The rest of this short book as a chronicle of the single retreat, the objective being to reform at a river and then defend the only bridge on the Eastern side until reinforcements arrive and they can cross to the Western bank, blowing the bridge behind them. Unlike Heinz Konsalik, there are no multiple weaving character arcs, and unlike Sven Hassel there is no dreamlike blurring of different battles or time spent in R&R. This book is a simple, detailed narrative of a single action exclusively from the author’s first-person view. Otto Carius (translated by Robert J. Edwards), Tigers in the Mud [69] First actions [ edit ] A Tiger I deployed to supplement the Afrika Korps operating in Tunisia, January 1943 Kliment, C. K.; Bernád, D. (2007). Maďarská armáda 1919–1945. Praha: Ares: Naše vojsko. ISBN 978-8-0861-5850-1.

There were numerous minor changes to the Serien-Turm during production, but the most noticeable was the commander’s cupola (Panzer-Führerkuppel). The original cupola on the Serien-Turm was a modified version of that used on the Tiger I but with an additional 15 mm cut out of the base so it would fit into the 40 mm Serien-Turm roof where it was then welded into place. This was replaced, in August 1944, by a new model of cupola attached to the roof by bolts which made repair and replacement much easier. If I may offer a few observations on what is undoubtedly a very skillfully finished model, Herr Eisenwerke.................Waffenamt Prüfwesen 6 – Panzer and Motorized Equipment Branch of the Heereswaffenamt (Army Weapons Department) Why We Are Using The HL230 Engine". Our Tiger – Tiger 131. The Tank Museum. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.

At some point over the years a replacement driver’s hatch was fitted, which we can see here. Find out more about the Tiger’s hatches here. Combat experience against the French SOMUA S35 cavalry tank and Char B1 heavy tank, and the British Matilda II infantry tanks during the Battle of France in June 1940 showed that the German Army needed better armed and armoured tanks. [17] I'm really disappointed by books that are now flooding my Audible feed from Sprech Media. I'm a WWII enthusiast, and was excited to see some new "memoirs" from the German point of view. However, I don't believe this book, or any other book advertised as such from Sprech Media, is a memoir. I believe most, if not all, of Sprech Media's titles are 100% fiction written by a ghostwriters. What you're trying to represent is the sheen. And that comes from a shiny surface, not an artificial colour. So buffing is good. Varnishing is probably a good second. But the right colour is essential. The Wa Prüf report estimated that the Tiger's 88mm gun would be capable of penetrating the differential case of an American M4 Sherman from 2,100m (1.3mi) and the turret front from 1,800m (1.1mi), but the Tiger's 88mm gun would not penetrate the upper glacis plate at any range assuming a side angle of 30 deg. The M4 Sherman's 75mm gun would not penetrate the Tiger frontally at any range, and needed to be within 100m to achieve a side penetration against the 80mm upper hull superstructure. The Sherman's upgraded 76mm gun might penetrate the Tiger's driver's front plate from 600m, the nose from 400m and the turret front from 700m. [60] The M3 90mm cannon used as a towed anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, and later mounted in the M36 tank destroyer and finally the late-war M26 Pershing, could penetrate the Tiger's front plate at a range of 1,000 m using standard ammunition, and from beyond 2,000 m when using HVAP. [61] [ unreliable source?]The 56-calibre long 8.8cm KwK 36 was chosen for the Tiger. A combination of a flat trajectory from the high muzzle velocity and precision from the Leitz Turmzielfernrohr TZF 9b sight (later replaced by the monocular TZF 9c) made it very accurate. In British wartime firing trials, five successive hits were scored on a 410 by 460mm (16 by 18in) target at a range of 1,100 metres (3,600ft). [20] Compared with the other contemporary German tank guns, the 8.8cm KwK 36 had superior penetration to the 7.5cm KwK 40 on the Sturmgeschütz III and Panzer IV but inferior to the 7.5cm KwK 42 on the Panther tank [23] under ranges of 2,500 metres. At greater ranges, the 8.8cm KwK 36 was superior in penetration and accuracy. The gun took around 10.9 seconds to reload. [24] There they lounged, on the top terrace, side by side — I read that male lions are very companionable — with their front paws hanging over the grassy edge while they stared in perfect unison at all these people who were being exhibited to them on the other side of the moat. The 17 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun". WWIIEquipment.com. David Boyd. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008.

Wikipedia Commons| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sambek_Heights#/media/File:%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B,_Pz.Kpfw_VI.jpg The tank's weight significantly limited its use of bridges. For this reason, the Tiger was built with water tight hatches and a snorkel device that allowed it to ford water obstacles four metres deep. The tank's weight also made driving through buildings risky, as the presence of a cellar could result in a sudden drop. Due to reliability problems with the Maybach HL 210 TRM P45, which was delivered within the first production batch of 250 Tigers, performance for its maximum power output at high gear ratio could not be fulfilled. [80] Though the Maybach engines had a maximum of 3,000 rpm, crews were told in the Tigerfibel not to exceed 2,600 rpm. The engine limitation was alleviated only by the adoption of the Maybach HL 230. [80] The turret could also be traversed manually, but this option was rarely used, except when the engine was turned off or sometimes for very small adjustments. [81] Technischer Bericht über den Einsatz des 'Tigers' in Tunesien (Panzer-Abteilung 501, 03.05.1943)". Panzer-elmito.org . Retrieved 18 March 2022. The Sumatran tiger is a subspecies of tiger found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and it is estimated that fewer than 400 of these majestic tigers are left in the wild. Whilst these tigers are protected by law in Indonesia, increased deforestation and poaching has led to their significant decline and, without help, the Sumatran tiger faces the very real threat of extinction. Australian Armour and Artillery Museum. This Tiger, restored in 2021, is an externally complete Tiger using battlefield relics and a proportionally small amount of replica plate/components, similar to the Hoebig Tigers and Wheatcroft Tigers [ citation needed]White, B. T. (1986). German Tanks and Armoured Vehicles, 1914–1945. London: Ian Allan. OCLC 1004801202. Chris West, RZSS CEO, said: “We are delighted to be able to develop a new modern and dynamic Sumatran tiger enclosure with the needs of both our visitors and animals in mind. Part of the ongoing Big Cat Strategy of RZSS, we are extremely pleased to be able to create this tailor-made enclosure that truly delivers on welfare, breeding and visitor experience grounds. 97% of wild tigers have already died out in just over a century, so with the help of well-coordinated breeding programmes across the world – such as the European Breeding Programme of which we are a part – it is our hope that we will be able to increase a captive bred reserve population of this endangered species and protect them from a similar fate.” Anyway, don’t misunderstand me. As a work of fiction I quite enjoyed this tale. It moves along at a brisk pace, there’s no pointless padding or sub-plots, and the action is clearly written. What it also did was made me start wondering if I should get into playing Panzer Tactics again. I did once try it on the Nintendo DS, expecting it to be as accessible as Advance Wars but gave up when the tutorial confused me. Now I’m wondering. The "author" is a Tiger tank driver that can apparently see every single detail of a battle from his driver position in the Tiger. If you've never seen the driver position of a Tiger, Google it. The vision slit is very small and provides a *very* narrow field of view. In fact, a Tiger driver cannot effectively drive in battle without commands and directions from the tank commander, who has a better view from the command position in the turret, but by no means could the commander be able to provide even a partial description of the battle occurring around the tank as Faust did. The description Faust gives of battles occurring around him are so detailed, it's as if he were either a field grade officer, directing the battle and observing results, or an omnipotent being, floating over the battlefield seeing and experiencing everything. I find it VERY hard to believe that he (if he is even a real person), an enlisted man in the driver seat of a Tiger, saw a tenth of what he described. Maybe he could have seen more of the battlefield if he were driving the tiger with the driver hatch open, but if the battles were as ferocious as he described, that would have been an instant death sentence. Being able to see aircraft dog-fighting during a tank battle? I don't think so. Being able to see and describe the tanks behind your own tank? Impossible. Being able to see the enemy tank crew through their own driver vision slit during a battle? Seriously?!? After listening to such unbelievable battle descriptions three or four times, my "BS" meter was going off the chart. I stopped listening and did some research.