Tale of Three Tigers
So today I added most of the remaining parts such as hatches and tools . I decided to leave off the side skirts and just add minimal fenders front and rear . I also added the pistol port plugs on the turret sides , although this unit had them welded closed and ground down , I think the ports look cool so I added them . The unit this tank ” belongs ” to { sPzAbt.301 (Fkl)} only had 5 ( some publications say 6 ) Tiger IIs . Photographic evidence is sparse , even after 70 years only about 5 photos each of tanks # 01 , 02 & 12 can be found in publications . There are 20 pictures of #11 , pretty much all from the same angle , 2 picture of # 10 , and one picture of #3 ( so that makes 6 right ? ) . Well the pictures of #10 are very small and are from the rear showing # 10 on the turret rear , or could the negative be reversed and it’s really #01 ? Its too small and grainy to make out any details to be sure . Too many unanswered questions about this unit , all I know for sure is that they were part of a Demolition unit using Radio Controlled Bogward vehicles and those little Goliaths ., attached to Panzer Lehr in Normandy 1944 . So I gave this one a fictitious number – 13 . Next time I’ll pick a unit that has info available .
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