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Sedangkan di Front Afrika Utara Tank Tiger kali pertama bertugas saat [[Kampanye Tunisia]] Pada Awal Desember 1942.{{sfn|Schneider|2000|p=41}} Tank ini kurang banyak cerita di utara afrika karena kawan-kawan nya tidak ada di sini jadi sekian saja.
===Tactical organization===
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-022-2935-18A, Russland, getarnter Panzer VI "Tiger I".jpg|thumb|right|A Tiger I camouflaged in a static defensive position]]
Tigers were usually employed in separate [[German Heavy Panzer Detachment|heavy tank battalions]] (''schwere Panzer-Abteilung'') under army command. These battalions would be deployed to critical sectors, either for breakthrough operations or, more typically, counter-attacks. A few favoured divisions, such as the ''[[Großdeutschland Division|Grossdeutschland]]'', and the [[Leibstandarte|1st SS ''Leibstandarte'' Adolf Hitler]], [[2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich|2nd SS ''Das Reich'']], and [[3rd SS Division Totenkopf|3rd SS ''Totenkopf'' Panzergrenadier Division]]s at Kursk, had a Tiger company in their tank regiments. The ''Grossdeutschland'' Division had its Tiger company increased to a battalion as the III Panzer Battalion of the Panzer Regiment ''Grossdeutschland''. 3rd SS ''Totenkopf'' retained its Tiger I company through the entire war. 1st SS and 2nd SS had their Tiger companies taken away and incorporated into the 101st SS Tiger Battalion, which was part of 1st SS Panzer Corps.{{sfn|Wilbeck|2004|pp=25, 99}}
The Tiger was originally designed to be an offensive breakthrough weapon, but by the time they went into action, the military situation had changed dramatically, and their main use was on the defensive, as mobile anti-tank and infantry gun support weapons.{{sfn|Wilbeck|2004|pp=25, 99}} Tactically, this also meant moving the Tiger units constantly to parry breakthroughs, causing excessive mechanical wear. As a result, there are almost no instances where a Tiger battalion went into combat at anything close to full strength.
Some Tiger units exceeded the 10:1 kill ratio, including ''13. Kompanie/Panzer-Regiment Großdeutschland'' (16.67:1), ''[[schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103]]'' (12.82:1) and ''schwere [[Schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502|Panzer-Abteilung 502]]'' (13.08:1).{{citation needed|date=October 2015|reason=High probability of kill claims to be exaggerated. Need some sources here.}} Against the Soviet and Western Allied production numbers, even a 10:1 kill ratio was not sufficient. These numbers must be set against the [[opportunity cost]] of the expensive Tiger. Every Tiger cost as much to build as four ''[[Sturmgeschütz III]]'' assault guns.
===Notable "aces"===
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