Tiger Heat: Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger tank

By: Steve Stone

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Considered one of the finest tanks of WWII, the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger tank killed 11.52 tanks for every one Tiger destroyed in battle. Tigers suffered a large number of non-combat losses, however, as the chaos of wartime and the Tiger’s mechanical reliability reduced the number of deployable tanks, then along with frequent breakdowns the Tiger managed only 5.25 enemy tanks killed for every lost Tiger. The Second World War began with the lightning German Blitzkrieg as their Wehrmacht raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century. No German tank better represented Germany's engineering ability than the infamous Tiger tank. This thundering tank with its 88mm gun made for a horrific sight to the allies when it first appeared on the battlefield. Weighing over 50 tons and with a frontal armour of 100mm powered by a slightly underpowered 12-cylinder Maybach HL 210 P45 with 650 bhp it had reached the pinnacle of tank design at the time. The weight conspiring against reliability as suspension, gearboxes had reached their design limits. Tiger Heat follows the harrowing story of a Tiger tank crew on the Eastern Front during WWII, were both the elements and the enemy conspired against the mighty German Army, eventually pushing it back to Berlin. Not even the mighty Tiger Tank could halt the numerically superior Red Army with its own legendary T-34, KV-1 and IS tanks.

Obvious Historical Fiction, But Stats are Real

Names are first name only, division names are rarely mentioned, dates and locations are never specific, so the stories are clearly made up or taken from a composite of real stories. These books should be categorized as Historical Fiction. Not bad historical fiction, by fiction nonetheless

Tanks stats are real, though.

It’s not a bad book, just a bit deceptive, and the AI narration is, well, cost-effective when going for the quick buck. Passable most of the time, but when the year 1941 is referred to as “one thousand nine hundred forty one”, it gets a bit confusing.

One of those “passive income generator” projects, but I’ve heard worse. Not terrible for what it is, as long as you know what it is.

AI is bad.

AI is not smart enough to narrate a book with military abbreviations.
It cantbeven sayba daye correctly.

Short & sweet. Great introduction to tank warfare.

This is a great introduction into tank warfare, and memoir style history books, but I was looking for something a little deeper, personally.

Still good and if you're interested in the topic, this is great for getting your toes wet before you plunge in!