"Report on the results of testing the T-6-B King Tiger superheavy tank in order to determine its weak points held on September 2nd, 1944, near Staszów by a commission composed of the following: [names]
The results of the trials are summarized in the following table:
Component of the tank | Gun caliber | Type of ammunition | Range | Angle | Result |
Hull front | 152 | HEAT* | 250 m | 90 | First hit: 350 mm wide breach in the machine gun ball. |
46 | Second hit: 70 mm deep dent 230 mm in diameter. | ||||
85 | AP | 200 m | 46 | 60 mm deep dent 170 mm in diameter. | |
Turret front | 57 | Subcaliber | 200 m | 75 | 165 mm deep dent 70 mm in diameter. |
Turret side | 152 | HEAT* | 1200 m | 70 | Penetration, 200 mm breach. |
250 | 86 | Penetration of both sides, entrance breach is 190 mm in diameter, exit breach is 840 mm in diameter. | |||
85 | AP | 200 | 86 | Penetration 170 mm in diameter. | |
Superstructure side | 152 | HEAT* | 465 | 85 | Penetration of both sides, entrance breach is 170 mm in diameter, exit breach is 750 mm in diameter. |
85 | AP | 400 | 85 | Penetration 150 mm in diameter. | |
76 | Subcaliber | 300 | 88 | Penetration 40 mm in diameter. | |
AP | Dent 75 mm deep 84 mm in diameter. | ||||
57 | Subcaliber | 200 | 88 | Penetration 70 mm in diameter. | |
AP | 200 | 88 | Penetration 60 mm in diameter. | ||
45 | Subcaliber | 150 | 80 | Penetration 30 mm in diameter. |
The hull and superstructure side can be penetrated by:
- Subcaliber ammunition:
- 45 mm at 150 meters.
- 76 mm at 300-400 meters.
- AP ammunition:
- 45 mm cannot penetrate at 150 m.
- 76 mm cannot penetrate at 200-300 m.
- 85 mm can penetrate at 400-600 m.
- 152 mm can penetrate at 1200 m.
- Subcaliber ammunition:
- 45 mm at 150 m.
- 76 mm at 300-400 m.
- AP ammunition:
- 76 mm at 200 m.
- 85 mm at 400-800 m.
- 152 mm at 1200-1500 m.