Tiger I-One Tough Cat

[Pirate-Drakk]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Possible match up...?

What do you guys think?

Definitely the same tank at the same time!!!

The position of the bow MG is identical as is the location of the square box in front of it. If you look at the black "stain" on the front hull just beneath the box, the shape is very similar on both. The clothing is the same on the men in both pics as well.

It looks like they are applying a winter white wash camo from the bucket in the second photo.

Good eye Paul!

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Pirate-Drakk

Definitely the same tank at the same time!!!

The position of the bow MG is identical as is the location of the square box in front of it. If you look at the black "stain" on the front hull just beneath the box, the shape is very similar on both. The clothing is the same on the men in both pics as well.

It looks like they are applying a winter white wash camo from the bucket in the second photo.

Good eye Paul!

Thanks!! That box, what it was, is what caught my attention.

[LAH 1 SS]

Great find mate definately a match

[cyberia]

Thanks Gents. Too bad they popped up a week or so apart.

[cyberia]

Cleaning the teeth of a Tiger I

[cyberia]

Fairly cool shot from just behind the commander in the cupola of his Tiger I

[cyberia]

Flatbed cars of Tiger Is during transport-date and location unknown
It appears that every other tank had to swing its gun to the rear for clearance between cars

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Thanks!! That box, what it was, is what caught my attention.

I can't win sometimes

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Kurttis Thomas

Hey I have a Tiger question LAH can you tell me about a tiger during Goodwood that was stationed on a hill that soposedly knocked out 400 Shermans I think there may have been two.

I had made a note to look this up and just today found the note.

You're close, but it was not "a" Tiger I but rather a group of Tigers (not yet able to locate an actual number).

Goodwood was the first time Shermans faced off against Tiger Is in an actual massed tank fight. It was also the first time the limitations of the Sherman's gun compared to that of the Tiger I became painfully obvious.

The Tigers were positioned undercover on a wooded rise as the Shermans advanced across an open area. The Tigers, with an effective range against Shermans of about 1500 yards were able to out gun the Shermans which needed to close within 60 yards to do any damage.

I found two Allied figures for tank losses which are 413, and 473. However, these figures reflect four days of fighting and not this single engagement.

Figures aside, all accounts are the Shermans took a terrible drubbing crossing the open ground that day. But not due to a single or even pair of Tigers.

[Hagen]

Originally Posted by cyberia

I found two Allied figures for tank losses which are 413, and 473. However, these figures reflect four days of fighting and not this single engagement.

This is an incredible number even for 3 or 4 days of combat! This is the equvilant of how many armored divisions?? I didn't even realize that there were that many Shermans in Normandy at the time.