Can someone tell me which was superior (exept that the königstiger was far more expensive)

No comparison: Tiger II by far, in every way.

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in every way?? what bout speed?
the panther was very fast and the tiger II was slow like "un escargot" but the tiger II killed a T-34 4000 meters away..

The Tiger and Tiger II were heavy/ superheavy tanks, almost mobile fortresses, they excelled in defensive warfare, but had problems due to their low mobility. They were also very costly to build.

By comparison the Panther, particularly the refined Panther Ausf. G was probably the best medium/ heavy tank in the war.
And excellent combination of firepower, armor, mobility and cost.

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I think the Tiger II was a lot less reliable. Probably because it was new and relatively untested.

Does anyone have any pics of these two tanks?
If so,please post.We could actually discuss more detailed.
Cheers Mates



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Here are some good links with info about these two tanks:

Tiger II http://www.achtungpanzer.com/pz5.htm

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/tiger2.htm

Panther http://www.achtungpanzer.com/pz4.htm#panther

The Tiger 2 or Kingtiger is actually the second best German tank contrary to popular belief, the Panther Ausf G had much better reliability, speed, and basically the same front armor becuase the KT had low quality front armor which offset the thicker armor (good quality armor was basically non existant for the germans by the end of the war) which was prone to cracking when it got hit and was very prone for allowing the soviet tanks especially the IS2's to spall inside the tank compartments, the KT was prone to breakdowns due to its rush into the battlefield. The KT's gun was just slightly stronger than the Panther's but its accuracy was the same. The only thing the KT has going for it over the Panther was its thicker side and back armor however good tanker wouldn't allow for those sides to be exposed anyways, the KT was also larger and thus was a easier target for Allied ground attack aircraft. The turret traverse was also faster for the Panther Ausf G.