The tank was equipped with the powerful 88 mm KwK 43 L/71 gun, capable of penetrating the armor of any Allied tank at long ranges. This gun was a significant upgrade from the Tiger I's 88 mm KwK ...

A view of the Storm Tiger’s turret. Note the laser rangefinder mounted above the tank gun and the 14.5mm heavy machine gun.

The Second World War resulted in the production of some pretty legendary tanks, on the Allied and Axis sides alike. The U.S. had the famous M4 Sherman. Great Britain had its Churchill tank series ...

Designed as a breakthrough tank for breaching enemy defenses, and allocated to a handful of special heavy tank battalions, the sixty-ton Tiger I seemed to have it all: firepower, armor and for an ...

They had 100mm thick armor at the front, an 88mm anti-tank gun (1,000-meter range), and a powerful engine. 1,837 Tiger tanks were built, and the first ones served against Russia's Red Army in 1942.