The end of The Third Reich is nearing, blood stains all of Europe to the bottom of the Pacific. It is almost time for the blood debts to be paid. But something is amidst the chaos, an ironclad giant, no, a monster, if making its way through the blood.

The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E, or more commonly known as the Tiger I, was a German heavy tank deployed in the latter years of WWII. Production of the Heavy 54 ton war machine was called for after staggering losses during operation Barbarossa and mass production began in 1941. Designs were complex, so very complex some German rocket scientists didn’t even understand the design. The German Goliath packed a serious punch, having an 88MM main gun along with either an Mg-34, or even an Mg-42 (In some of the much later models). The Frontal armor of the Tiger one were almost impenetrable by regular allied guns such as the Sherman 75MM short-barrel, but was pierceable by anti-tank weapons such as the British PIAT (Personal Infantry Anti Tank) and the russian tank based 152MM Howitzer SU models Tank Destroyers (TD’s). However the side and rears of the Tiger I were quite vulnerable to ammunition types as low as 37MM cannons. Engines and designs were kept secret, until the end of the war. The hull and turret together made the Tiger over 12ft. high. Tracks were about three feet wide, and emergency track pieces were put on the tank as extra armoured plating. Only 1,327 Tigers were ever produced, before they were replaced with the latter Tiger II models.

As of today, only seven Tiger I’s are still operational; they can be seen in Vimoutiers, Normandy, France; Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France; Lenino-Snegiri Military Historical Museum, Russia; Kubinka Tank Museum, Russia; German Panzer Museum, Munster; and the Bovington Tank Museum, United Kingdom.