The result was the monstrous Jagdtiger (“Hunting Tiger”), then heaviest tank to see action in World War II—and still heavier than modern M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks! But the vehicle’s ...

Tiger ace Otto Carius was not ... ten days to reach the frontline. Again the Hunting Tigers arrived too late. Attempting to intercept Sherman tanks streaming down the autobahn, four of the ...

This could be our lucky day, the chance to nab one at last.” Climbing into their Churchill Mark IV tank they went Tiger-hunting, heading to the ­battlefield where a firefight was raging.

He added: “The Tiger Tanks were terrifying ... working example in existence - its two King Tigers and its Jagdtiger (Hunting Tiger) have been joined by the Elefant Tiger, which has been loaned ...