Hi, First time poster, long time lurker. I would be interested to here about what projectile has caused damage to the tiger 1 seen in: http://www.achtungpanzer.com/tiger.htm picture is: tiger_col1 Regards, Keke
Hi Welcome to the forum. The photograph you refer to is, as far as I recall, a colourised black-and-white photograph, so it's difficult to determite exactly, but it looks like an HE impact mark (which is typically characterised by a large number of thin lines radiating from the point of impact).
I wasn`t specific enough on my first post, my apologies. Yes, HE impact it must be, but could it be projectile fired from SU-152 or ISU-152, or would any smaller diameter projectile make such a large diameter mark on that plate, especially when it is HE impact? Does anyone has more spesific info about that picture, time when it was taken etc.? In my mind, I am comparing this to pictures I saw from damaged Ferdinand http://grayknight.narod.ru/Ferds_Kursk_ ... rsk_43.htm No 501 -> http://grayknight.narod.ru/Ferds_Kursk_43/501-06.jpg -> http://grayknight.narod.ru/Ferds_Kursk_43/501-02.jpg Regards, Keke
If it was a an HE shell (as seems likely) then it is probably safe to assume that the machine gun (barrel at least) is a replacement. :x
Dented Tiger I see what you mean. Surely, though, any suitable largeish calibre anti tank shell could make a dent like that and not necessarily effect penetration ? There didn't seem to be any immediate peripheral damage to any other part of the tank, though, so maybe the shell did not shatter ? BG
