Tiger II

‎Proposed upgrades: Typing mistake, Changed Stowage to Storage

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	==Proposed upgrades==		==Proposed upgrades==
−	The HL234, an engine born from the developments initiated by attempting to convert the [[Maybach HL230]] to [[fuel injection]], would have increased the power to about 800 to 900 PS (hp). The Entwicklungskommission Panzer unanimously decided that HL234 be immediately included in the engine design and procurement program. The AK-7-200 was also explored as an alternative to the Olvar-B drive train, but ''[[Waffenamt]]'' research and development department ''Wa Prüf 6'' found that it offered inferior driving characteristics and so the Olvar-B was retained.<ref name="J&D1997.144-154">{{cite book|last1=Jentz|first1=Thomas|last2=Doyle|first2=Hilary|title=Germany's Tiger Tanks: VK45.02 to TIGER II Design, Production & Modifications|date=1997|publisher=Schiffer Publishing, Ltd|isbn=0764302248|pages=144–154}}</ref> Krupp proposed mounting a new main weapon, the 10.5 cm KwK L/68. ''Wa Prüf 6'' was not supportive of this as the Heer had not accepted the cannon itself. Other suggested improvements included stabilised sights, a stabilised main gun, an automatic ammunition feed, a Zeiss stereoscopic range finder, heated crew compartment, stowage for an additional 12 rounds, and an [[Overpressure (CBRN protection)|overpressure]] and air filtration system to protect against poison gas, but these also never got beyond the proposal stage or did not enter production before the war ended.<ref name="J&D1997.144-154"/>	+	The HL234, an engine born from the developments initiated by attempting to convert the [[Maybach HL230]] to [[fuel injection]], would have increased the power to about 800 to 900 PS (hp). The Entwicklungskommission Panzer unanimously decided that HL234 be immediately included in the engine design and procurement program. The AK-7-200 was also explored as an alternative to the Olvar-B drive train, but ''[[Waffenamt]]'' research and development department ''Wa Prüf 6'' found that it offered inferior driving characteristics and so the Olvar-B was retained.<ref name="J&D1997.144-154">{{cite book|last1=Jentz|first1=Thomas|last2=Doyle|first2=Hilary|title=Germany's Tiger Tanks: VK45.02 to TIGER II Design, Production & Modifications|date=1997|publisher=Schiffer Publishing, Ltd|isbn=0764302248|pages=144–154}}</ref> Krupp proposed mounting a new main weapon, the 10.5 cm KwK L/68. ''Wa Prüf 6'' was not supportive of this as the Heer had not accepted the cannon itself. Other suggested improvements included stabilised sights, a stabilised main gun, an automatic ammunition feed, a Zeiss stereoscopic range finder, heated crew compartment, storage for an additional 12 rounds, and an [[Overpressure (CBRN protection)|overpressure]] and air filtration system to protect against poison gas, but these also never got beyond the proposal stage or did not enter production before the war ended.<ref name="J&D1997.144-154"/>
	==Specifications==		==Specifications==