User blog comment:WolfgangBSC/Wolfy World of Tanks/@comment-26778822-20160119232731/@comment-24903406-20160119233013

Armor is very meh (but the turret can be troll), mobility is good, the gun is great. In all, it really depends. The IS is a better machine in some regard, same with the T29 and Black Prince.

The calling card of the Tiger is the gun, not the armor. It is very meh. I've tried to sidescrape in it but have failed due to the guns over matching my armor. Though it can be tough for tier Vs and some tier VIs to pen you. Just be sure to angle well.