The Tiger tank had been a formidable foe during the early years of the war, but the Allies were starting to catch up. Indeed, new Soviet tanks such as the ISU-152 and the T-34-85 were appearing on the Eastern front, while the British and the Americans were busy developing improved tank designs and upgunning existing variants. A new Tiger Shermans versus Tigers. Shortly before the drive into Germany, the American press broke the story that American tanks were inferior to those of the enemy. Hanson W. Baldwin in the New York Times The pak43 is one of the best conventional guns in the game, its high pen and velocity (combined with the pretty good scope on the tiger ii) means you preferably want to be at range (it was meant to engage from 4km irl. Fun fact, the longest range tank-to-tank kill in history was scored by a king tiger at 4.5km on a t-34-85). Note the 73 caliber gun to compete with the 88 mm KwK 43 L/71 gun on the King Tiger. The 90 mm M3 gun of the Pershing was similar to the German 88 mm KwK 36 used on the Tiger I. In an effort to match the firepower of the King Tiger's more powerful 88 mm KwK 43, the T15E1 90 mm gun was developed and mounted in a T26E1 in January 1945. This tank 6. [deleted] OP • 2 yr. ago. "Ultimately, the sight of a Tiger 1, Jumbo and IS-1 (and eventually the Tiger II, IS-2 and Pershing) should be rare, exciting and terrifying to the enemy, and indicate specific intentions of the Commander". Developer Briefing #135 - Armour Overhaul. Shot #2. The shell tore off a piece of armour off the turret 580 mm by 230 mm. The turret was torn off its turret ring, and displaced backwards by 540 mm. Shot 3. Shell ricocheted off the turret roof. A dent 25 mm deep formed. Cracks spanning the thickness of the armour formed, 330 mm, 230 mm, and 210 mm long." The Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf.B, also known as Tiger B, Tiger II, King Tiger, Königstiger or Royal Tiger, was the heaviest and arguably the most powerful tank to see combat service in World War 2 (though it was eclipsed in weight by its tank destroyer derivative, the Jagdtiger). At 69.8 metric tons, the Tiger Ausf.B was significantly heavier However the emerging threat posed by the new Tiger 2 would bring a modification to these Pershings to match the firepower of the long 88. This tank would become known as the T26E4 or ‘Super Pershing’. The T26E4 SuperPershing is an American tier 8 premium medium tank. To increase firepower, a new long-barrelled 90-mm gun was mounted on the I have the soviet IS-2 berlin and the 2M is basically a direct upgrade. The soviet IS-2 has only one advantage over the M, which is that it weights less. So it has better power to weight with the same engine. But it just feels wasteful to buy the IS-2M when my tank is fine and has a unique historical camo. The much compared and debated Tiger II vs the IS-2. IS-2 was reliable and transportable, but the gun had some issues and the vision was terrible. Tiger II was prone to breakdown, and absurdly heavy, but had a better gun, better armor, and better visibility. ZvP2.