Tiger II, Power on the Prowl

[LAH 1 SS]

the second photo is of the jagdtiger interior and the other is the the tiger i late version at samaur

[cyberia]

Here's one with no information, but I'm thinking Hungary.
Wonder why they did not just lower the barrel for the guy?

[Whiterook]

Looks painful!

[Horch]

Perhaps they just figured it would make a good photo,which it is. It would sure 'sting' the feet if he jumped.

[Jim O]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Here's one with no information, but I'm thinking Hungary.
Wonder why they did not just lower the barrel for the guy?

I'm guessing that they raised it after he got on, for the photo op.

[LAH 1 SS]

jim o and horch you are both correct it was for the photo op most crews liked this sort of photp oppurtunity however this practice was frowned and strictly forbidden by german commanders as it actually put the gun sights out of allignment

[Whiterook]

Originally Posted by LAH 1 SS

jim o and horch you are both correct it was for the photo op most crews liked this sort of photp oppurtunity however this practice was frowned and strictly forbidden by german commanders as it actually put the gun sights out of allignment

Now that, I wouldn't even have guessed!

[Randy]

I'm thinkin the internal travel lock is set . . . based on the elevation. (Amd usually the sights are attached to the gun so if the elevation mechanism is damaged the sight is still pointed down the barrel . . . not that familiar with this particular design, however.)


Kinda reminds me of when we (me and my co-workers) work on aircraft the "NO STEP" and "NO GRAB" stenciling is largely interpreted as "WALK LIGHTLY" and "DON'T PULL TO HARD". Familiarity and experience leads one to know what one can get away with versus what a manufacturer is willing to sanction and assume responsibilty for.

[LAH 1 SS]

from memory the travel lock set the angle of the gun down and usually had the breech mechanism pointing to the roof. this photo of the tiger would have the breech down towards the turret floor. for transporting there would be no way the barrel would get through the tunnels of europe do to the length of them at this elevation (not that they were transported much hence why the increase of the mechanical breakdown) so im thinking this is not locked. the tiger two had a similar lock mechanism like the late version tiger 1 the cradle on the roof to lock the breech into place and a wheel on the gunners side to lock the turret into a postion roughly between 10 and 11 o'clock on the hull hope it helps

[Randy]

good point on inclination while transported . . . the lock was threaded, however, and with it fully extended I'm thinking it was at about the illustrated angle which would be preferable while driving. Certainly only conjecture since there isn't any way of knowing but I'm sure the crew, with their lives on the line, wouldn't take any chances messing something up or even increasing their work load simply for a picture, especially while on their way to the front (or was the front on its way to them . . .?).



It really is a good series of shots well illustrating an early Tiger B and crew uniforms.