Some time during the early summer of 1941 Dr Porsche, while pondering over the ideas circling through his mind about the new directive he's been given for producing an armored vehicle, happens to cross paths and chat with a engineer by the name of Adolf Muller and the pair talk about variant engine ideas.
Muller impresses Dr Porsche with the possibilities of his 'Turbine' engine concepts given it's power to weight, parts and materials costs etc and this sets Porsche down a different engine design road than his combustion/electric system and instead (After the various test rigs demonstrate) creates the Turbine/Gas generator arraignment.
Development of said engine proceeds well along side Porsche's own hull production and the resulting machine arrives in good fashion at the testing grounds on April the 19th.
Thanks to it's improved HP to weight ratio (The use of 'cheaper' kerosene actually promoted as a bonus feature...) allows the Porsche/Muller design to win out in the competition between Henschel and Porsche.
Come July 1st at the start of Kursk salient the 505th Heavy tank battalion has 70 Tiger (P) machines available at the North of the battle group.
While 3rd and 11th Panzer Divisions have 50 Tiger (P) machines available in the South.
(I have not done as much research on the Panther production at this time and am unsure whether a 'Turbo' version of that machine would also be in play)
Would such an increase in heavy tank availability have made a difference at the battle? Given the machines better power to weight ratio and hence being a more 'nimble' combat machine how much difference would such a heavy tank make
Projecting a little bit further, given the 'cheaper' nature of the turbine engine's production (Less weight, less 'vital' materials etc) and the quicker initial availability of hulls and Porches hull production. Would any gains be maintained enough to effect (Affect?) much?