Kingtiger turret rotation speed...??

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:44 am

Anybody know the turret rotation speed for a KT...ie. the time it takes for the turret to turn a full 360 degree circle..?? I've read that Tiger I's and Panthers took about 40 seconds, and I would assume that a KT took about that long, or possibly longer due to the great weight of it's turret, but I have been unable to find any info on the subject.

zhukov · Post by **zhukov** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:04 am

The turret rotation speed was even more stunning, capable of turning by its hydraulic gearing system (connected and depending from the engine) of 360 degrees in 19 seconds (with the engine at 2,000 rpm) for fine adjustments and in less than ten seconds at the fastest speed (engine at 3,000 rpm, difficult to archieve because of engine's overheating). The lowest speed for a full turn was 70 seconds: low speed was used (and needed) for long range aiming/shooting (the ideal role for the Tiger).

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quart ... tiger2.htm

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:25 am

WOW, great...!! Thanks for the info and link.

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:33 pm

In battle I bet it seemed awfully slow for the KT crew and really fast if you were on the receiving end!