Kungstiger - Revision history

U44629479: Added marketplace number

2024-08-21T06:38:48Z

Added marketplace number

U38088265: /* Description */

2024-07-27T11:49:23Z

‎Description

U3243125: Description

2024-07-17T23:16:05Z

Description

U31139476: /* General info */

2024-07-17T22:42:35Z

‎General info

U31139476: Undo revision 189365 by U16451009 (talk)

2024-07-17T22:35:42Z

Undo revision 189365 by U16451009 (talk)

U16451009: Ammo rack shell counts

2024-07-04T03:54:29Z

Ammo rack shell counts

U38088265: Undo revisions by User:U155380081: Plagiarism from https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/Sweden/SwedishKonigstiger/

2024-06-12T07:47:13Z

Undo revisions by User:U155380081: Plagiarism from https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/Sweden/SwedishKonigstiger/

U155380081: Changed history of the vehicle - wrong script

2024-06-06T19:33:39Z

Changed history of the vehicle - wrong script

U155380081: History of the vehicle

2024-06-06T19:29:58Z

History of the vehicle

U127711136: /* Ammo racks */ Copied info from the II p

2024-05-29T08:38:35Z

‎Ammo racks: Copied info from the II p

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' were a Swedish owned Tiger II P which were acquired from the French in late 1947, the year before Sweden were looking into buying German tanks for evaluation and trials for research purposes.  In early October 1946 Sweden sent a military delegation to France to pick out from the surplus of German equipment that was in Versaille for scrapping. After some negotiations Sweden were allowed to pick out three examples for free which led to Sweden requesting a King Tiger of the highest quality they could find. The Swedish delegation was brought to Normandy to search for a King Tiger in acceptable condition, they were shown an exmaple, which was in poor condition and had been burnt out this made the Swedish military delegation deem it unsuitable for transportation to Sweden. Sweden who still wanted to acquire a King Tiger so the day after by courtesy of the French they promised to find a vehicle that were in conditions that were in a better condition than what had been shown, it wouldn’t be until August 1947 that the delegation got news of a good condition King Tiger were found south of Paris. It wouldn’t be until late november that the King Tiger would arrive in Stockholm, and then sent onwards to P 4 in Skövde where it would arrive in December same year where it would get evaluated and then sent onwards for trials.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a Swedish-owned Tiger II (P), acquired from the French in late 1947. Sweden had been looking into buying German tanks for evaluation and trials for research purposes. In early October 1946, Sweden sent a military delegation to France to select from surplus German equipment at Versailles earmarked for scrapping. After some negotiations, Sweden was allowed to choose three examples free of charge, which led to a request for a King Tiger of the highest quality they could find. The Swedish delegation was taken to Normandy to search for a King Tiger in acceptable condition. They were shown one example, which was in poor condition and had been burnt out, which the Swedish military delegation deemed unsuitable for transportation to Sweden.
-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a premium gift tank that was introduced during [[Update "Alpha Strike"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season XV, "Northern King"]]. Similar to the German [[Tiger II (P)]] the Swedish tree got an heavy tank that most players are familiar both with playing and facing. The long [[KwK43 (88 mm)|88mm KwK43]] giving it the ability to engage targets and neutralise targets at distance, with powerful penetration capabilities it will have little to no issues dealing with most hostile vehicle except heavy armoured vehicles like [[Maus]] and [[T95]] or angled armoured heavy tanks like [[IS-4M]] might give the {{PAGENAME}} some issues. But similar to the [[Tiger II (P)]] the {{PAGENAME}} have great hull armour but share same weak spots due to the early production turret where the cheeks are giving a simple area for enemies to go through with most shells with more than 100mm penetration, to counter this {{PAGENAME}} are probably best to be used in long range engagement where it's more difficult to get a proper aim on the turret cheeks. Overall {{PAGENAME}} is an excellent vehicle which bolsters the Swedish lines with a more armoured vehicle and packs a punch and also able to fill a role in a battle rating where Sweden were lacking vehicles.
+Sweden still wanted to acquire a King Tiger, so the following day, the French promised to find a vehicle in better condition than the one previously shown. It wasn't until August 1947 that the delegation received news of a well-preserved King Tiger found south of Paris. It wouldn't be until late November that the King Tiger arrived in Stockholm and was then sent onwards to P 4 in Skövde, arriving in December of the same year. There, it was evaluated and subsequently sent for trials.
 == General info ==
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 '''Cons:'''
 * Weak armour protection on the turret
 * Big Target
+*

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Alpha Strike"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season XV, "Northern King"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' were a Swedish owned Tiger II P which were acquired from the French in late 1947, the year before Sweden were looking into buying German tanks for evaluation and trials for research purposes.  In early October 1946 Sweden sent a military delegation to France to pick out from the surplus of German equipment that was in Versaille for scrapping. After some negotiations Sweden were allowed to pick out three examples for free which led to Sweden requesting a King Tiger of the highest quality they could find. The Swedish delegation was brought to Normandy to search for a King Tiger in acceptable condition, they were shown an exmaple, which was in poor condition and had been burnt out this made the Swedish military delegation deem it unsuitable for transportation to Sweden. Sweden who still wanted to acquire a King Tiger so the day after by courtesy of the French they promised to find a vehicle that were in conditions that were in a better condition than what had been shown, it wouldn’t be until August 1947 that the delegation got news of a good condition King Tiger were found south of Paris. It wouldn’t be until late november that the King Tiger would arrive in Stockholm, and then sent onwards to P 4 in Skövde where it would arrive in December same year where it would get evaluated and then sent onwards for trials.
 == General info ==
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 * Weak armour protection on the turret
 * Big Target
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 |}'''''Notes:'''''
-*''Turret front armour is only 100 mm thick, but it is rounded, with varying angles (between 0-55°). Middle part is unangled and is the weakest part of the turret.''
+*Turret front armour is only 100 mm thick, but it is rounded, with varying angles (between 0-55°). Middle part is unangled and is the weakest part of the turret.
-*''Turret has some major flaws, like a shot trap, and exposed, vulnerable turret ring (80-100 mm thick and no angle at all).''
+*Turret has some major flaws, like a shot trap, and exposed, vulnerable turret ring (80-100 mm thick and no angle at all).
-*''Commander's cupola on top of the turret is 100 mm thick, but quite well angled.''
+*Commander's cupola on top of the turret is 100 mm thick, but quite well angled.
-*''Lower glacis is only 100 mm thick, but it is not a weak spot (over 200 mm effective angled).''
+*Lower glacis is only 100 mm thick, but it is not a weak spot (over 200 mm effective angled).
-*''Machine gun port could be marked as close-range weak spot. Although most of it is still 150 mm thick, the angling is much worse. But targeting the turret is preferable.''
+*Machine gun port could be marked as close-range weak spot. Although most of it is still 150 mm thick, the angling is much worse. But targeting the turret is preferable.
 === Mobility ===
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 === Pros and cons ===
-<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->'''Pros:'''
-'''Pros:'''
+* Powerful cannon
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*

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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''
+'''''Armour type:'''''
-'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
+*''Rolled homogeneous armour''
-<!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
+*''Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Cupola, Turret front)''
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
+!''Armour''!!''Front (Slope angle)''!!''Sides (Slope angle)''!!''Rear (Slope angle)''!!''Roof''
 |-
-| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
+|''Hull''||''150 mm (50°) Front glacis''
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-| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' <br> ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
+|''Turret''||''100 mm (17-57°) Turret front''
 |-
-| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
+|''Cupola''||''100 mm''||''100 mm''||''100 mm''||''40 mm''
 |-
-|}
+|}'''''Notes:'''''
-'''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of -->
+*''Turret front armour is only 100 mm thick, but it is rounded, with varying angles (between 0-55°). Middle part is unangled and is the weakest part of the turret.''
-<!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. -->
+*''Turret has some major flaws, like a shot trap, and exposed, vulnerable turret ring (80-100 mm thick and no angle at all).''
 === Mobility ===
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 ! 5th<br>rack empty
 ! 6th<br>rack empty
 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
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-| '''70''' || 59&nbsp;''(+11)'' || 48&nbsp;''(+22)'' || 41&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 34&nbsp;''(+36)'' || ''28 (+42)'' || ''22 (+48)''
+| '''70''' ||65 (+5)|| 59&nbsp;''(+11)'' || 48&nbsp;''(+22)'' || 37&nbsp;''(+33)'' || 30&nbsp;''(+40)'' || 23&nbsp;''(+47)'' || __
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 |}
 === Machine guns ===

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 == Description<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' --> ==
-During World War 2, Sweden had declared neutrality but was sandwiched between the invading Germans in Norway and the Soviet offensive in Finland, the latter probably being of more concern to Swedish authorities. Sweden aided both the Axis and the Allied powers during the conflict. For example, Germany was allowed to transport the whole 163rd Infantry Division, along with all its equipment and supplies, from Norway to Finland across Sweden to fight the Soviets in June-July 1941 and iron reserves continued to be sold all the way up to 1944. On the other hand, military intelligence was passed on to the Allies, and Danish and Norwegian clandestine resistance groups were trained on Swedish soil. From 1944 onward, Swedish air bases were open to Allied aircraft. In spite of its neutrality, Sweden was always afraid of a potential invasion, and as a result had developed a number of indigenous tanks in the period leading up to the war and during the war itself. Along with this, Sweden possessed a powerful navy which could have discouraged an invasion.
+After the end of the war, sometime between 1946 and 1947, Swedish military authorities sent personnel across Europe to acquire intact or semi-intact German tanks for the purpose of testing. One of the main aims of these tests were to see how anti-tank mines and other weaponry in the Swedish arsenal fared against heavily armored tanks. Skandinavisk Express was commissioned to provide transport for the tank to Stockholm as soon as possible. However, it would not be until 27th November 1947 that the Königstiger would be unloaded at Stockholm docks.
 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Alpha Strike"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season XV, "Northern King"]].