John Kettler Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) 'Tis the season for treadhead goodness AND possible use by the people doing sound mods. Have found time and again people either put music over the actual tank sounds or, if a museum day, it's catch as catch can to get clean audio because of frequent PA/Tannoy interruptions. This one has no interference of either type, nor an untimely overflight, either. Regards, John Kettler Edited December 12, 2018 by John Kettler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Nice catch. I think it sounds quite shrill/turbine-like in the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Bulletpoint, Though it fell into my lap, I'm glad I posted this and that it is useful. Certainly thought it was. Also, given the heavy duty Zimmerit on the turret, I wonder why the hull has none? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 36 minutes ago, John Kettler said: Also, given the heavy duty Zimmerit on the turret, I wonder why the hull has none? I think it does have zimmerit, it's just the video compression that blurs it out... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadepm Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Sounds beautiful. Like a really large sports car... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Also interesting to see how lightly it drives across the terrain. Doesn't sink into the soil at all, and hardly disturbs the forest floor. Maybe if it starts turning, things will look very different... Edited December 12, 2018 by Bulletpoint 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewood1 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 That is a packed dry dirt road. At that slow a speed, I wouldn't expect a lot of disturbance to the soil. It's wet dirt roads and off-road terrain I'd be looking at more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger73 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Thewood1 said: That is a packed dry dirt road. At that slow a speed, I wouldn't expect a lot of disturbance to the soil. It's wet dirt roads and off-road terrain I'd be looking at more. True that, but the wider tracks designed for the those big cats reduced tank tread ground pressure to 15 PSI (pounds per square inch) which did enhance their mobility. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 For comparison, here is the Jagdtiger post war in British tech evaluation footage. The ground is much softer and apparently wetter than what the far lighter King Tiger was running on. Regards, John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 By a fluke, I found this, which is of the same King Tiger and what looks to be the same location. With the benefit of a proper video (24 minutes, no less), it becomes clear that Bulletpoint was right. There is Zimmerit on the glacis ( his point) and all the other usual places, but the glacis Zimmerit appears to be worn down. Regards, John Kettler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Probably because that's how you climb on-board a Kingtiger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Andy, My thoughts exactly. If the Zimmerit is original, there might've been some scouring via vegetation as well. Would note, too, the glacis is, relatively speaking, the flattest Zimmerit coated surface with regard to to horizontal, so find myself wondering whether the solar pounding might be a factor. Something else to consider is whether the Zimmerit is original on the Saumur King Tiger (yes, it's theirs). Unfortunately, the brief backstory on the tank doesn't say, but there is zero mention of any strip down to bare metal, but still must be deemed a possibility. If so, then our pontificating is in vain, since it presumes we're looking at the original Zimmerit coating. A cool bit of artistic license has been used on the tank number. The real one was 123, but Colonel Aubrey, who founded the museum, put the number of the King Tiger that destroyed his Sherman on it instead. If the prominent turret number got repainted, this means that at least some of the tank has not original paint, but was there a full repaint or simply enough to be able to paint on the new number?http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/tiger-II-heavy-tank-Konigstiger.html Regards, John Kettler Edited December 13, 2018 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Is it the original camouflage paint? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) No it's been restored and repainted/touched up in those colours at least a couple of times at the http://www.museedesblindes.fr - It was with the Fench Army post-war and stashed away before going to the museum.. "Tiger II – Musée des Blindés, Saumur (France) – running condition Fahrgestell number 280112. According to an article from the Saumur museum's magazine n° 54, this tank, which now carries the turret number 233, could be the tank n° 123, which belonged to the 1st Company, 101 SS.s.Abt in August 1944. It could have been abandoned by its crew on 23 August 1944, due to some engine problems, at Brueil-en-Vexin (near Mantes-la-Jolie). It has been apparently salvaged by the French Army in September 1944, and then stored at the AMX factory at Satory before being transferred to the museum, when it was created. It was not in running condition for some months due to a gearbox problem, but the tank has been repaired recently and now, it runs normally (France AFVs register) How it was in 2006 (note slightly different green tan pattern in places) http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=216 This King Tiger is believed to be the only one in the world in running order. It carries the turret number “233” and has taken part in some ‘Carrousel’ dynamic displays. It is coated with Zimmerit anti-magnetic mine paste. It was restored using parts from a number of other vehicles, Edited December 13, 2018 by Wicky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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