A World War II vehicle with the German word for kitten in its name, was a smaller version of the German tank known by American soldiers as what?
Tiger II Tiger II is the common name of a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen" Tiger "Ausf". B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was "Sd.Kfz." 182. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger" (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces.
Leopard 2 The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and 12 other European countries, as well as several non-European nations, including Canada (Leopard 2A4m can), Chile, Indonesia, Singapore and Turkey. The Leopard 2 was used in Kosovo with the German Army and has also seen action in Afghanistan with the Danish and Canadian contributions to the International Security Assistance Force, as well as seeing action in Syria with the Turkish Armed Forces against IS and the YPJ.