Cobi 3113 - World War II - Panzer V1 Ausf.B Konigstiger 802 pcs

Ferdinad Porsche, a native of Vratislavice nad Nisou, was involved in the development and designed the combined diesel-electric drive.

However, the standard Henschel solution with a petrol engine went into series production.

Several stands were equipped with an extremely high quality and advanced optical sight, which allows to shoot accurately even at long range.

The KwK 43 L/71 gun was able to penetrate 180mm thick armour at a distance of 500 metres.

The Royal Tigers were first deployed in August 1944 on the Eastern Front.

Despite the fact that it was the most powerful tank in World War II, 11 machines were destroyed in combat or stuck in the mud during the first days.

The TIGER II tank found its competitor only in the Soviet IS-2, or in the Ardennes in the American M26 Pershing tank.

On May 9, 1945, when the world celebrated the end of the war, there was still fighting in Bohemia near Trebon.

A group of 3 Tigers tried to break into the American captivity and one command Königstiger was stranded in a waterlogged meadow where it became a local attraction for several weeks.