You can have multiple M10 Tank Destroyers flank it while the M4 Shermans distract it. Its slow speed can be an advantage to Allied commanders. Once lost, it cannot be replaced, except if it is recovered by a Panzer Elite Bergetiger.Īn unsupported King Tiger will take more damage from concentrated anti-tank fire than it does to its enemies. This means that protecting its flanks is a high priority. The main drawback of this vehicle is that it can only be called once. To this end, the King Tiger can be used to lure an opponent into making poor tactical decisions - such as luring attacking forces into a well-placed ambush.Īlthough the King Tiger is almost the heaviest armored and armed tank on the battlefield (Only the Jagdpanther has superior front armor and cannon), its size and weight make it one of the slowest tank on the battlefield. King Tigers can often tempt an opponent into performing a major assault, in a gambit to eliminate the King Tiger before it can be used to inflict more significant damage.If a King Tiger is defeated, the Panzer Elite's Bergetiger can recover it.The King Tiger drains your manpower rate by 100MP/minute for 5 minutes.Remember to support the King Tiger as it will dominate everything if it is supported.It fires 15-30 bullets before it reloads again. Every single hit of it drains up to 6 health and reloads for 3 seconds. The 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34, it is one of the most powerful machine guns in World War II. The King Tiger's secondary weapon is the predecessor of the feared Maschinengewehr 42. The gun has a range of 30m and takes eight seconds to reload. Every single hit drains up to 165 health. The 88mm KwK 43 L/71 was the most powerful German tank gun ever fitted in a rotating turret in World War II (excluding the 128mm PaK 44 mounted on the second prototype of Maus). The King Tiger's main cannon is a more powerful version of the Tiger I's feared 88mm KwK 36 L/56 (which was a derivative of the famous 88mm FlaK 36 AA/AT gun). King Tiger moving into enemies territory Weapons 88mm KwK 43 L/71 The King Tiger is a not only a superb propaganda war machine but also an effective heavy tank. The King Tiger is capable crushing the enemies on the battlefield can shatter even the toughest of the opponent's morale. If used in conjunction with Terror Doctrine's V1 Flying Bomb, Zeal and Firestorm, a well-supported King Tiger can effectively breach the enemy front lines and strike fear into even the most persistent Allied commander. When supporting a King Tiger, be mindful not to keep the supporting Panzer too far away. Supporting the King Tiger with infantry and other Panzers is necessary for it to perform effectively on the battlefield. Some infantry such as Grenadier Squads, Volksgrenadier Squads and Pioneer Squads can keep up with it. Even if hit by multiple artillery strikes, it suffers only minor damage. It is also one of very few vehicles that are capable of surviving massive artillery strikes almost unscathed. Its powerful gun is excellent at taking out heavy support vehicles and heavily fortified positions. It has good survivability, making it an excellent vehicle for penetrating the enemy's front lines. Its thick armor also make it capable of taking an incredible amount of punishment, making it one of the toughest tank on the battlefield. The weaker armor of the M4 Sherman, Cromwell Tank, M10 Tank Destroyer, and Sherman Firefly is highly vulnerable to the King Tiger' main gun. The 88mm KwK 43 L/71 is effective against all targets, especially enemy tanks. The King Tiger's immense weight means it can easily crush infantry and tank traps alike. This massive, over-sized beast is armed with the 88mm KwK 43 L/71 gun a longer and more powerful version of the famous 88mm KwK 36 L/56 of the standard Tiger tank and sloped steel armor up to 180mm, twice the armour of most Allied tanks. B, also known as the Königstiger - the German word for Bengal Tiger, but often semi-literally translated to King Tiger or Royal Tiger - is something out of a nightmare. Most Axis commanders of the Wehrmacht in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts choose the Terror Doctrine for one ultimate goal: to call in the ultimate weapon of terror. Such a decisive weapon should not be squandered." Game Info "A single, very powerful King Tiger is allocated to the battlefield but only once. This is a very powerful weapon and thus must be called in times of extreme need.you only have one chance to use this tank and you cannot produce it in the German HQ,s