Tiger tanks entered the war in late 1942 as an answer to the powerful Soviet KV-1 and KV-2 heavy tanks as well as T-34 medium tanks, which were far superior to the German Panzer III and Panzer IV of that time in terms of both armor and armament.
In 1941 the Wehrmacht was unpleasantly surprised with the achievements of the Soviet tank building industry and was forces to look for the new tank models to counter the enemy’s heavier tanks with bigger caliber guns.
There were two main solutions: 1) upgrade the existing production lines for Panzer IV tanks to produce newer models with bigger guns and better armament. 2) Create fully new tank designs from scratch, which resulted in heavy Tiger tanks and medium Panther tanks.
Germany proceeded with both these solutions.
The downside was that the German industry lacked the resourced to mass-produce these new tanks in large enough quantities. Thus their deployment was in low numbers and quite sporadic, which dramatically lowered their potential impact on the overall course of the war.
In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg you will be able to fit your tank troops with Tiger tanks right before the Battle of Stalingrad.
Tiger II (or Königstiger) was an even more powerful version of Tiger tanks that entered the war only in 1944 and in relatively small numbers. Thus we were unable to present them to you in our previous project - Panzer Strategy.
This time, however, the last operation will feature several Königstiger units. We are not happy that the players will only get to command these beasts for a short time but that is what making a historically accurate game means… Still, we hope that you will enjoy seeing and commanding this rare guest on the battlefield.
Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/ With best regards
Starni Games development team