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Title: What happened here?
Post by: Batz on June 09, 2003, 12:58:33 AM: (http://bellsouthpwp.net/w/o/wotans/Info/destroyed.jpg)
Title: What happened here?
Post by: Arlo on June 09, 2003, 01:08:13 AM: I jumped in a tank and rolled it down a hill. :D
Hey, hear you quit. This true or just some sort of rumor? You gonna reactivate in a month when TOD comes out, right?
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Post by: Nilsen on June 09, 2003, 05:22:10 AM: Looks like the "no smoking" sign next to the loader was faulty
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Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 09, 2003, 06:17:03 AM: Wittmann...
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Post by: Nilsen on June 09, 2003, 06:19:52 AM: Did M. Wittman smoke Grunhertz? :D

Must have been his loader
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Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 09, 2003, 06:25:35 AM: He smoked Hawker Typhoon - a little known english brand..
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Post by: davidpt40 on June 09, 2003, 06:49:13 AM: Another Nazi dies.
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Post by: ra on June 09, 2003, 07:11:19 AM: The old potato in the exhaust pipe prank.
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Post by: devious on June 09, 2003, 08:35:40 AM: Destroyed Tiger I. What strikes me as odd is that the tracks seem to be gone.

I guess he took something high-caliber up the ass, or less likely something heavy down the throat.

Is it Wittman`s Tiger... gonna see what I can make of the markings...
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Post by: pugg666 on June 09, 2003, 09:59:21 AM: Quote
The old potato in the exhaust pipe prank.

LOL!

I remember seeing this picture before and i believe it was captioned as being Michael Wittmans tank.
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Post by: snafu on June 09, 2003, 12:02:30 PM: Early Tiger Ejector seat. Discontinued after initial tests. :)

TTFN
snafu
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Post by: Batz on June 09, 2003, 01:26:30 PM: Tiger 007 wittmans tiger

Its doudtfull typhoons killed him because of the lack of crators. Typhoons fired their rockets in salvos and they werent that accurate. There would be craters near by.
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Post by: bigUC on June 09, 2003, 01:36:47 PM: Well, we all know it can't have been a bomb....
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Post by: brady on June 09, 2003, 02:07:42 PM: Whitmans Tank was killed by Firefly's not Typhoon's.
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Post by: Fishu on June 09, 2003, 02:11:43 PM: Quote
Originally posted by devious
Destroyed Tiger I. What strikes me as odd is that the tracks seem to be gone.

I guess he took something high-caliber up the ass, or less likely something heavy down the throat.

Is it Wittman`s Tiger... gonna see what I can make of the markings...

Looks to me like it's been salvaged out of easily salvageable items and then blown up with the self destruction charges
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Post by: Batz on June 09, 2003, 02:23:13 PM: Quote
In 1945, Mr.Serge Varin found Tiger #007. Mr.Varin was interested in this tank because its turret was teared away from the hull. Mr.Varin examined Wittmann's Tiger and noticed that it was not penetrated by any shells fired at it during the fighting. The only damage to the hull was a big hole in the rear, near the engine deck."

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On the right of the axe of progression was a wood occupied by english troops, the A squadron of the first nothamptonshire, equiped with classic shermans and a few "firefly" versions with heavier guns.
As soon as the captain boardman sees the tigers he orders to fire and ask for the support of a firefly sherman, after the destruction of the first tiger Wittman send an order by radio :
watch out watch out ! pak on right, reverse !
After this all tigers were destroyed by shots on their flanks.

Its a mystery.

Typhoon, not likely

Firefly?

PAK?

Sherman?
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Post by: SixxGunn on June 09, 2003, 02:47:00 PM: Wittmann's Tiger 007.

Found this about its destruction.

(Cut and Paste from http://www.achtungpanzer.com)

Finally, it was proven that Wittmann's Tiger was destroyed by fire from tanks of "A" Squadron of Northamptonshire Yeomanry. British Firefly crew observed advancing Tigers and opened fire at when Tigers were some 800m away. According to original War Diary of "A" Squadron, at 12:20, 3 Tigers were moving towards the Squadron and were destroyed at 12:40, 12:47 and 12:52 without any losses. After the first Tiger was destroyed at 12:40, second one returned fire but was hit and blew up in a loud explosion. Following that, third Tiger was knocked out after receiving two hits. Wittmann's Tiger was destroyed as second at 12:47 by British Sherman VC "Firefly" commanded by Sergeant Gordon (gunner - Trooper Joe Ekins) from 3rd Platoon, "A" Squadron, 33rd Armored Brigade of 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry. British Sherman VC "Firefly" armed with 17 pounder gun was capable of penetrating Tiger's armor at range of 800m. The force of explosion blew off the turret, which landed upside down away from the hull. Wittmann did not know that British had Firefly in the area and felt confident in attacking their position with his Tigers, otherwise he would take different approach to the whole attack. After Wittmann failed to return from the battle, search for him by the members of the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" and his battalion took place during the day and on the night of 8/9th.

Michael Wittmann and his crew was killed in action on August 8th of 1944, at Gaumesnil near Cintheaux and were buried in an unmarked grave. In March of 1983, the unmarked field grave of Tiger #007's crew was discovered during the construction of the road and was excavated. It was possible to identify the remains by Wittmann's dental records and Heinrich Reimers's (driver) identification tag. Wittmann and his crew was then officially buried in the German Military Cemetery of "De La Cambe" in Normandy, France. The cemetery is located on the National Road 13 (RN 13) between Isigny-sur-Mer and Bayeux. Michael Wittmann is buried in square 47, row 3, grave 120 of "De La Cambe". On August 8th of 1944, crew of Tiger #007 from 2nd Kompanie of schwere SS-Panzer Abteilungen 101 of LSSAH was as follows:

SS-Sturmmann Rudolf "Rudi" Hirschel (radioman) 24/1/3 - 44/8/8 (20 years old),
SS-Unterscharführer Henrich Reimers (driver) 24/5/11 - 44/8/8 (20 years old),
SS-Unterscharführer Karl Wagner (observer) 20/5/31 - 44/8/8 (24 years old),
SS-Sturmmann Günther Weber (loader) 24/12/21 - 44/8/8 (20 years old),
SS-Haupsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann (commander) 14/4/22 - 44/8/8 (30 years old).
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Post by: straffo on June 09, 2003, 04:08:52 PM: Just a little correction it's not the Cemetery of "de la Cambe" .
It's either Cemetery of "La Cambe" or Cemetery "de La Cambe" ,"de" mean "of" in French.
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Post by: SixxGunn on June 09, 2003, 05:44:08 PM: Quote
Originally posted by straffo
Just a little correction it's not the Cemetery of "de la Cambe" .
It's either Cemetery of "La Cambe" or Cemetery "de La Cambe" ,"de" mean "of" in French.

Your prettythang your face whats the difference.
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Post by: Xjazz on June 10, 2003, 01:30:58 AM: Quote
Originally posted by SixxGunn
Your prettythang your face whats the difference.

And your problem is?
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Post by: straffo on June 10, 2003, 01:36:29 AM: Quote
Originally posted by SixxGunn
Your prettythang your face whats the difference.

the <> is that you will never find the cemetary of "de La Cambe"
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Post by: Otto on June 10, 2003, 01:29:14 PM: Himmmm? So where are the tracks and how did it lose both at the same time?
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Post by: frank3 on June 11, 2003, 10:12:11 AM: hmm, he must forgot to remove the safety pin on his cannon...
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Post by: RightF00T on June 11, 2003, 02:36:16 PM: Anakin Skywalker-Pro Pod Racer- finally bites the dust.