The Tiger tank was a very successful tank in World War II. The fundamental reason for the success of the Tiger is that the Tiger tank was born in 1943. It is completely composed of mature technologies. Its 102mm armor is almost the thickest level at that time, and its road mobility speed is as high as more than 40km. Until 1946, the Tiger's road mobility was one of the best heavy tanks, and the 88mm caliber The artillery was also the largest tank cannon in 1943. The weakness of the Tiger is that its high fuel consumption results in poor strategic maneuverability, and its high overall weight and unsatisfactory off-road speed. The Tiger tank may be the last successfully designed tank in Germany during World War II. The cost of one Tiger tank is approximately equal to 2.5 T34s, but it takes an average of five T34s to destroy one Tiger in battle. Considering that the working hours are three times that of T34, the economic efficiency of war is only slightly lower than that of T34. .

But as I said, the success of the Tiger stemmed from its invincibility in 1943. But in 1944, the US military replaced the 76mm M1A2 gun barrel with a new high-speed armor-piercing projectile, and the British used a 17-pound gun to fire hard Core armor-piercing projectiles, the Soviets all upgraded to 85mm and the 100mm 122mm cannon also entered final testing. At this time, the Tiger 102mm vertical armor became no longer reliable, and by 1945, the Soviet D25T 122mm cannon, D10T 100mm cannon were fully installed, and the United States The 90mm cannon has also entered the countdown, and the Tiger's small 88mm cannon has no advantage at all.

Really considering that the most powerful anti-armor tank in World War II should be produced between King Tiger, IS2m1944, and Pershing. The King Tiger has strong penetrating power, accurate shells and stable ballistics. However, it has limited lethality against heavy tanks such as the IS2. Its maneuverability is similar to that of the Tiger. It has good road maneuverability, but extremely poor cross-country and strategic maneuverability. Frontal protection was the best almost until -3 appeared. The IS2 has mediocre penetrating power but strong lethality. It has low long-range accuracy. Due to the front center opening and the casting process, the frontal protection of the IS2 is not as good as that of the King Tiger. Its road mobility is comparable to that of the King Tiger, but its off-road and strategic mobility far exceeds that of the King Tiger. The Pershing was the US tank blueprint for the next 20 years. Its penetration was stronger than the previous two, its lethality was in the middle, its ballistic accuracy was not inferior to that of the King Tiger, and its protection was lower than the former two, but its maneuverability was far away. Ahead of both.