Henschel and Porche both were hired to make chasis for the King Tiger Tank, there were 2 versions with chasis both to outfit the King Tiger Tank. The Porche design was later rejected and the Henschel version went into full scale mass production. Krupp designed the turret. Two turrets were made to fit both the chasis of the Porche and Henschel models. althought it was the Henschel model that went into full scale production. For the engine, it used a MaybachHL 230 P30 engine which was the same as was fitted to the Panther. The transmission was an 8 speed Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B gearbox (8 forward and 4 reverse).
Extra points? New most of it cept the transmission part, thought I'd throw that in.
Cool Specs:
Crew: 5 (three in turret)
Weight (tons): 68.5 (Porsche turret)
69.8 (Henschel turret)
Height (meters): 3.09
Length (meters): 7.62 (excluding gun barrel)
10.28 (including gun barrel)
Width (meters): 3.66 (without skirting)
3.76 (with skirting)
Engine: V12 Maybach HL 230 P30 (700hp)
Gearbox: Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B (8 forward and 4 reverse)
Speed (km/h): 35 - 38 (road)
17 (cross country)
Range (km): 110 (road)
80 (cross country)
Radio: FuG 5
Armament: 88mm KwK 43 (71 calibers)
1 hull MG 7.92mm
1 coaxial MG 7.92mm
1 commander's hatch MG 7.92mm
Ammunition: 88mm - 80 rounds (Porsche turret), 86 rounds (Henschel turret)
7.92mm - 5850 rounds
Sight: TZF 9b later changed to TZF 9d
Armor (mm/angle) Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Porsche turret 100/curved 80/30 80/30 40/77 40/90
Henschel turret 180/9 80/21 80/21 40/78 40/90
Superstructure 150/50 80/25 N/A 40/90 40/90
Hull 100/50 80/0 80/0 40 - 25/90
Can you tell its one of my favorite tanks?
