“First-round hit at a thousand meters.” It sounds like legend. But on the Tiger Tank, it was a process—optics that let you see, a gun that shot flat and tight, and a crew drilled to turn range-guess, ...

In August 1942, the German Tiger tank made its long-awaited combat debut near Leningrad. But its first battle was far from perfect. Rushed into action with mechanical issues and limited mobility, the ...