Tiger I
1942 heavy tank family
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Summary
Tiger I is a combat vehicle model[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of combat vehicle model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,211 views/month, #1 of 957).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: German Army[3]
- Followed by: Tiger II[4]
- Manufacturer: Henschel & Sohn[5], Wegmann & Co.[6]
- Subclass of: heavy tank[7]
- Designed by: Henschel & Sohn[8], Erwin Aders[9]
- Commons category: Tiger I[10]
- Country of origin: Germany[11]
- Powered by: HL230[12], HL210P45[13]
- Armament: 8.8 cm KwK 36[14], MG 34[15]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[16]
- Service entry: January 1, 1942[17]
- Service retirement: January 1, 1945[18]
- Ammunition: 8.8 cm PzGr[19], 7.92×57mm Mauser[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tiger I[21]
- Commons gallery: Tiger I[22]
- Maximum capacity: 5 human[23]
- Total produced: 1347[24]
- Described by source: The World War II Tank Guide[25], Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition[26], The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II[27]
- Present in work: The Tiger[28]
- Native label: Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger[29]
- Length: 8.26 m[30], 8.45 m[31]
- Height: 2.86 m[32], 2.93 m[33]
- Width: 2.82 m[34], 3.7 m[35]
- Speed: 37 kilometre per hour[36], 38 kilometre per hour[37]
- Mass: 56 ton[38], 57 tonne[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tiger I include The Tiger[40], a film[41], directed by Dennis Gansel[42].
Why It Matters
Tiger I has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 122 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include The Tiger[40], a film[41], directed by Dennis Gansel[42].