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Originally Posted by Hawkmoon432k
This is what one of the greatest tank aces of all time, Otto Carius (150+ kills) had to say about the Jagdtiger (which he saw action in):
"Only its armor was satisfactory, its maneuverability left a lot to be desired...transmissions and steering differentials were soon out of order....That such a monstrosity had to be constructed in the final phase of the war...of all times!"
In comparison, in his biography which he wrote a few years after the war he highly praised the Tiger as "the most ideal tank that I was acquainted with. It probably hasent been surpassed, even by the current weaponary."
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Was reading a bit in Tigers in the Mud last night myself, and came across another problem Carius noted. According to him- even with the travel lock on, the length of the Jagdtiger's gun and the jarring movement of the Jadgtiger would often knock the gun sites out of proper aim simply through normal driving.
"We discovered that the cannon, because of it's enormous length, was battered about so much as a result of even a short move that it's alignment no longer agreed with that of the optics."
Not the vehicle I'd choose!
