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| Tango01 | 09 Apr 2015 12:42 p.m. PST |
…Tiger Tank. "THE PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VI or Tiger tank was never a common sight on the battlefields of World War Two. During the roughly two years that the vehicle was in production, only 1,347 were built – a figure that is lower than even the monthly production figures for the M4 Sherman and Soviet T-34. Any other fighting machine that was produced in such limited numbers would be quickly forgotten, but the Tiger's impressive combat performance has left a mark on history that far outweighs the tank's strategic significance. Everything about the Tiger was over-engineered (to an almost absurd degree). Its 88-mm main gun was so formidable that shells often blasted straight through enemy tanks and came out the other side. Its armor was so thick a crew could more or less park in front of an enemy anti-tank gun with little fear of harm. Its engine was so powerful that the 54-ton hulk was able to keep pace with tanks less than half its weight. And in the hands of an expert commander like Otto Carius, Michael Wittmann, or Kurt Knispel, a lone Tiger could knock out dozens of enemy machines in a single engagement. Along with its successor, the King Tiger, it's frequently ranked among the finest tanks of the war. Here are six little-known facts about what is probably the most written-about armoured fighting vehicle in history…" link Full article here
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| Frederick the not so great | 09 Apr 2015 2:12 p.m. PST |
And the "Haunted Tank" another third! |
| Gear Pilot | 09 Apr 2015 4:10 p.m. PST |
Anyone make a PzKpfw NbFz V in 15mm? |
| Charlie 12 | 09 Apr 2015 4:47 p.m. PST |
"Its engine was so powerful that the 54-ton hulk was able to keep pace with tanks less than half its weight." When it wasn't broken down… Which was often… |
 Mserafin  | 09 Apr 2015 6:31 p.m. PST |
Anyone make a PzKpfw NbFz V in 15mm? One of our members was, but Real Life seems to have interfered: TMP link |
| warhawkwind | 10 Apr 2015 7:43 a.m. PST |
Building them one at a time in place instead of on an assembly line didnt speed production either. Nice little article, thanx! |
| Tango01 | 10 Apr 2015 10:57 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed the article my friend. (smile) Amicalement
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| Sobieski | 10 Apr 2015 7:57 p.m. PST |
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| Patrick R | 11 Apr 2015 4:05 a.m. PST |
The real unsung heroes of the Tiger story are the mechanics who pulled off miracles daily to keep the beasts running. If given half a chance they were able to put a broken down, damaged Tiger back in action in a matter of days or even hours. The Tiger was a "beautiful mistake", it was indeed over-engineered, so much so that tools wore out at an alarming rate driving up production costs. It was nevertheless a very powerful design in the right hands, but its virtues could not overcome the many fatal flaws. |
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takes on quite a substantial project.
