GD Tiger?
GD Tiger?
This photo came with a lot from a GD album, including several graves marked 1 A R G D and dated July 1942. I am supposing that the nearest vehicle, and possibly the 3rd, maybe even the 2nd, are Tigers? I know little of tanks, but the exhausts on the nearest look curious. This may be just a run-of-the-mill poor quality shot of some other vehicle, but it would be nice to know.
Thanks for looking,
Kerry.
Thanks for looking,
Kerry.
Re: GD Tiger?
My apologies, I did not mean to imply that the grave dates were relevant to the question, it just places the album within a loose time frame. Sorry for any confusion which may have been caused,
Kerry
Kerry
Re: GD Tiger?
kerryboo,the photo is indeed of tiger tanks.The nearest vehicle has the early fiefel air filter system .That is what is on either side of the exhaust.If you look carefully at the second tigers tracks,you will see it still has it's transport tracks and not it's combat tracks still mounted.Tiger's were to wide with thier combat tracks to transport by train so a narrow set of tracks was neccesary to transport by train flat car.The full size set would be stowed on the same flat car till its arrival at it's next assignment.The outer set of wheels was also removed to narrow the tiger and also stowed on the same flat car.
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Re: GD Tiger?
This Fiefel filtering was intended to DAK troops and operations, but these first batch Tigers were also sent to Russian front.
With best,
J-P
With best,
J-P
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Re: GD Tiger?
eldar1 and J=P,
Thank you both for your answers. In summary then, early production Tigers. But, do the transport tracks imply that they are not on active service, but, possibly, delivery behind the front line?
Cheers gentlemen,
Kerry.
Thank you both for your answers. In summary then, early production Tigers. But, do the transport tracks imply that they are not on active service, but, possibly, delivery behind the front line?
Cheers gentlemen,
Kerry.
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Re: GD Tiger?
There seems to be something 'blocking' the view of the rear Tiger's RH side. This is also covering the track of the tank in front.
Has it been photoshoped to remove a watermark or tear?
Has it been photoshoped to remove a watermark or tear?
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No, slightly "blown-up" to clarify,and cropped to remove some background clutter, but otherwise exactly as it came from the album. I see what you mean, it looks like a floor-length cover, but it has not been added digitally.
Kerry
Kerry