Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B

History
The Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B was a heavy tank fielded by Nazi Germany during WW2, It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger) or, literally, King Tiger. The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armour with the armour sloping used on the Panther medium tank. It was armed with the long barrelled 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 anti-tank cannon. The main diference of the other Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B also present in the game is that this is the Tiger II with the turret used on Porsche prototypes (It's incorrectly assumed that Porsche did design those turrets, actually it was Krupp's design for both prototypes), this can be easily recognised by the rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a curved bulge on the turret's left side to accommodate the commander's cupola.

This Pz.Kpfw.VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B with the initial Krupp turret has the same cannon as their late brother; the 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71, which is perfectly capable of destroying medium and heavy tanks at a long range, making this tank a deadly opposition agaisnt tank forces that dare to assault a German position. The tank also has 3 MG-34 machineguns in the usual areas for German tanks (Radio Operator hull machinegun, Coaxial turret machinegun and Anti-aircraft mount machinegun), so it also presents a tough rival against infantry, provided they don't use their stealth advantage to flank the tank. Munster Koenigstiger Porscheturm Modell detail.jpg
 * alt=|none]]Something that this tank definitely has to consider, though, it's that, while it might be armoured, it's not invulnerable; a common strategy is to damage the tracks and afterwards attacking the vulnerable 80mm sides, which a regular M4 Sherman or T-34 can penetrate. Also, while not common, super-heavy tank guns such as the Russian 122 D-25T or the American 90mm M3 can penetrate the hull at close range and the turret at medium range, leaving a hapless tank unable to fight back with the turret damaged. Infantrymen with standard AT weapons such as HEAT rocket launchers, AT grenades and Molotov Cocktails can also prove deadly to a Tiger II, so it's important to cover your tanks with infantry support if you don't want your expensive Tiger II be reduced to scrap by a lucky soldier.

Trivia

 * This Tiger II with early turret is actually far less efficient than the regular Tiger II, ironically enough not because of the shot trap the real life version had, but because the frontal hull armour seems to have way lesser armour than it's supossed to. For example, a regular 75mm M3 can routinely pierce the frontal hull at combat distance, and a 37mm M3 can pierce it at very close range.
 * The real Tiger II with early turret actually had way less space for ammunition because of the smaller turret, but, funnily enough, in Men of War editor it has the same amount of ammunition of AP and HE shells except of the MG, which has a whooping 2950 MG rounds compared to the 650 MG rounds of a regular Tiger II.
 * Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger II Ausf. B 588 supporting an assault.jpg Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" with early turret is not available on Men Of War Assault Squad games.