I must say that I cant imagine what would go through the mind of someone who has partaken WW2, witnessing a Tiger coming toward them while sitting in a car at a stop sign........... Hehehehe I must say I found the video amusing.
Amazing! I hope the crew has ear plugs! It's in perfect condition. I was surprised they actually drove it under the rain.
GREAT clip ! Well done for finding it, Kai - this is one I'll play and re-play..... Really gives a first-rate idea of what one of WWII's most feared weapons looked and sounded like.
Excellent video. Gave a good view into the inside. Can't imagine what it must have been like being part of a tank crew with that engine blaring in your ears let alone an 88 firing off shells a foot or two away from you. I assume they couldn't wear ear plugs either because of their radio headsets. Can anyone give insight into that?
Miller, I was told by real life tankers that cannon bangs are much muffled inside by the armour thickness. Of course it's different on an open top vehicle.
Check out all the dry paint overspray falling off it like dust. Got a "tank wash" out of it. Looks like fun, the cars didn't need any encouragement to yield right of way !
Great bloody video! :tiger: Now I have an idea of what it's goin gto be like when I but my own Tiger.
That's most likely sand you're referring to mate. She lives in a sandbox most of her life as it absorbs her incontinences (she's rather an old lady now) and it's the kindest stuff for her tracks to rest on. I can recommend Bovington's fascinating page on her history & restoration: http://www.tiger-tank.com/ (prepare to waste hours online if you enter the journal pages). The DVD is worth a look too (support your local tank museum!). Here's a few small clips my Brother grabbed when we saw her run at last years tankfest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17zhWLY5kPA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1JKd6hiCu4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DArKBhOlwAY She really is a hell of a thing in the flesh, quite a draw. We chatted to one bloke that'd flown over from Spain that morning, stood in the rain for hours just to see her run and then went back happy that afternoon after she was put away. Serious commitment. Cheers, Adam.
Did you know that the turret on that tiger cannot move? It was facing two Churchills in the desert, and one of them got a looky shot right where the turret meets the hull. The heat made the turret and hull weld together, so the crew ran off as the weapon was almost useless.
I'm pretty sure the Turret can move Joe, I really can't remember whether I've actually seen it though. far from conclusive but It's definitely off zero degrees here: It's always been a bit of a mystery why 131 was abandoned, it's believed the 6 pdr round jammed the turret but when it was removed (in the field if memory serves) everything worked fine. Just received David Fletcher's review of the contemporary analysis and testing of her; 'Tiger - A British View', so hopefully that'll have more good info on the matter, it's fascinating so far in illustrating through documents how a new enemy tank was first approached by the military/scientific community, from first glimpses to full captured example. Cheers, Adam.
Nice. It was nice to see how well it seemed to be running when they opened the throttle on it. I kind of wish they hadnt stopped at that intersection, and kept right on driving
Live in Weymouth near Bovington and was able to go to the Bovington Tank Festival last year where they displayed the Tiger around a track as well as many others and renacment groups own vehicles. Great day.
