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Old February 18th, 2008, 03:52 PM
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Re: Tiger II, Power on the Prowl

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Originally Posted by Pirate-Drakk View Post
The Tiger II had a few problems.

It used the same engine as a Panther, and a similar transmission as the Tiger I but with 15+ tons of additional armor. That was murder on the transmissions to move these hulks around and that was a (or the maybe the worst) major breakdown problem.
Hey P-D, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't those engines originally designed for aircraft?
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