King Tiger Range

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I have in the past wondered about this very same thing regarding the hard attack range of the Tiger II vs the Tiger I's. In addition I believe the Tiger II's hard attack values may be a bit shy of what the should be if on were to compare it's numbers with the Tiger I's. At 1000 meters the 88mm L/71 had the ability to punch thru 65% more armor than the L/56, And at 2000 meters it looks like it could go thru 57% more using standard APCBC ammo if the detailed German armor penetration tables I'm looking at are correct. Shell weight was the same for both. However in the game, The Tiger II's hard attack value is only 47% greater at 1000 meters and 45% greater at 2000 meters. Then there is the accuracy factor using the APCBC ammo. It appears that the Tiger I's gun may have been slightly more accurate under test and combat conditions. 100/93% at 1000 meters & 87/50% at 2000 for the L/56 versus 100/85% at 1000 meters & 85/43% at 2000 meters for the L/71. The site were this info can be found is at http:www.fprado.com/armorsite/tiger1.htm