Here's a short account from Tiger commander Clemens Graf Kageneck of Schwere Panzer Abteilung 503, talking about the fighting in early 1944 in the...
I've read combat accounts where the accuracy of the IS-2's gun was it's letdown in counter fire against the Tiger I. This is one of the main...
I'll second that. They proved very formidable for their first combat around Tarnopol in March/April 1944.
Hey! Don't leave out the HEAVIES!!!! The British/Canadians also faced the three Tiger battalions in Normandy at this time. Schwere Panzer...
Don't forget also that the actual battle of 'Kursk', (Operation Zitadelle) is what only the German offensive is referred to, and lasted from the...
American monsters?????Hmmmmmm, Najaf would have been zilched into nothingness if so. Talk about kid gloves!!! :grin:
It depends on whether the source is accurate and where it came from. I can't see how you can get those figures. That would mean to give it any...
Actually you could. There are authentic accounts of just two or three Tiger Is stopping circa 30 or so T34s. At a distance(common of the eastern...
Yes, the original road wheels fractured. That's why soon after Kursk double the amount of bolts were used for greater strength.
Yes, excellent pictures. Thanks! :D
I disagree with that completely. There are many volumes of work coming out now that have relied heavily on recollections, personal diary records,...
Up to 2,000 meters and over doesn't seem to be a rarity according to some Tiger crews. In southern Russia certain engagements at those kind of...
I thought Mirko's chief claim to fame(other than being an excellent modeller)is that he is specifically concerned with the eastern front 1945 and...
During the Kursk offensive the Panther crews LOVED their gun as soon as they used it on enemy armour. :D They were less happy about the side...
Apparantely 2 Panthers of Panzerdivision Clausewitz(in reality with very little armour)had the infra red (Sperber type). On 21st April 1945 they...
And that was a gun that was in operation on the Tiger way back in 1942.Almost 3 years later and the allies come up with a gun only marginally better?
But is that worse than what most European countries did? Did Spain/Sweden etc not stay out of it completely??Italy,Hungary,Romania jumped on the...
Like I said before, why soley bash America and leave the Soviet Union alone? Why do the Soviets never get criticised for doing zip until Barbarossa?
Once again, Mutant Poodle is completely wrong. There is no such thing as an English peacock. Peacocks are native to Asia. Certainly not England....
That's a shame about those Panther Ds Christian. I was convinced. Oh well.
