DRAGON 6947 Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger I Late Production Normandy 1944 w/Zimmerit

 Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger I Late Production Normandy 1944 w/Zimmerit (w/track, Aluminum Gun Barrel, 3D print muzzle brake, Wittmann Figure) (Plastic model

 

About the actual vehicle]
- The Tiger I heavy tank is known as a German heavy tank that was feared by the Allied forces for its high offensive and defensive power.
- After appearing in combat from August 1942, various improvements were added, and the type produced from February 1944 is called the late model.
- As the shortage of materials became serious, a major feature was that the wheels were changed from rubber rimmed wheels to steel wheels with built-in rubber.
- Also, the German military at this time was wary of magnetic landmines, and vehicles with special coatings on their bodies appeared as a countermeasure.
- Many tank commanders were known as aces because they destroyed many enemy tanks with the most powerful Tiger tank.
- More than 10 tank commanders have recorded the destruction of 100 or more tanks.
- Among them, Michael Wittmann is one of the most famous. On June 13, 1944, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on the Normandy Front, he and others led a surprise attack on Br