Interesting photo showing a Tiger II aparently penetrated in the frontal turret area, the weapon was 90mm form the US tank hunter M36.
Looks like it took a solid hit on a flat surface for the 90mm to penitrate.
The rest bounced off at angles. I’m sure it was noisy in the Tiger when those things hit!
And the gunner that shot it was have been scared seeing all those rounds bouce off (or maybe he was lucky and the first one or two went in and he kept shooting just to make sure it was dead… which is a wise move!)
Deaf
The muzzle brake looks like it’s damaged. Could just be foliage but that might explain why it wasn’t shooting back.
Saw this on another forum.Check out Post 26.
http://208.84.116.223/forums/index.php?showtopic=30324&st=20
Its possible that its a hit adjacent to a weaked weld line at the front side turret interface. German armor quality was known to be declining at the end of the war and one could expect the same from the welding/workmanship as the pressures on an industry in the throws of collapse.
I share the opinions of those who said the Tiger II was knocket out already when it was fired at and penetrated in the frontal turret.
But what knocked it out? It would be interesting to find out.
Deaf
Suposedly were american Tanks destroyer and the penetration was made by a 90mm armed M36 “jackson”
Filming the Tiger:
Surely this was the most feared piece of rolling Armour ever, like the Tiger they have at Bovington tank museum that was captured, ive been meaning to visit for awhile i dont know the story how but it must of been a serious task to take a tiger out of action. It amazes me how such a machine didnt win them the war, was it down to the shear number of russian T34’s that did it? Certainly not the Sherman (tommy cookers) any facts about the tiger would be great…???
dear my best tank “tiger 2”
my best tank where are you i love you and your canon 88mm in this time ther is no tanks like you ther is the russian “t90” and the american “abrams” but i love your sun the “leopard” yes it is a best tank and i sead his grand father is the tiger where are you in this land i whish if a see you i wish…!
Quick, get out of the sun and find some shade!
The moderators should step in and remove the troll…before it gets fed.
Nah. We have a “play with the troll” policy, first–then ban as a last resort in case English is his second language and might just be awkward on message-boards. He’ll have a few more ropes—er—posts to hang himself with…
Have to post a picture of one of the nicest rounds of WW2, the 88x822r for the KoningsTiger! With the Pzrgr 39/43 on it. What a gun!
Good photo. Effective round yes, nice? I dont think so, specially after seeing the nasty effect it cause on the receiving end.
Well folks 2010 is the “year of the tiger”, therefore we must celebrate the Tiger through out this year 
:lol:
http://www.springsgreetingcards.com/catalogs/store.asp?pid=250913
I wish you all a happy 2010!!! :mrgreen:
Ach, unser junger, frischer Krieger ist geliebt im schweren Raubkatze Tiger. Bravo.
Well – let’s celebrate the Big Cat! 
Hans Liska – Der Tiger, 1943
Let us never fail to be thankful that the years only increase the strength of our friendship.
In the meantime, as always - all the best! 
Nice art Librarian, thanks for your wishes too.
Oh, thank you, my dear Mr. Panzerknacker. You know, somehow I do have a strange but also a very pleasant feeling that we all are members of a truly great international community - a relatively small, but sympathetic collection of people who interact which each other over time in order to reach some common good. And it always is a pleasure when the purpose of a group is to increase the knowledge of each individual member, who also praises, agrees with, accepts the contributions of others, offers warmth, solidarity and recognition.
All these previously mentioned qualities are –alas! - very rare today, in this astonishingly deep Modern Age of Unreason. That’s why I enjoy being here, although my professional obligations are constantly diminishing my usable free time hours.
But enough with this outflow of the old-fashioned lyricism! We are obliged to celebrate our Big Metal Cat here. So here is another work of art, which is completely devoted to the main star of this thread:
German Christmas of 1945 - Radoslav Javora, 2006
Yes, this modern artwork is a very depressing reversal of the German fortunes in early 1945 – the death, increasing suffering, and loneliness. But it possesses a power and breadth of vision – as well as a true humility rarely attained in painting, which provides majesty for suffering humanity, and proclaims its enduring true wartime spirituality revealed in its startling freshness and deep-tone colors.
Grey landscape but quite real in that rendering.
By the way dear Lib, since you are familiar with german art of the period…had had you some material of the 1943 “Kunst in the Deutsche Reich” austellung, the exposition had some very good “frontline” non political paintings.
Alas, nothing totally new-fangled, my dear Mr. Panzerknacker. The only novelties in my possession are certain snapshots connected with the artworks and creative processes of Paul Mathias Padua, Ernst Kunst and Paul Hähndel, but they will be presented in a more suitable thread.
In the meantime, here are is another truly beautiful work of art, which is connected with our dearly beloved metal “kitten”:
Bad Omen by Gareth Hector - 2005
This outstanding, minutely completed work of art, was created by a renowned master, whose work is deeply connected with some highly intriguing technical, especially aeronautical achievements. It shows King Tigers moving through the Ardennes during the opening days of the Battle of the Bulge.
In the meantime, as always – all the best!