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Both the Henschel company and [[Porsche]] submitted a model of the tank to [[Adolf Hitler]]. The Henschel [[design]] was accepted for mass production. Its front armor was 150mm thick and sloped at a 50 [[degree]] [[angle]]. Its sides were 80mm thick and sloped at a 25 degree angle. Its main [[gun]] had an 88mm bore with a muzzle [[velocity]] of 1000m per second with armor piercing rounds. It was highly accurate, and able to penetrate 150mm of armor at [[distance]]s greater than 2200m. The gun itself was 20 [[feet]] long. The tank was powered by a V12 [[gasoline]] [[engine]], and due to its [[weight]] of 69 [[ton]]s, consumed gas at a prodigious rate.  With a 150 [[gallon]] tank it had a road range of 87 [[mile]]s and a cross country range of 53 miles; 0.6 and 0.4 miles per gallon respectively.

Both the Henschel company and [[Porsche]] submitted a model of the tank to [[Adolf Hitler]]. The Henschel [[design]] was accepted for mass production. Its front armor was 150mm thick and sloped at a 50 [[degree]] [[angle]]. Its sides were 80mm thick and sloped at a 25 degree angle. Its main [[gun]] had an 88mm bore with a muzzle [[velocity]] of 1000m per second with armor piercing rounds. It was highly accurate, and able to penetrate 150mm of armor at [[distance]]s greater than 2200m. The gun itself was 20 [[feet]] long. The tank was powered by a V12 [[gasoline]] [[engine]], and due to its [[weight]] of 69 [[ton]]s, consumed gas at a prodigious rate.  With a 150 [[gallon]] tank it had a road range of 87 [[mile]]s and a cross country range of 53 miles; 0.6 and 0.4 miles per gallon respectively.

Initially the King Tiger was prone to malfunctions and reliability problems due to the lack of post production testing, as the tanks were sent immediately into [[combat]] after leaving the [[factory]]. Most of the problems were fixed by the end of 1944. However, due to production difficulties and Allied air [[bomb]]ing of Henschel warehouses, production numbers fell and there were not enough spare parts to keep the these tanks running. Between 489 and 492 were produced.

Initially the King Tiger was prone to malfunctions and reliability problems due to the lack of post production testing, as the tanks were sent immediately into [[combat]] after leaving the [[factory]]. Most of the problems were fixed by the end of 1944. However, due to production difficulties and Allied air [[bomb]]ing of Henschel warehouses, production numbers fell and there were not enough spare parts to keep the these tanks running. Between 489 and 492 were produced. A tank destroyer version was also produced in limited numbers and known as the ''[[Jagdtiger]]'' (Hunting Tiger).

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