Porsche Tiger Tank

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What if Germany went with the Porsche Tiger tank instead of the Henschel Tiger. This scenario implies that it does not have as bad mechanical problems and gets accepted. Are their any advantages the larger Porsche Tiger would bring?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK4501

1) thicker frontal armor (200mm vs 100mm on the front plate)

2) the Electric drive is supposed to be more fuel efficent, though OTL that was lost in the poor mechanical quality
 

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That's the one with the electric drive if I remember correctly. The drive used a lot of strategic materials in the motors and other electric parts and wasn't as efficient as the mechanical drivetrain, so it seems there wasn't much going for it.
 
1) thicker frontal armor (200mm vs 100mm on the front plate)

2) the Electric drive is supposed to be more fuel efficent, though OTL that was lost in the poor mechanical quality


I am pretty sure that the thicker armour was only added when they turned it into the Tank Destroyer . part of the process was bolting an additional 100 mm armour plate to the front . According to Achtung Panzer the armour was no more the 100 mm
 
I am pretty sure that the thicker armour was only added when they turned it into the Tank Destroyer . part of the process was bolting an additional 100 mm armour plate to the front . According to Achtung Panzer the armour was no more the 100 mm

the one Tiger (P) that saw actual action as a Tiger(P) had a bolted on plate that gave it 200mm of frontal armor
 

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That's the one with the electric drive if I remember correctly. The drive used a lot of strategic materials in the motors and other electric parts and wasn't as efficient as the mechanical drivetrain, so it seems there wasn't much going for it.

Being less efficient also means an increased need to get rid of waste heat and that is always a big problem in an armored vehicle with limited area for vents
 
Put in production more relialble Henschel Tiger-1, but not stop Porsche types command tiger and Elefant. This electrics tanks kept in reserve, for defence. Not for attack - style ,as was in Stalingrad.
Another Tiger - 2 ,King, was not good by fuel-economy. This area was better for Porsche: King Tiger-vorne at first will be better with hybrid-electric drive. Left Henschel to continued production of reliable Tiger-1(+105 mm haubitze optional gun for vk3001h) and gave prioriti to vorne-model as -Tiger2, and new Elefant 2-hinten, etc ;KingTiger was 5 tons heavier than Elefant, but much more fuel shortage showed, in Bulge this was critical.Jagdtiger / 128 with 75 tons was worster than King. As Komet aircraft ... short running time ;
 
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