Tiger P Porsche. The ordnance inventory designation was SdKfz. This design was developed from the VK3001 P design.
Apr 04 2014 The roots of a Porsche Tiger improvement starts in early 1942 with the very first proposal of a Typ 101 Verstaerkt strengthened soon changed into Typ 180 Electric transmission and 181 Hydraulic designated by Wa Pruef 6 as VK 4501 P2 VK 4502 P and finally Tiger P2. The Tiger P was powered by two Porsche Typ 101 15 litre V-10 engines capable of producing 310 metric hp at 2500rpm. Tiger P is a 5-stared unit affiliated with Vanguard Division.
It was not selected for production and the Henschel design to the same specification was produced as the Tiger I.
More about the VK 4501P-TigerP tank. The tank was equipped with two air-cooled engines with ten cylinders which worked for two electric generators that fed two traction electric motors. Which set in motion the drive wheels. 267 and 268 for command vehicles It was known as King Tiger by Allied soldiers and is also known under the informal name Knigstiger the German name for the Bengal tiger.
