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Counting down the days until I fly to the UK and finally see this thing again, it has been YEARS

I was a 19K tank crewman on the M1A1 Abrams and I tell you what man.....the King Tiger was a hell of a lot more intimidating in every way than an Abrams....that absolutely beautiful Panzer was an absolute beast, from the end connectors up to the muzzle brake.....OUCH! Yes, the transmission, engine, and final drive problems were a major part of it's downfall, but I can't even imagine being a Allied tanker and coming up against this monster in any aspect, especially with that laser beam gun.....but that was very true of most German tanks and the guns they mounted........the 88 in all it's iterations was just stupid deadly....can't even imagine it if they had gotten up to mounting the KwK L/68 105mm. Also, the Tiger 2 never approached 850,000 Reichsmarks, the vehicle averaged a cost of around 322,000 Reichsmarks, a little more for command vehicles. The only tank the Germans had that would scare me more was the Jagdpanther...that thing had a gun just as big as the Tiger II, but was a friggen sports car compared to it's bigger brother....and don't even get me started on the smaller killing machines StuG and Hetzer.

First time I saw this tank at The Tank Museum I was amazed at how tall it was. It was about six foot to the front deck. Massive!

Chris Copson does a superb job of presenting this very well made video. Very well done and thank you to the whole production team.

The King Tiger really does have a presence. You could almost imagine it operating without a crew like a very big proto-Terminator.

Having been near one of the surviving T2s, it is indeed a beast

I thought that detail about the self defense mortar was fascinating and a amazing detail to include

Amazing how roomy the turret is allowing for the presenter, lights and cameraman all at once. Great work!

I fondly remember visiting the museum with my late father in the 1970s. We used to love watching war movies together and my memory of the museum is very special, everything there looked enormous to a 7 year old.

As a side note: In the video you can see clips of King Tiger 300. You can read about King Tiger 300, 313 and 314 in the memoirs of panzer commander Richard von Rosen in 'Panzer Ace'.

King Tigers are the nicest looking tanks from WW2. Peak design and silhouette.

I was in the town of La Glieze, Belgium to see this tank on display outside the museum house. I stand about 6 feet tall and standing next to this tank I was amazed of how massive the armor plating it had. No wonder the allied tanks were afraid to take the King Tiger one on one. 6:46

I met a fellow who fought in Pattons army. He commanded a half track with howitzer mounted to it. He said he had a Royal Tiger cross his "T" at about 400 yards. It was going fast, all buttoned down. He said they laid shells on it, but they bounced off. He figured they were either out of ammo, or low on fuel, or both. Otherwise, it could have easily knocked them out.

This narrator is one of the best I've ever come across. Thank you for a fascinating and informative presentation.

The tank just looks so beautiful. With the heavily armored, sloped outeriour and the huge, long gun it looks like an armored teutonic knight with lance in hand.

This guy is brilliant , very clear and knowledgeable!

YES YES YES I always want to see details inside. It always saddens me the most insides of restored tanks are trashed or at best missing all aux gear.

Visited the Tank Museum on the 28th March and spent the whole day there. The staff were really knowledgeable and couldn't have been more helpful. The planning that has gone into the exhibition and the execution of the layout is quite frankly, stunning. I would thoroughly recommend a visit but be ready to get blown away by some of the engineering that has gone into the exhibits ......... shall be returning later this year (2023)

I've seen this up close, even compared with modern MBT's it has an impressive presence. Imagine being the 'volunteer' who was chosen to sabotage the gun - "we've drained the oil from the gun cylinders, and all you have to do is sit right next to it and fire, nothing can possibly go wrong".