German industry first began
working on heavy tank designs
in 1937. When the German
Panzers in Russia encountered
the Soviet T-34's and KV-1's
in 1941 it was all too
apparent that a new heavy tank
was needed. Ultimately, this
resulted in a specification
for a 45-ton tank with an 88mm
gun, heavy armor,
speed and manuverability
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German industry first began
working on heavy tank designs
in 1937. When the German
Panzers in Russia encountered
the Soviet T-34's and KV-1's
in 1941 it was all too
apparent that a new heavy tank
was needed. Ultimately, this
resulted in a specification
for a 45-ton tank with an 88mm
gun, heavy armor,
speed and manuverability.
Production was ordered to
start in August 1942. It began
at a rate of 25 tanks per
month and peaked in April 1944
at a rate of 104 per month. It
took 300,000 man hours to
build one Tiger, almost twice
as much time as a Panther
required.

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