Author Topic: Shot up Tiger I (Read 725 times)

Swarmed · « **on:** June 07, 2005, 05:55:45 PM »

http://tanxheaven.com/nic/tiger1snegiri/tiger1snegiri.htm

Something poked some holes in this Tiger...

MANDO · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2005, 07:50:22 PM »

Probably this monster

Pongo · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2005, 08:17:52 PM »

armement tests.

Swarmed · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2005, 10:09:46 PM »

Now that I look at it, armament tests do seem likely...good eye Pongo!

Wolfala · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2005, 03:22:46 AM »

I see a lot of HEAT round damage with resultant spalling. Maybe 1 sabot penetration on the left side above the track housing. But I see an SA-2 in the background. Where is this tank located?

Wolf

bob149 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2005, 06:50:06 AM »

Military-historical Museum, Lenino-Snegiri ,Moscow

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2005, 04:01:55 PM »

Does not look like the right gun barrel on it. I am with Pongo.. .Looks like it was used to test new weapons .

Mister Fork · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2005, 05:47:13 PM »

Seeing how it looks like there are no secondary explosive damages, and the tank looks fairly intact, I say they were doing Sabot penetration testing with warheads that had reduced/no explosives.

But man, is the armor on that tank thick! Makes the Sherman look like a thin tonka.

SkyTex · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2005, 09:48:10 AM »

Jedi Lightsaber?

frank3 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:53:09 AM »

You go back to your starwars conferention

MisterFork, I don't think they did not use explosives, just look at the HEAT impacts.
And seeing no secondary explosions proves nothing, I doubt the shell could tear the tank apart from the inside (crew would possibly die)
Because the armor is just too thick to be blown apart.

Might just aswell be normal armament tests WITH explosions.

Wolfala · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2005, 02:52:09 PM »

There was a rather good post awhile back illustrating to everyone graphically how HEAT damage, Sabot Damage, and HE damage appears on homogenous steel. If anyones got the link, fire it up.

Wolf

frank3 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2005, 03:45:45 PM »

Exactly the one I was thinking of, I'll have a look

OOZ662 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:54:25 PM »

This is the thread, but the picture got removed.