EchoMarineОткуда-то узнал, что на ранних машинах стоит крыша башни 25 мм, а на модели стандартные 40
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Jentz "VK45.02 to Tiger II"
6.3.3.1 Turmpanzerung (Turret Armor)
Originally, Krupp completed all 50 turrets for the VK 45.02 (P) with 25 mm thick fore and aft roof plates. Only the center horizontal plate for mounting the cupola, loader's hatch, and ventilation fan was 40 mm thick. The three turrets mounted on the Versuchs-Serie chassis (Fgst.Nr.V1 [ V2, and V3) still had turret roofs with 25 mm thick plates fore and aft. This is the configuration of Tiger II (FgstNr.V2) with Turm Nr.150110 at the Tank Museum in Bovington. However, Turm Nr.1-50, installed on the production series chassis starting with Fgst.Nr.280001, were modified by cutting off the original 25 mm roof plates
and replacing them with 40 mm thick plates. These modified turrets were assigned new Turm Nr.in the 280001 series. The front roof plate was now flush with the top edge of the turret front plate, and there wasn't any 15 mm step up to the 40 mm center plate. The turrets for the production series were further modified by adding a square deflector bar which was welded across the front of the turret roof. In addition, a drain channel was cut into the top of the 40 mm roof plate to the right of the loader's hatch.
At least 16, but not all 50, of the original turrets fabricated for the VK 45.02 (P) had a hole cut in the left turret side for the commander's Schaulock (viewing port). As already decided in November 1942, a plug was welded into the hole intended for the Schaulock. Covered by Zimmerit on production series Tiger II, this plug was only discernible as a flatter circular area in the curved turret side.