www.panzerworld.net/zimmerit.html i was doing some research on the king tiger henschel turret on and when i checked the zimmerit pattern, supposedly that model didnt have any zimm.
is this true or what, and if it had zimm, what pattern of zimm. did it have
No, the KT did have zim, just not all of them.
Yea, some King Tigers had Zimmerit. I think they stopped putting it on in August or September of 1944. Check out the link below.
http://www.worldwar2aces.com/photo.htm
thanks koda, cuz im doing a september 44 market garden dio w. a king tiger.
Early henschel and all porche turret did ,… late war henschel did not ( there were no late version porsche )
What he there said. All the Porsches and Henchel’s up to Sept of 44.
The info I have is that the Schwere Panzer Abteilung were equipped with unzimmeritted
King tigers. Also they were pretty scarce , because by now they were building more turretless tanks.
As I’ve written, the Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.B (i.e. the Tiger II) had Zimmerit. This would include all vehicles manufactured until 1944-09, i.e. all Tiger IIs with the Krupp turret for the VK 45.02 (P) chassis, and some Tiger IIs with the Krupp turret for the Tiger II.
you can read more on this site.
http://www.track-link.net/articles/15
Only 2 of the so-called “Porsche” turret version didn’t have zim and that was chassis number V1 and V2 which were test vehicles.
The first King Tigers produced, from January to September 1944 were coated with Zimmerit anti-magnetic mine paste, except the three prototypes. Some vehicles produced before June were also fitted with deep fording equipment, but this was mainly for testing purposes. Overall, during production, numerous modifications were made to the vehicles, including: replacement of gaskets and seals, type of tracks used, installation of sprockets, installation of additional track links, etc. None of the modifications significantly changed the appearance or performance of the tank.
The first 50 King Tigers (including the three prototypes) were equipped with turrets designed by Krupp for Porsche’s VK4502(P) - commonly known as Porsche Turrets. Later models were equipped with turrets designed by Krupp for Henschel - known as Henschel or Krupp Production Turrets. Both turrets were mounted in the middle of the tank. The Porsche turret was originally developed for the VK4502(P) tank, which was based on the VK4501(P) chassis. This project was rejected, but the design of the turret was accepted and adapted for Henschel’s Tiger II (because the Henschel turret wasn’t ready yet). Porsche’s turret mounted a one-piece 88mm gun, while Henschel’s turret mounted a two-piece 88mm gun (from May 1944). The Tiger II with Porsche turret carried 80 rounds of ammunition, while the production version with the Henschel turret carried 86 rounds. Seventy-five percent of the ammunition was stored along the hull sides, and the remaining 25% was stored in the rear of the turret. Also, a total of 5,850 7.92mm rounds were carried for three MG 34/MG 42 machine guns for local and air defence.
Steve
as the others have said about the zim
about Market garden, all the photos of Market gareden ive seen the kingtigers have been the Porsche Turrets with early Tiger 1 exhausts