King Tiger Range

[Dan Caviness]

King Tiger II, Bovington Museum
(they have the sign right...that's where the "fire exits" all right...)

Hey guys:

I apologize if I'm reinventing a thread...I searched but found no mention of this.

A PBEM partner and I were looking over the King Tigers we just got in a team scenario and we noticed (not for the first time) that the Tiger II, even carrying the monster late war 88 version "kwk 43 L whatever" (sorry....I used to know my armaments but old age and all) has a relatively short range on hard targets of 12.

If memory serves, the Tiger II was quite capable of taking out Allied tanks beyond 3 km.

It's good range, not complaining, but compared to the Tiger I (16?), the Leopards (16?), and even the venerable Rhino/Nashorn (20?), and many others, it get's a short range in the game with it's powerful 8.8 cm late war main gun.

I can see where Tank Destroyers may get credit for longer range capability, but even the Tiger I has longer range on hard targets then the Tiger II.

I'm sure the designers had a reason for this...anyone know what it is?
Optics?
Ammunition?
Some other deficiency unique to the Tiger II?
Operator error (mine)?


Where are these Talonsoft boys?


Regards,

Dan