Why do tracked tanks "tip/list?"

[Seagoon]

Originally posted by brady
LOL:)

  In the original Picture the tank is still on the tracks, if u look closely you can even see this:) Now when incombat and stoped and I get "tracked" how am i suposed to list when the road wheals are still on the track? or are those rounds riping that track clean out from under me...lol.

Obviously I posted it for larfs, but the rumor may be true none-the-less. ;-) The actual picture was from Normandy. The Tiger in the picture ran out of gas and was abandoned by its crew in the middle of the road (a fairly common fate for Tigers) It was subsequently pushed out of the way and over by Allied bulldozers so that the convoys could use the road.

Brady, what is interesting though is that you can see the much wider weight distributing "road tracks" on this Tiger, I believe your theory about the Tiger in the top photo is spot on.

- SEAGOON

[illo]

Originally posted by brady
Note: On the first pic of this thread.

 The Tiger tank had two set's of tracks, one was for use when the tank was loaded on rail cars. the other for all normal operations. The normal width of the Tiger tracks was to wide for the German rail system, so they came up with a narworer set that was put on priour to transport, then they retracked the tank with the wider tracks when they off loaded the tanks from the flatcars.

 I beleave the above picture shows the nearower tracks being put on, notice how the outer road wheals are laping the track, these would be removed as well, I beleave you can see the left sides removed wheals stacked on the engine deck of the Tiger.

Correct. First pic of tiger posted is during change of transtportation tracks.

[brady]

Seagoon, ya I noticed that striking the diference is huh.