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Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: Swarmed on June 07, 2005, 05:55:45 PM

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

Something poked some holes in this Tiger...

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: MANDO on June 07, 2005, 07:50:22 PM

Probably this monster ;) (http://tanxheaven.com/sd/tiger2/tiger2.htm)

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: Pongo on June 07, 2005, 08:17:52 PM

armement tests.

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: Swarmed on June 07, 2005, 10:09:46 PM

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

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: Wolfala 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

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: bob149 on June 08, 2005, 06:50:06 AM

Military-historical Museum, Lenino-Snegiri ,Moscow

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: GtoRA2 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 .

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: Mister Fork 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.

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: SkyTex on June 09, 2005, 09:48:10 AM

Jedi Lightsaber? :rofl

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: frank3 on June 09, 2005, 10:53:09 AM

You go back to your starwars conferention :rolleyes:

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.

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: Wolfala 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

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: frank3 on June 09, 2005, 03:45:45 PM

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

Title: Shot up Tiger I
Post by: OOZ662 on June 09, 2005, 10:54:25 PM

This is the thread, but the picture got removed. (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=147387)