Footnotes

1. Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger I. Source: Jentz, Thomas L.: Germany’s Tiger Tanks. Tiger I & II: Combat Tactics and Spielberger, Walter J.: Panther & Its Variants. The mantle completely covers the turret face so some texts add the two thicknesses and cite the turret front as being 200mm thick. Jentz gives a turret mantle thickness of 120mm but actual measurements of captured vehicles gives 100mm so I have used that instead. No tests of captured vehicles ever revealed the use of face hardened (FH) armour. [up]

2. Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger II Königstiger. Source: Jentz, Thomas L.: Germany’s Tiger Tanks. Tiger I & II: Combat Tactics. The first fifty turrets were manufactured by Porsche and are often referred to as the Porsche turrets; the remainder are often referred to as either Henschel, Krupp or production turrets. The armour plate for the Porsche turrets was milled in 1942 to a different specification than the hull. Due to its shape, the measurement of the mantle thickness is difficult to determine; the figures in the table come from actual measurements of captured vehicles. [up]