The Tiger has one advantage the 88mm gun. The heavy frontal armour can be maneouvered around, and the tanks poor mobility and maintenance are serious setbacks. The Germans already had the powerful 88mm gun in use as an AT gun. So rather than wasting time and money (of witch the germans had little) on the design. Build AT guns for AT screens and then use cheaper, less maintenance demanding Mark IV tanks for the counter attack.

But then again a fuel crisis and a mauled Luftwaffe brings us back to the inevitable. Make peace you fool !!

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'We march. The enemy is retreating in transport. We follow on foot.' Lt.Neil McCallum 5/7 Gordons 19th November 1942