The comparison between a Panzer tank and a Tiger tank depends on various factors such as the context of their use, the specific model, and the tactical requirements of a given situation. Here's a brief overview of each:
Panzer Tank:
Panzer tanks were widely used by the German military throughout World War II and were known for their reliability, versatility, and relatively lower production costs compared to more advanced tanks like the Tiger.
They played a significant role in various campaigns and battles, offering mobility and firepower to German armored units.
Tiger Tank:
The Tiger tank, specifically the Tiger I, was a heavy tank used by the German army during World War II.
It was renowned for its formidable armor, powerful 88mm gun, and heavy firepower, making it a feared opponent on the battlefield.
However, Tiger tanks were also more expensive to produce and maintain compared to other tanks like the Panzer IV.
While the Tiger tank offered superior firepower and protection, its weight and mechanical complexity sometimes led to mobility issues, especially in challenging terrain.
In summary, the choice between a Panzer tank and a Tiger tank would depend on factors such as the specific requirements of a mission, the availability of resources, and the strategic objectives of the military command. Both types of tanks had their strengths and weaknesses, and each played a significant role in the German armored forces during World War II.
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Trick question. They are the same tank. Panzer manufactured the Tiger.
Actually, there was no such tank known as a "panzer" tank. Panzer is a german word meaning "armored vehicle". ALL german tanks were thus "panzer" tanks.
The original question could be confusing "panzer" with "panther", which was a specific model of tank. The Panther was a medium-heavy tank, where the Tiger was a true heavy tank. The Tiger came out slightly before the Panther, and thus, was technologically inferior to the Pather in terms of design. It's a bit hard to compare the Tiger to Panther, as they were constructed with different design goals, and were used together for most of the second half of WW2.
Alternately, the original question could refer to any one of the "original" German tank models, which were commonly known as "Panzer I" through "Panzer IV", which were abbreviations for their full name: panzerkampfwagon I, II, III, or IV. These were pre-war designs, and significantly inferior to either the Panther or Tiger.
Answer Panzer is a word that refers to German armor (armour). Panzer-Grenadier was a unit that a mechanized infantry unit. Interestingly, a police unit was organized by Herman Goring and it grew into size to become an infantry unit, that was under the command of the Luftwaffe(Air Force). This unit grew large enought to be a Division with armored attached. It's official name was "Herman Goring Fallschrim-PanzerKorps" which literally translates to Armored Parachute Corps. However, they were not paratroopers.
Russian t-34 because their attack and speed was better but the tiger tank was slow and their attack was almost the same as Russian the tiger tank had better armor
Probably the best tanks built during WWII were the German Panzerkampfwagen Tiger tanks, Panzer IV, and the Panther. The Soviet T-34 was a very formable tank against the Germans so the Tigers were built. T-34, Tiger 1, Tiger 2, Panzer IV, and Panther to name five. British Cruiser MK VI Crusader
The German word for Tank is Panzer, hence why every "Tank" is called "Panzer". Agreed. In 1942 German tanks were named after predatory cats. Tiger and Panther = panzers. Germany's Leopard II of today is a panzer. Daimler-Benz built the most panzers for the German Army in WW2, while Chrysler was the prime contractor on the Sherman. Nowadays the two have teamed up to form Daimler-Chrysler for peaceful purposes. Fiat, Baretta, Daihatsu, and Mitsubishi are other examples of Axis contractors which survived the political regimes they once served.
The Panzer IV was the brainchild of German general and innovative armored warfare theorist Heinz Guderian.[1] In concept it was intended to be a support tank for use against enemy anti-tank guns and fortifications.[2] Ideally, the tank battalions of a panzer division would each have three medium companies equipped with Panzer IIIs, and one heavy company of Panzer IVs.[3] On 11 January 1934, the German army wrote the specifications for a "medium tractor", and issued them to a number of defense companies. To support the Panzer III, which was to be armed with a 37 millimeters (1.46 in) anti-tank gun, the new vehicle would mount a short-barreled 75 millimeters (2.95 in) main gun, and was allotted a weight limit of 24 tonnes (26.46 short tons). Development was carried out under the name Bataillonsführerwagen.(battalion commander's vehicle)
There is only one tank named the Tiger and that's the Panzer 6, the biggest panzer was the Panzer 8 Maus
The tiger is six and the king tiger is seven Clarification: both the Tiger 1 and Tiger 2 (King Tiger) are designated Panzerkampfwagen VI (or panzer 6) the tiger 2 being designated Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf.B Tiger II. I'm not sure what a Panzer 7 was.
Panzer VI.
The German King Tiger Tank - "Panzerkampfwagen VI Konigstiger" aka Panzer VI. http://www.worldwar2aces.com/panzer-tank/kingtiger/
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The Tiger was a German battle tank used by the Nazis in World War II. The first version had the designation Panzer VI (Panzer V was the lighter Panther medium tank).There was a more powerful Tiger, called Tiger II, or Tiger B, which also went into major mass production toward the end of World War II.
Tank as a container is "Tank"Tank as in an armoured vehicle is "Panzer"
Panzer literally means 'armour' in the German language, but, in WW2, the word Panzer meant 'Tank'. There were 7 different marks of Panzer, the Panzer I, II, III, IV, Panther, Tiger, and Konigstiger (King Tiger/Panther) in WW2.
There were several famous German Tanks. One of them was the Panzer, another was the Tiger tank, and lastly, the modern-day German tank is the Leopard II.
It was an evolutionary process. Against Poland and in Africa it was the Panzer I and Panzer II which were in essence light tanks that lacked adquate punch to take out hard targets. By the time Operation Barbarosa against the Soviet Union began the Panzer III was the main battle tank but it was hopelessly outclassed by the T-34. The Panzer IV designed as a support tank became by default the Main Battle tank. By the time the Battle of the Bulge began it was the Tiger Tank that was the superman of the battlefield. The King Tiger was available in small numbers but far to heavy for most existing bridges.
The tank series got there name because Panzer means tank in german
Panzer=Armor=Tank. Tanks were initially invented to breach enemy lines (in WWI).