Tiger II tanks in France. Photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-721-0359-35 / Vennemann, Wolfgang / CC-BY-SA 3.0. The fate of Tiger 124 in August 1944 is reasonably well known. During the retreat of the German army towards Paris and the river Seine the King Tiger II’s of the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion were at the forefront of the fighting.
On that last note, the answer to the question "IS-2 vs King Tiger? Who would win this duel?" is. Whichever tank was able to get closest so that a well-aimed shot would penetrate the armour of the other tank. The skill, determination, courage, etc. of the tank crew can have a bigger part to play than the designers specifications.
The biggest reasons why you would need 1000 Tigers to take on 1 Abrams is three fold. Accuracy. The fire control systems and gun of the Abrams is extremely accurate against tank sized objects out to 4000 meters. The Tiger I's 88mm gun could at best get a hit at 2000 meters with some semblance of accuracy. Armor.
The 88mm L71 KwK 43 tank gun, joined by the excellent optics, was able to pierce any enemy tank on long ranges; front armor was able to whithstand any enemy anti-tank gun, large battle tracks permitted the tank to offer a ground pressure of only 0.74 Kg/cm2 (when the tracks sunk of 20 cm in the ground), speed of a remarkable maximum of 41.5 Kmh
The tiger 2 has a shorter range but is more mobile, cannot be cornered as easily as the jagdtiger (because of the turret) and can deal with infantery. The Jagdtiger on the other hand deals a great amount of damage to armored vehicles or buildings at long range but it requires more protection (volks with schrek's, raketen and even mines to stopPanzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II. Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B. Některá data mohou pocházet z datové položky. Tiger II byl německý druhoválečný těžký tank, nástupce tanku Tiger I. Oficiálnà německé označenà bylo Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B. [pozn. 1] Označenà v inventáři munice bylo Sd.Kfz. 182 [3] (Sd.Kfz. 267 a 268
At 67 tons, the King Tiger weighed as much as the early M-1 Abrams tanks. Due to low ammo velocity and poor optics, the IS-2 could destroy the King Tiger once it got to within 1,000 m and then only from the side. 90% of Tiger II's were lost due to mechanical failure, lack of fuel, whereas the other 10% were destroyed in action. Impressive killDuring the final battles on World War II's Western Front, the legendary German Tiger I heavy tank clashed with the brand-new M26 Pershing fielded by the United States. The Tiger I had earned a formidable reputation by the end of 1944, although its non-sloped armor and poor mobility meant it was being superseded by the Tiger II or "King Tiger." The M1 series tank is equipped with a 1500 horsepower engine and houses a 105mm main gun (some come with a 120mm cannon) and three secondary machine guns. It takes a four-man crew to operate this battlefield beast and comes with a price tag of around $9 million. M1A1 Abrams firing its massive main cannon. If you think the Abrams is massive Round 1: The Sherman tanks are the first M4 Sherman tanks to be designed, equipped with the weaker 75mm gun. Round 2: The Sherman tanks are the M4 (105) variant. M4 Shermans with a 105mm gun. Round 3: All 4 Sherman tanks are the Sherman Jumbo variant (M4A3E2) and 2 of them are equipped with the first turret which equips it with the 75mm as well t44B.