Tigris

Tigris

Tigris

Italy

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.0	6.0	6.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Heavy tank

Purchase:4 880

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Description

The Tigris is a premium rank IV Hungarian heavy tank with a battle rating of 6.0 (AB/RB/SB) in the Italian tech tree. It was introduced in Update "Air Superiority". Hungary used several Tiger I heavy tanks supplied by Germany towards the end of World War II.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull102 / 82 / 82

Turret100 / 82 / 82

Crew5 people

Visibility112 %

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Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Cupola)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	102 mm (10°) Front plate 62 mm (81°) Upper glacis 102 mm (24°) Lower glacis	82 mm Top 62 mm Bottom	82 mm (9-10°)	26 mm
Turret	100 mm (Volumetric) Turret front 90 - 200 mm (Volumetric) Gun mantlet	82 mm (Volumetric)	82 mm (Volumetric)	40 mm
Cupola	80 mm (cylindrical)			40 mm

Notes:

• Turret front covered by gun mantlet has variable thickness depending on exact place, ranging from 90 to 200 mm of armour.
• Turret side (about 1/3) and hull front are covered by attached tracks, adding additional 30 mm of armour.
• While the hull side of the tank is 82 mm, the side where the suspension is located is only 62 mm thick so be aware of this weak point.
• On paper, the best angle is roughly 38.8° with armour all-round being from the front 130 mm.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB48 / 9 km/h

RB and SB45 / 9 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

4 back

Weight57.3 t

Engine power

AB1 336 hp

RB and SB700 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB23.3 hp/t

RB and SB12.2 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	48	9	57.3	904	1,336	15.78	23.32
Realistic	45	9		619	700	10.8	12.22

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 419

RB2 717

SB3 758

Crew training10 000

Experts320 000

Aces800

Research Aces1 050 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 120 / 190 / 210 %

2 × 172 / 172 / 172 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive 88mm_ger_kwk36_Pzgr_APCBC_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire 88mm_kwk_36_43_HEAT_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism

Armaments

Main armament

88 mm KwK36 cannon

Ammunition92 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

9.6 → 7.4 s

Vertical guidance-8° / 16°

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88 mm KwK36					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	92	-8°/+16°	±180°	-	11.3	15.7	19.0	21.1	22.4	9.62	8.51	7.84	7.40
Realistic					8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
PzGr 39	APCBC	165	162	151	139	127	117
Pzgr.	APCBC	153	151	140	128	116	106
Hl.Gr 39	HEAT	110	110	110	110	110	110
Sprgr. L/4.5	HE	18	18	17	15	14	13

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
PzGr 39	APCBC	773	10.2	1.2	14	108.8	48°	63°	71°
Pzgr.	APCBC	810	9.5	1.2	14	215.04	48°	63°	71°
Hl.Gr 39	HEAT	600	7.64	0	0.3	1,100	62°	69°	73°
Sprgr. L/4.5	HE	820	9	0.2	0.1	900	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	8th rack empty	9th rack empty	10th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
92	76 (+16)	60 (+32)	44 (+48)	28 (+64)	24 (+68)	20 (+72)	16 (+76)	12 (+80)	6 (+86)	0 (+92)	No

Ammo racks of the Tigris

Machine guns

7.92 mm MG34 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition2 400 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate900 shots/min

7.92 mm MG34 machine gun

Ammunition2 100 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate900 shots/min

7.92 mm MG34
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	2,400 (150)	900	-	-
Pintle	2,100 (150)	900	-10°/+25°	-55°/+160°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• The gun mantlet, MG port, and driver's port are particularly hard to penetrate due to their complex, varying shape and thickness
• Decent cannon with adequate accuracy and a range of shells to choose. Stock shell has great penetration and damage, and can knock out common opponents easily with a single shot (e.g. T-34-85, M4A2 (76) W, IS-1, M6A1). Has another AP that sacrifices a bit penetration for more TNT
• One of the fastest heavy tanks with its top speed of 45 km/h, meaning it can get to some positions quickly alongside friendly medium tanks.
• The box-like hull shape gives the ability to angle. When angling the hull at around 40° and placing yourself far from the enemies (at least 500 m away) the Tigris can resist common tanks like the 76 mm Shermans, T-34-85s and M36
• Good reverse speed and hull traverse allows it to quickly angle for deflecting shells
• -8° gun depression works well in most hilly terrain
• The rear is surprisingly hard to penetrate, partially due to the slightly-angled armour and partly due to the large exhaust pipes which seem to deflect shells
• The strong gun makes it easy to destroy most opponents at the its battle rating with a single shot, even M4A3E2 Jumbo, as long as you carefully aim for the machine gun port
• Has access to track armour which can still be useful in the overall protection of the Tigris

Cons:

• Does not have access to smoke grenades, which could have helped escape an undesirable situation
• Weak and vertical armour protection. If not angling the Tigris can get destroyed easily by the T-34-85 or 76 mm Sherman. Even if the Tigris is angling, the IS-2 can still knock it out with a single shot easily
• The upper front plate is extremely vulnerable if it is not angled. It will be penetrated by any vehicle at its battle rating
• Struggles to penetrate heavy targets frontally like the M4A3E2, M26 and IS-2 (1944)
• Rather slow acceleration limits its short range manoeuvrability
• Slow turret traverse makes it hard to respond to flankers quickly. The M18 GMC is very common at this BR
• Ammo storage at the hull sides are very easy to explode when hit
• Commander's cupola is tall and easy to penetrate
• Is a big and tall target, easy to get spotted and shot at
• Tracks are rather loud so enemies will most times hear you and will be alert, so surprise attacks will be difficult

History

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See also

Tiger I (Family):

• Tiger H1
• Tiger E
• Heavy Tank No.6 (Japan)

External links

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