Warlord No. 409, cover dated 24 July 1982.
'Big Willi' cover by Ian Kennedy.
The Tiger ll not only had many different names (Royal Tiger, King Tiger among others), it also had two different turrets. The Tiger ll depicted here has what is commonly known as a 'Henschel' or 'Production' turret. A smaller number had the 'Porsche' or 'Pre-Production' turret.
Confusingly the turrets were actually designed by a company named Krupp. The Henschel and Porsche designation arose from those companies submitting competing designs for the hull (but not the turret). The Porsche design was rejected while the Henschel version was approved.
Krupp had in the meantime made a prototype turret which some erroneously thought was designed by Porsche. Krupp then changed their design at the request of the German military and the new one was used on the bulk of the Tiger ll's. As Henschel had won the contract for the hull this second turret became known as the Henschel turret. That is a massive oversimplification but it's a long story and a great one to amaze your friends with!
Around 490 Tiger ll's were built, about 50 of which had Krupp's prototype turret.
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