The Tiger I and Panther tanks were German responses to encountering the T-34 in 1941. The best tank in existence for its weight".A status report on 15 December 1944 listed an all-time high of 471 Panthers assigned to the Western Front, with 336 operational (71 percent). The large number of losses by hits (81 Panthers up to 10 July) attests to the heavy fighting.During Zitadelle the Panthers claimed 267 destroyed tanks.A later report on 20 July 1943 showed 41 Panthers as operational, 85 as repairable, 16 severely damaged and needing repair in Germany, 56 burnt out because of enemy action, and two destroyed by motor fires.Before the Germans ended their offensive at Kursk, the Soviets began their counteroffensive, and succeeded in pushing the Germans back into a steady retreat. Thus while a Panther was superior to a Sherman in the hands of an experienced crew, inadequate training, coupled with Sherman numerical superiority, resulted in a poor combat performance for the vehicle during the offensive.From 1943, Panther turrets were mounted in fixed fortifications; some were normal production models, but most were made specifically for the task, with additional roof armour to withstand artillery fire. Chief of staff AGF. Последняя контратака. Reinforcements, in the form of more Tigers, were brought in to conduct another attack.The Tiger I is unquestionably a formidable looking tank with strong purposeful lines and squat brutish appearance. 102, 2nd Kompanie, tank commander Ustuf, Normandy, August 1944. There is no other tank in AFV history which has captured the popular imagination more than the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Sd.Kfz.181 of WW2. Exhibit No. Zaloga argues that this was down to the fact that at this point in the war, the quality of German tank crews had fallen and most Panther crews were inexperienced with minimal training. Two spare 200-litre fuel drum could be carried on the back deck for long road marches.8.8 cm Kw.K. TV producers are notoriously poor in doing accurate historical research and presenting it properly.I came to read about the Tiger-I, until I stumbled upon their Combat in Sicily.Uhm, that segment is a bit unclear, I’ll go correct it. if Russians had better anti tank guns in WW2 then in this day and age we would all have the 125mm on ALL NATO MBTS and not the 120mm developed by Rheinmetall. I rather liked that one.Bad sources and poor research. Since the Tiger had originally been designed to weigh fifty tons but as a result of Hitler's demands had gone up to fifty seven tons, we decided to develop a new thirty ton tank whose very name, Panther, was to signify greater agility. He agreed that the "decisive factor was the possibility of quickly getting the tank into production".


One vehicle which was determined to be unrecoverable was eventually salvaged and blown up. Key elements of the Panther design, such as its armour, transmission, and final drive, were simplifications made to improve production rates and address raw material shortages. SS panzer Abt 102 Normandy Juny 1944 SS-Hauptscharführer Willy Fey 15,55 € * Tiger I early - Schwere Panzerabteilung 506 - Ukraine Juni 1944 Gen. J.H.
Crew from s.Pz.Abt 508 conduct gunnery practice with a Tiger of Panzer-Ersatz-Ausbildungs-Abteilung-500 at Camp Senne, June 1943. While German tanks on the other hand had the capability of delivering that 1 shot tank kill, example in the tiger 2 article I think its like 3 tiger 2s get called in against 24 ISU-152s all 24 isu-152s get destroyed at the cost of 1-2 of the tiger 2s I think and yet the author: “soviet guns are better”. Although none of the hits penetrated their armor, the vulnerability of these tanks to soft ground and accurate gunnery was exposed, as three became disabled either through mechanical failure, becoming stuck in the mud, or by means of enemy fire breaking the tracks. Hitler was briefed thoroughly on the comparison between the MAN and DB designs in the report by Guderian's tank commission. Under the command of SS Sturmbahnfuehrer Weiz, the battalion destroyed an estimated 227 tanks, 25 AT guns, 19 SPGs, 4 armored scouts and 35 trucks. However, if the armor starts to form a “lip”When the illustrations come back, please add one like this: The article suggests that a “515mm wide ‘Verladekette’” was designed for transporting the Tiger.Hey guys. An Ausf G turret is mounted on this chassis.After the Panther II project died, a more limited upgrade of the Panther was planned, centred around a re-designed turret. Only five Panther battalions remained in the west.Historian Steven Zaloga observed that the Panther's performance in the Ardennes operation against American M4 Shermans was disappointing for a vehicle of its technical specifications, given the Panther boasted superior armor and armament to the Sherman. Can a tiger be manned by three persons, although not ideal but is it possible and did it happen near the end of the war a lot?It is possible, but the fighting ability of the tank would be significantly reduced.3rd SS Division was Totenkpf not Grossdeutschland who were Armt (Heer) not Waffen SS.some of the images are failing to load.

On 10 February 1943, Dr. Wiebecke (chief design engineer for M.A.N.) Weak side armor; tank top vulnerable to fighter-bombers. Despite the serious problems encountered during testing, the need for such a heavy tank (illustrated by encounters with the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 following the invasion of the Soviet Union) outweighed the problems which needed to be resolved and it was put into serial production by the end of 1942.

The fuel connectors in early Panthers were not insulated, leading to the leakage of fuel fumes into the engine compartment, which caused engine fires. It featured a steel hoop to which a third MG 34 or either the coaxial or the bow machine gun could be mounted for use in the anti-aircraft role.The first Panthers (Ausf D) had a hydraulic motor that could traverse the turret at a maximum rate of one complete revolution per minute, independent of engine speed. 36 L/56 gun in the turret. The French postwar The Panther itself also saw some limited use outside the German military, both before and after 1945.