"Mobility of Tiger II tanks outside of combat" Topic
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| PCS Dane | 01 Oct 2015 11:14 a.m. PST |
I have the impression that the Germans moved their tanks by train, and drove them from de-training areas to the front. However, was any kind of transport vehicle used as well? |
| redbanner4145 | 01 Oct 2015 12:40 p.m. PST |
i know Tiger IIs were uniquely difficult to get on a train car. |
| Lion in the Stars | 01 Oct 2015 12:44 p.m. PST |
Western Europe is pretty well-served by rails, so I suspect that there weren't any "Drakon Vagons"… |
| McWong73 | 01 Oct 2015 1:48 p.m. PST |
I've only ever seen pics of a pz3 being put on a truck trailer. |
| thehawk | 01 Oct 2015 10:07 p.m. PST |
Due to the loading gauge, the wider tanks were fitted with narrower tracks for transport. |
| Martin Rapier | 01 Oct 2015 11:11 p.m. PST |
The Germans did have some tank transporters, but I'm not aware of any big enough for a Tiger II. The Allies were somewhat better off in that regard, but as they'd bombed all the railways to bits, they needed them. |
| thehawk | 02 Oct 2015 10:36 a.m. PST |
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| Beaumap | 16 Oct 2015 11:35 a.m. PST |
A Tiger II trailer that could do a max speed of 6mph – useful; and I believe no evidence of field use? Hence the appalling breakdown figures. |
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