A modern M1A2 "Abrams" tank is heavier than a World War II "King Tiger" tank
Tiger II is the common name of a German heavy tank of the Second World War. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces. A Tiger II tank weighed between 75.5 and 76.9 short tons, depending on the exact model. -- Tiger II
A modern-day M1A2 Abrams tank weighs 68 short tons -- M1 Abrams
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William Laughlin
spg cool dude,
You are confirming that the correct answer is "false" as indicated. What is your point?
teacherchicky
Look it up on Google and you'll find this answer is incorrect!
DonRt
jonbroberts, Those weights likely don't include the weight of the TUSK option, which was added to many tanks deployed in the later years of the Iraq conflict.
DonRt
Denise Currie, Nope, the Abrams' engine is more than twice as powerful as the Tiger II's engine, giving it much better speed and maneuverability.
Joanne Serin
lucky57, those who operate it, maybe
JRW
teacherchicky, google does not tell you anything. It simply takes you to sites that may answer your query. You then need to evaluate the validity, or otherwise.
If you disagree with the answer, then please cite the site you are relying.
Mrs. Deadman
I have to thank my husband, who was a tanker in the Army, for knowing this answer💚
fdeisner
Quizzclub wrong answer again. TANKS alot. 💣🤫
RadientIntensity
teacherchicky, that's what I found out as well.
John W Shreve
Alan B Mitchell, The reason we haven't converted is American football. Gaining 137.17 meters in one game doesn't have the same ring as 150 yards.
Fred Mayes
krkyates, as I remember, a short ton is 2000 lbs and a long ton is 2200 lbs (1000 Kg)
John W Shreve
My son just resigned from his job as test engineer for U.S. military vehicles at Yuma Proving Ground. Big shots from all over the world come in for demonstrations.
Helga U. Williams
The literal translation of the word is actually correct as "King Tiger"!
Denise Currie
It makes sense to me that the more modern one would be lighter and more manouverable than the old fashioned ones.
Kk
Dang I missed it. Good question
Robin Heckler
Considering everything is lighter and more easily moveable now days, I didn't think it would possibly be heavier than the WWII tank, but don't see the point of this either.