German Heavy Tank Battalions 1942-45

These tables are suitable for use with the Spearhead rules.

Heavily revised and more accurate tables are available on the Spearhead webpage.


Heavy Tank Battalion 1942-43

Battalion Headquarters Company:

HQ: 2 - Tiger VIE (Tiger I)


2 Panzer Companies, each with:

2 - Tiger VIE, 2 - Pzkw III H-M


Battalion Assets:

Recon: 1 - Motorcycle SMG stand

1 - Anti-Aircraft Platoon (20mm quad or 37mm vehicle)

1 - Engineer stand (rifle/flamethrower) in 251/1 (or 251/7)

1 - Panzer Support Company with:

2 - Pzkw IIIN

(1 - 18 ton Sdkfz 9 Recovery Platoon)


Heavy Tank Battalion 1943-44

Battalion Headquarters Company:

HQ: 2 - Tiger VIE


3 Panzer Companies, each with:

2 - Tiger VIE, 2 - Pzkw III H-M


Battalion Assets:

Recon: 1 - Motorcycle SMG stand

1 - Anti-Aircraft Platoon (20mm quad or 37mm vehicle)

1 - Engineer stand (rifle/flamethrower) in 251/1 (or 251/7)

1 - Panzer Support Company with:

2 - Pzkw IIIN or Pzkw IV F2-H

(1 - 18 ton Sdkfz 9 or BergePanther Recovery Platoon)


Heavy Tank Battalion 1944+

Battalion Headquarters Company:

HQ: 3 - Tiger VIE


3 Panzer Companies, each with:

3 - Tiger VIE


Battalion Assets:

Recon: 1 - Motorcycle SMG stand

1 - Anti-Aircraft Platoon (20mm quad or 37mm vehicle)

1 - Engineer stand (rifle/flamethrower) in 251/1 (or 251/7)

1 - Panzer Support Company with:

2 - Pzkw IV H-J

(1 - BergePanther Recovery Platoon)


sPzAbt 501, 503, 505, 506, 507, 509, GD and sSSPzAbt 501 and 502 were re-equipped with Tiger VIB (Tiger II) in late 1944.

sPzAbt 512 was equipped with JagdTigers.

sPzAbt 653 and 654 were equipped with Elefants.

(The recovery platoons are included for historical accuracy as well as any possible campaign usage of recovery units.) 1