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Offline DemolitionMan

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Nazi Germany's Tiger Tank: Hitler's Wonder Weapon or Paper Tiger?
« on: October 28, 2017, 03:10:35 am »
Michael Peck

Heavy tanks like the King Tiger proved a dead end. After 1945, nations switched to building main battle tanks that had sufficient firepower and armor to breach enemy defenses, like heavy tanks, while being mobile enough to exploit breakthroughs like medium and light tanks.

Nazi Germany's Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the Mark VI—or Tiger I—soon earned a devastating reputation on the battlefield.

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/nazi-germanys-tiger-tank-hitlers-wonder-weapon-or-paper-22932
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Re: Nazi Germany's Tiger Tank: Hitler's Wonder Weapon or Paper Tiger?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2017, 06:36:32 am »
If you ever go to the Patton museum in Ft. Knox, KY, you will be able to see a Tiger up close and personal, as well as touch it.

And it is awesome.
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Re: Nazi Germany's Tiger Tank: Hitler's Wonder Weapon or Paper Tiger?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2017, 06:44:40 am »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on October 28, 2017, 06:36:32 am
If you ever go to the Patton museum in Ft. Knox, KY, you will be able to see a Tiger up close and personal, as well as touch it.

And it is awesome.

The only problem with the tank is because it cost too much in material and manpower. It would have been a potential game changer if produced in mass quantities.
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Re: Nazi Germany's Tiger Tank: Hitler's Wonder Weapon or Paper Tiger?
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2017, 07:05:49 am »
Quote from: DemolitionMan on October 28, 2017, 06:44:40 am
The only problem with the tank is because it cost too much in material and manpower. It would have been a potential game changer if produced in mass quantities.

True, but it is one fine piece of engineering.
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