182) V2 Prototype is wrongly called the Porsche turret Tiger II.

This Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf B Tiger II tank (Sd.Kfz. Rear view of the Krupp turret on the V2 Prototype It had an operational range of 170 km (110 miles). It had a top road speed of 35km/h (24mph). It was powered by a V12 Maybach HL230 P30 690hp petrol engine. It had a crew of five: commander, driver, gunner, loader and radio operator/machine gunner. B Tiger, also commonly referred to as the Köningstiger, King Tiger, Royal Tiger or Tiger II tank was armed with a 88 mm (3.46 in) KwK43 L/71, 86 rounds and two or three 7.92 mm (3 in) MG 34 machine guns, 5800 round. This early production rounded turret was made by They can be pre booked with Garrison Cars to meet you when your train arrives and pick you up for the return trip from outside the museum. The easiest way to get to the museum from the train station is by taxi. The last bus back to the station from the Tank Museum is just after 13.45 which is really silly. There is an irregular bus service from Wool Station that will get you to the museum but they only come once an hour in the morning starting after 9.30. You can walk the 2 miles to the Museum but there are not pavements along the country road and if you are travelling with children it can be dangerous. The nearest train station is Wool Railway Station. This Surviving King Tiger Tank is on show at the Tank Museum, Linsay Road, Bovington, Dorset.

B tank at the Tank Museum Bovington Location

The turret was designed and produced by Krupp. This is not the Porsche Turret King Tiger tank. B Tank V2 prototype at the Tank Museum Bovington Surviving German WW2 Tanks

Tiger ii next to a modern day tank