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JTM IV is otherwise known as John Thomas Miller IV. His hobbies include geopoltical discussion, bantering about cutting edge physics theories in layman's terms, playing competitive PC games, researching Masonic lore, and attempting to learn and understand as much about how the world and its inhabitants work as possible.
JTM IV is a avid reader of history in general and Crusader and Hellenic material in particular, military science fiction, fantasy, contemporary realistic fiction, philosophy, and as much about current events as possible.
Panzer VI Ausf. B Tiger II
Tiger II preserved at La Gleize, Belgium
TypeTank destroyer
Place of originNazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service history
In service1944–1945
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerMIAG
Designed1943
ManufacturerMIAG, Brandenburg Eisenwerk Kirchmöser.
Produced1943–1945
No. built382
Specifications
Mass45.7 tons
Length6.87 m
9.86 m to end of gun
Width3.27 m
Height2.715 m
Crew6 (commander, gunner, loaderx2, radio operator, driver)

Armor25–180 mm
Main
armament
8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71
84 rounds
Secondary
armament
7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34
4,800 rounds
EngineV-12 Maybach HL 230 P30
700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
Power/weight10 PS/tonne
TransmissionMaybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B (8 forward and 4 reverse)
Suspensiontorsion-bar
Operational
range
170 km (110 miles)
Maximum speed 41.5 km/h (25.8 mph)