easy to use layout for the crew with good crew ergonomic 9. weight limit nothing of that mached Panther or Tiger

[@lafrasbecker6096]

They did in fact. Otto caruis a german tiger 1ace gave a lot of insight on the design of the leopard 1

[@CDSAfghan]

Outdated 30yrs ago and still we were using them in Afghanistan in 2010. Oh Canada.

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

Such a awesome piece of equipment! My father said that the only issue that the Tiger had was the engine. Very slow and under powered!

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

And it’s unreliable transmission. The Tiger 1 had a 800 HP engine and the Tiger 2 had 900 HP one. The engines were still underpowered.

[@BigSmartArmed]

@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling It's not the HP it's the low torque of petrol engines.

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

@@BigSmartArmed Yea I was trying to make the engines look powerful but making close to 1000 HP, but still call them weak. To be honest, I didn’t know what made the engine underpowered.

[@MrMoo7305]

Well if you like to break down throw a tracks and run out of shells 5 feet from the factory then yea I guess that’s true

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

@@MrMoo7305 People trying to be funny be like:

[@allgood6760]

Awesome mate! ... my dad was deafened by a Tiger 2 tank in WW2. war is a terrible fact of life.. thanks from down under. 👍🇳🇿

[@historyjunky1299]

First video I've seen of either tiger models with a view of the driver actually operating the tank. Thank you

[@WJHJ]

Thanks, didn’t find that much videos aswell, so wanted to share these images with other people 😉 If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see more of this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles like the Panther and Stug III 😉

[@1985-b3s]

„Ich bin Volksdeutscher“ 🤣🤣 You‘re a Nazi…😡

[@historyjunky1299]

@@1985-b3s danke

[@1985-b3s]

@@historyjunky1299 Gerne - Und wenn Du darauf stolz bist, dann bezeichne Dich doch auch als solcher. Aber dazu fehlt der braunen Brut - wie so oft - der Mut.

[@stickybun859]

I've always loved the look of this tank. The exterior is beautiful, though they'll hopefully be able to get the inside to match it. Needs some TLC.

[@petetravels4534]

This Tiger II, although it is almost 20 tons heavier, seems to shift and steer quite a bit smoother then the Panther Ausf.A in your other vids.

[@1pcfred]

Panthers notoriously had transmission problems.

[@markberry3494]

My favorite wwii vehicle ,seen both types at Bovington museum awesome and bloody frightening .Fantastic to actually see one inside ,thxs great video.

[@1971azm]

Когда служил в армии, ходил в танковый музей в Кубинке. Рекомендую всем к посещению.

[@mrwaghner3051]

Yes Kubinka gut

[@jkparkww]

This is a really great video. The King Tiger Tank is such a perfect tank that you might wonder if it was really built 80 years ago. German technology at the time was undoubtedly the best.

[@WJHJ]

It was indeed. Some say they were so advanced that for example a French tank was only similar advanced in the ‘70-‘80. Just shows how good they were at developing. If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see this tank separately in action aswell as other cool vehicles 😉

[@jkparkww]

@@WJHJ Sure thing! I’ve already done and watching your vids. Thanks!

[@fbi3881]

Ah yes, the perfect tank that broke down after 300km.

[@evangelinaboamortedeolivei4867]

@@fbi3881 always the same unfounded idiotic comments of parrots belittling the comments of someone praising German technology, you are already insufferable and irritating, go wash dirty dishes or clean a house instead of irritating those who are quiet talking about something.

[@themistaken9571]

@@evangelinaboamortedeolivei4867 Why shouldn't someone be able point out a counter argument to someone's statement? Its a perfectly valid point.

[@TheOmei]

The most beautiful tank of WWII

[@BonnKialStevens]

I can only imagine the feeling of invincibility experienced by the crew of these beasts when they came up against enemy positions and tanks the likes of the Sherman.

[@danjeys4999]

The Sherman was no match for the tiger 1 or 2

[@marksaxby607]

@@danjeys4999 Except in numbers - The Nazis spent too much time and money developing technically advanced, but crazily complicated and expensive weapons. Thankfully!

[@Kacpa2]

@@marksaxby607 When balanced approach in the middle was the best one as presented by US and USSR during world war 2.

[@FairladyS130]

@@marksaxby607 And modern tanks aren't complicated and heavy?

[@korbengaming2126]

​@FairladyS130 The thing is, the Germans may have had great big tanks, but they broke down all the time and weren't reliable. A Sherman being correctly operated would teat right through most German tanks.

[@marsattacks7071]

Very nice sound ! (better than my old turbo diesel Jetta...)

[@clementg6142]

10:17 WAIT this tiger has the pop and bang/or/crackle map option from the Maybach catalog 1940's 🤣like a A45 AMG nowadays but more stylish in my opinion (very good video, just technical stuff and atmosphere inside/outside)

[@rwitt3vloggs]

What a beautiful piece of machinery

[@alankohn6709]

This is an amazing running piece of history and while the people who used it left a lot to be desired as a piece of machinery it's fascinating. Can I suggest that if you do another video with subtitles you use Yellow with a black outline for the font as it will stand out against most backgrounds. Either way great video and I hope you do more of these

[@paulvanappeven3340]

Deze video is fantastisch. Bedankt. This video is amazing thanks. Greetings from Belgium. 🇧🇪🙏🏻

[@ezioricco4923]

they also have recently restored a tiger I in australia, also an awesome machine

[@theabsurd9416]

I will say, seeing an FT next to a Tiger II really shows you how big a lot of these tanks were, the top of the cupola of the FT is just above the Tiger IIs hull.

[@squidy4082]

It amazes me how advanced the Germans were with everything

[@kubanskiloewe]

you think so ? .... the T34 was a rude wakeup for our Krupp, Merc and Henschel tank constructors. At that time we had neither highly angles armor nor a diesel engine ready for a tank and even the tankguns were outperformed by the T34´s 76mm. There wer some months were Hitler put in so much stress to the designers that they tend do copy the T34 as best they can instead of doing a new design. It ended up as always by us.....overcomplicated, expensive, maintenance heavy and 10times more time to build. How much T34 and Shermans were build and how many PzIV and only 1350 Tiger I ! these few built Tiger II would have be a preproduction series in the allied production :-)

[@markhill3858]

except they never built anything you could decently call a computer .. or an A bomb .. does it even matter if they were good at watches and small arms?

[@zhengguan6431]

A king tiger and a v12 in it, what a wonderful experience! It's like a new year's present for me lol.

[@tnguy9696]

i cant get enough of your TIGER video's I bet even the birds don't touch it 😄

[@WJHJ]

Haha nice to hear! 😉 If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online

[@tnguy9696]

@@WJHJ way ahead of you on that NP

[@TheEarl777]

I would have one of these over 9 Sherman’s any day. Awesome to see and hear it running. What a wicked Tank.

[@fiize681]

Yeah you would have one and then none because that thing would have broken down really quickly, not to mention have fun trying to get it anywhere over a bridge, unless you keep it as a museum piece only running it like they do. Otherwise 9 Shermans are way more effective than 1 of those overhyped pieces of junk.

[@markhill3858]

@@fiize681 bang on mate :) the king tigers were an interesting and necessary experiment .. but probably about as much effect on the war as other interesting things like the Komet :)

[@bradballard2068]

I couldn't imagine rolling around in that tank all day long. It's a beautiful machine but they certainly did nothing for comfort

[@HellStr82]

There is a Tiger 2 tank in a small village in Belgium in the Ardens... the village is called La Gleize, It`s been there since ww2 and it looks amazing. It`s a huge monster ...And it`s a damn sexy tank as well

[@epicgamer7653]

Are you sure that islt could load 9 shells in 35 seconds? That just seems unbelievable!

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

If the loader was fast enough.

[@epicgamer7653]

Yeah but loading a huge 88mm round that quick seems hard

[@richardcarden4161]

Most loaders were husky in order to handle those heavy shells.

[@dutchhoke6555]

..watching videos of 88 being rapid fired, seems firing/reload just under 5 sec is possible..cant fathom flying through a barrage from scores of guns..

[@lovellrodriguez8567]

@@richardcarden4161 naw .back in the day there wasnt time to hit gym nor were m r e. Available .if your talking husky look at todays so called army .some look like blimps.that was war.back in the day..

[@ethanspaziani1070]

I'm happy it is being taken care of what an amazing piece of History

[@zigman8550]

She's a beautiful beast!

[@Jimb151]

Very powerful and stylish! Especially in 1944!!!

[@jolivetphilippe7951]

Même à l'arrêt il impose le respect, quel blindé ce Tigre II, la terreur des combats pour l'époque, tout est pensé pour terrifier l'ennemi et la destruction de l'objectif , un canon de 88 mm, un blindage xxl , toute la puissance qui se dégage de ce char reste et demeure encore à cette heure un avantage certain sur le terrain . Une vraie plate-forme de tir, précision et technologie pour cette arme de 88 sous tourelle et sur chenille . La fierté de piloter se monstre reste un rêve pour tous les pilotes passionnés des blindés d'antans . Bravo pour ce superbe musée de Saumur. Belle restauration, et très rare pour ce Tigre II en fonction . 👍 Phil. 🇨🇵

[@Rusty_Gold85]

It might have been so expensive to Make one Tiger II compared to 9 Shermans but I reckon 6-8 Shermans would have been recovered and repaired for re-use more than the possibility that 3 King Tigers could have been . Logistics and supply are very important rather than stats of frontal armour

[@1pcfred]

That's true. Tales have been told of washing the blood out of Shermans and putting them back into action.

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

If a tiger gets knocked, it’s lost forever. If a sherman gets split in two, 16 (minimum) GMC trucks will come out and repair it in .6 seconds.

[@evvk8865]

WHAT A MONSTER,thanks for the upload Man.

[@WJHJ]

Thanks, always nice to read other people like it aswell 😁 If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles like the Panther and Stug III 😉

[@evvk8865]

@@WJHJ 👍

[@miikasparf2613]

Wow, you could never believe this is a WW2 war machine 😎 Looks modern still today

[@narutofanz4]

For not this preservation of such a piece of machinery and weaponry, would be impossible for anyone to know. Only highly decorated and skilled men were selected to operate this machine, its amazing to think the camera shots looking out the glass is the same view the tank commander had... So interesting, I love WW2. Can you please list the location so I could take my father to see this?

[@Lynchfan88]

That's an old but beautiful beast. Still looks immensely powerful. One complaint I have about it is she's very under-powered in that engine. I always felt that 800-1000 HP would have served it far better but maybe in WWII Germany couldn't produce a diesel engine that big specifically for armored combat?

[@skidrowskidder629]

WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST SLOPE THE FRONT ARMOR ON THE TIGER 1

[@Lynchfan88]

@@skidrowskidder629 Great question. Tiger I's have that square/rectangular front area. The Panther I had a slope which is a nice design, but no idea why the Tiger I's never incorporated that. Tiger II's had a nice slope.

[@skidrowskidder629]

@@Lynchfan88 the cost savings alone would have justified the design change.

[@Lynchfan88]

@@skidrowskidder629 That could be correct. Too bad there's no German tank designers/engineers still around from WWII that we can ask.

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

@@skidrowskidder629 Space inside the tank.

[@Russellw.-rm5zb]

True, for the price of production, you could make about 7 Shermans. But the Sherman was a death trap. The Allied crews put sandbags, tread links, even wood logs, on their vehicles, to give themselves a fighting chance against the German A. F. V.s

[@panzerlover9700]

It would be awesome to see this monster driving in real !

[@WJHJ]

Maybe at an other event like Militracks. If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see more of this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles like the Panther and Stug III 😉

[@panzerlover9700]

@@WJHJ On 2022 Summer holidays i have a plan to go by a car from poland (i live here) to France especially to Normandie and to Saumur to this huge museum and it will be nice to see some tanks driving

[@MrAnonymousme10]

Most beautiful german tank ever

[@user-jq8wr8ru2s]

Awesome

[@WJHJ]

Thanks, always nice to read that other people like it aswell 😀 if you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see more of this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles like the Panther and Stug III 😉

[@anthonycrumb5753]

Awsome ! Do they have any ammo for it, I would love to see it fire off a few rounds, surely the must be something in a 2km radius that needs blasting.

[@globalcitizen8321]

It is undoubtedly a very imposing tank. Could still produce respect even today, specially if upgraded or improved with better, more reliable components.

[@CDSAfghan]

They did, it's called the Leopard 2A6

[@dugenpippenger4811]

@@CDSAfghan they are not related in anyway lol

[@TS-xj5mt]

Excellent thanks for posting

[@WJHJ]

Thanks, always nice to read other people like it aswell 😉 If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see more of this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles like the Panther and Stug III 😉

[@TheChiefEng]

Apart from the gun and the armor, Tiger II was actually not very good. It had the same engine as was installed in the Panther. This made the tank very slow and sluggish. It also had a very poor suspension system that was not very reliable due to the tank weight. Finally, the tank could not be built in sufficient numbers and some of the materials used to build the tank had run out so substitute materials were used which made some of the armor unreliable etc. It would probably had been a better idea using the resources on developing and building more of the Panther tank.

[@richardcarden4161]

That is true. The biggest problem with the Tigers was dependability.

[@nuancolar7304]

True, but it's fun to play the 'what if' game with this tank. If Germany could have brought the King Tiger into service in 1940 instead of 1944, along with the expected improvements in reliability with combat service, this beast would have been even more fearsome by 1944.

[@michaeltroster9059]

The Tiger II was a mechanical nightmare. Very difficult to service in the field. Interleaved wheels were a disaster in mud and snow. Rats ate the covering of the wires internally in the winter. Ate too much gas. Also the Firefly and the Pershing guns could penetrate the frontal armour.

[@cyber3408]

I think you have to rephrase that, the Tiger 2 tank in fact WAS very good. But, it's drawback was the fact, as with all the tigers, that the engine was too unreliable. Germany had to invent newer engines but simply didnt have time and/or recources for it, and the thing about the armor being replaced by alternate materials is very true, but thats not really the fault of the tank design, more or less its just the problem that germany had throughout the entire war in general, and thats the lack of raw materials and things like petrol. I would call the tiger 2 an amazingly designed tank that simply wasnt completed yet. With that I mean that it didnt have the needed parts yet. In short, if Germany had the recources to complete this tank, provide it with a stronger engine, didnt have to use alternate unreliable material for the armor, this tank would be completed and an absolute unstoppable tank on the battlefield.

[@nuancolar7304]

@@cyber3408 Valid points. We must remember that the Tiger was brought from the drawing board to combat during a war, when everything is on the fast track. Given the luxury of time during peacetime, Germany probably could have perfected the Tiger and fixed its various "issues" quite well before making it battle ready. Unfortunately for Germany, time was not on their side so they had to rush the new tanks into combat.

[@fitt4393]

what a amazing tank and thank for the knowledge

[@ChamaeleonMustermann]

The france museum dudes did a great job on that Tank. The Maybach Engine runs very smooth and idle perfect.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

Sometimes it seems unreal that these things can actually move.

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

I know right? The Germans said the same thing about the Male and Females in 1916.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling hah. Women, amirite?

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

@@highjumpstudios2384 *SIP* Women. Hahahaha

[@highjumpstudios2384]

@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling you. You get it.

[@Chakirisan]

What a beast, allied tank crews must have soiled themselves when one of these approached. The Maybach 12 was the same engine used in the Tiger 1 and from what I've read was not really enough for the weight off the King Tiger. Love the test-drive at the end, probably equal to a years worth of fuel cost for an average car. LOL Great stuff guys.

[@panzer-head]

Breakdowns? Yes. Transmission failures? Yes. Few bridges that could hold the weight? Yes. BUT, frontal armor of King Tiger never pierced in combat. FACT.

[@markhill3858]

lol what does that even matter .. according to the cost of this turkey, you can surround it with 9 shermans .. and you KNOW its gonna break down before it even gets thru 4 lol

[@antonwilding9744]

@@markhill3858 what a stupid comment . Tanks didnt fight alone .............

[@markhill3858]

@@antonwilding9744 tanks didnt fight alone! wow what a revelation .. you must be ww2s ONLY witness I presume? because those hundreds of millions of actual witnesses NEVER MENTIONED THAT lol

[@stripedpants1668]

Engine fires? You bet your ass young man.

[@leeanderson2912]

Remarkable piece of restoration!

[@alexbowman7582]

The gun was said to be 100% accurate at 1,000 metres.

[@joemariejames4757]

lol no, it was the sherman firefly!

[@joemariejames4757]

@Golden stick false.

[@joemariejames4757]

@Golden stick what you said is not Tiger II's its IS-2 and if its using high velocity acpr.

[@olahkalman498]

Great people, great product 👍👍👍👍

[@forexdragon]

The King Tiger looked 20-30 years ahead of its time when it took to the battlefield. Even if the German army didn't build Tigers and Tiger IIs, and just built Panzer IVs and maybe Panthers, they still would have lost, but it might have just taken longer. If Germany kept bombing British airfields, they could have brought Britain to its knees and possibly have shut America out of the war. They came very close to doing so until they switched to bombing British cities and allowed the RAF to recover.

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

Yes, its right. And they should equip the Bf 109 with extra fuel from the beginning. With empty tanks, it was difficult for them to protect their bombers. Bombing cities only strengthens the resistance of the population. The Waffen-SS only really got in popularity when the cities were bombed.

[@petetravels4534]

Yeah maybe but in 1940 airfields just consisted of some long green grass patches and a few buildings. Not sure if it would made all that difference as airfields could really be easily shifted from one place to another.

[@forexdragon]

@@petetravels4534 Airfields require paved runways, not grassy fields and the Germans were destroying both the infrastructure and fighter planes. Grassy fields might work in an emergency, but not for hundreds of planes running several sorties a day - you will inevitably experience a lot of crashes when they land as the grassy fields would get bogged down by often soggy British weather. The planes could literally noise dive when their wheels hit the muddy ground. Cars can barely drive down grassy roads, let alone airplanes which have proportionately smaller tires and are more effected by bumps on the surface. A grassy field is not a reliable surface. It's a well known fact that British fighter command was about a week away from collapse if the bombing kept up. Research it yourself. Also, had the Germans installed drop tanks on their fighters, Britain would have lost for sure as it would have allowed them to escort their bombers for the entire bombing run, instead of only part way as German bombers had inadequate defensive armament. The Germans were also having success when they started destroying radar sites, until they again switched tactics.

[@petetravels4534]

@@forexdragon Not in 1940 when airfields still mostly consisted of smoothed down grassy fields. Paved runways became inevitable when heavy four-engined bombers came into use. And not sure if you already could fit droptanks to a plane in 1940. I might have to look that one up !

[@forexdragon]

@@petetravels4534 You are right about British airfields being mostly grass. Drop tanks were being used on Stukas in 1940 by the Germans. I'm not sure why they didn't use them on their fighters.

[@tjmusa]

wow thanks for showing, gives you and idea what it was like.. we would never have a chance to set in one. back in 1970s, when i was 10, in lexington nebraska, u.s.a. they had and american sherman in the park. you could crawl thru the whole thing and even out the belly door. never forgot it. hands on history is the best thing. now they have a military museum in lexington, and the tank was restored, along with other vehicals. keep up the good posts. thanks again. happy new year.

[@4evaavfc]

Nice that it is working. That motor sounds underpowered once the transmission is engaged. I wonder what the service life of the motor was.

[@louisavondart9178]

The engines were fine. It was the transmissions that always broke. They did try using electric motors for a final drive but one caught fire during a demo for Hitler and he wasn't impressed.

[@tannerjones9687]

Great for model reference !! Thank you👍

[@jeffw1246]

As a working piece of history and engineering I hope it is fully functional, in that the main gun can fire. It's a crime to butcher such great machines no matter the country. Not like someone is going to start a war with them. That would be like taking a vintage Colt and cutting it up.

[@ethanspaziani1070]

I agree

[@peterszar]

Awesome tank, and the video was well made and interesting.

[@ed209d2]

All I have to say is...That Gun!!! Wow 😲

[@charlesgrimm13]

It’s a beautiful beast!!!

[@bwhog]

That thing is a monster! And I love the crank start option! 🤣I'd love to see what that gun can do one of these days. I gotta say, tank collectors are simultaneously the strangest and most awesome people around! Let's hear it for big machines and the guys who love them! A question... what's with the rough surface? Is that like intended to reduce light reflection or is that the aftermath of applying a hard facing or what?

[@ИгорьКнязь-м9ы]

это противоминная защита,Zimmerit,по типу цементной штукатурки,на поздних машинах уже не использовалась.

[@marksaxby607]

Zimmerit (as the other reply, seemingly in Russian, says) - An antimagnetic finish to prevent the attachment of magnetic AT mines.

[@mangan6961]

What a beautiful beast of machinery!

[@Ftipotrer]

Отличное видео.

[@WJHJ]

Thanks for the nice comment! If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles 😉

[@rockman8by7cut]

Looks so dominant for WW2 , no way to kill it from front. Very uncomfortable to drive and stay in though . I could not image sleeping in there in the winter 😴. Glad it's still operational. Big and beautiful old school tank. Destruction unit for sure .

[@s_s-g4d]

a 122 mm shell would destroy it no matter where it hit. the problem (as almost always) was firing and hitting before it fired at you.

[@abaj006]

Tiger II tanks were defeated by IS-2 tanks frontally, from ranges up to 1km, even though the front armor of the Tiger II was not penetrated (the 122mm shell caused significant spalling on the inside of the Tiger II's armor).

[@spygineer1076]

the armor would eventually crack since the materials used for it were very shitty, hell, the tiger 1 armor was probably better.

[@abaj006]

@@spygineer1076 I suspect the Tiger 1 performed much better than Tiger II. In 1943 the Tiger 1 was immune to any allied tank past 500m. In 1944 the up gunned Sherman and T-34-85 could pen the side of a Tiger II from over 2km.

[@spygineer1076]

@@abaj006 it all comes down to materials, and in 1944 Germany didn't have good materials...and fuel

[@LockeOG]

That and the fact that the tiger 1 was more mobile, the tiger 2 used basically the same drivetrain and was noticeably bogged down because of it with all the additional armor.

[@ba-gg6jo]

There is a terrible beauty about it. Wonderful.

[@floridasoldat]

It’s a good thing nine Shermans could be built for the production cost of each Tiger II, because provided a run-in with a Tiger II was on the schedule, we were gonna need every one of those Shermans 😂! Half joking lol. But mein Gott, what an incredible machine. I can only imagine how intimidating it must have been to be a crew member inside one of a line of several Shermans advancing across an open field towards the dark silhouette of one lone, enormous beast of a King Tiger standing its ground, watching through a narrow slit as your Sherman rumbles and shakes along and 75mm round after 75mm round ricochet harmlessly off the Tiger’s frontal armor in brief showers of sparks, shrieking and warbling off into the distance. Or the sheer pucker factor of seeing its massive turret rotate slowly towards you, stopping just in time to allow you a moment to stare straight down the gaping maw of such a disproportionately destructive cannon, and realize in that instant that you might as well be sitting inside a giant stick of butter with tissue paper tracks. It’s difficult not to be mesmerized by the spectacle of such a massive, fierce, mechanical monster roaring and clanking ominously along, even despite its flaws and economic impracticalities. My favorite historical tank bar none!

[@1pcfred]

We had more Shermans than they had shells to shoot our tanks.

[@chadjustice8560]

Actually they would have just driven by this hunk of junk because they were always broke down.

[@x23esports22]

@@chadjustice8560 Always?

[@UkrainianPaulie]

@@x23esports22 almost always.

[@johndymowski8939]

This Tiger 2 does have the bigger drive sprocket and late type of individual track links... still an awesome site!!

[@salvatorepitea5862]

Outstanding !!!

[@WJHJ]

Thanks!! Always nice to read that other people like it aswell 😀 If you liked this video make shure to subscribe and hit the bell button to keep posted when a new video comes online. Also have a look at my other videos where you can see more of this tank in action aswell as other cool vehicles like the Panther and Stug III 😉

[@bdo9114]

that must have been great to start on that cold morning , lol

[@jenwright2577]

One thing people need to understand about the German 88 was there was 3 variants through the war all increasing in power via larger shell case powder capacity thease tanks had the fastest fps armour scuering 88 of the theater the gun and ammunition designe would go on to inspire parts of the 120mm Abrams gun, thank god they didn't have thousands of thease things earlier in the war or we might be speaking german!

[@maartenk7513]

Nice video. The Tiger I also used the 88mm gun, but it was the L45. The King Tiger needed to fit the 88mm L71.

[@malcolmhunt7108]

The Tiger I's gun was the 8.8cm KwK 36 L/56 not L/45.

[@maartenk7513]

@@malcolmhunt7108 I stand corrected. Too much world of tanks messing up my memory 😀

[@madmanmechanic8847]

Wow that really gets the gear head in me going a rise in the Levis! That is f ing sick as hell I love the left the inside original that is bad ass

[@snipermart]

Just awesome!

[@echohunter4199]

I thought it was mandatory to play “Panzer Leid” each time a Tiger was being filmed driving around, lol. Amazing video, thank you.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Thanks for sharing, appreciate it a lot. Greets from the Netherlands 🌷, T.

[@Cop324]

Just imagine how invincible those young German soldiers must have felt climbing into one of those for the first time.

[@robertsmart4628]

Amazing video . Thank you .

[@donbrashsux]

Beautiful Tiger

[@thibaudduhamel2581]

And now the french tank museum at Saumur is restoring to working condition their Tiger I, which stopped being used in the 1950s. It would be the only Tiger with its original engine (Yeah, Bovington’s one has a replacement engine from a panther i believe). They have a few videos on their KZbin showing the different parts of the Tiger I being removed for inspection and restoration

[@WJHJ]

They are indeed and are already a long way 😉 Make sure to like and subscribe and hit the bell button to keep updated when a new video comes online. Also check my other videos to see the Köningstiger, Panther and Stug in action also inside 😉 and much more