Strontium Dog Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 This might be old news? I just came across this manual for Tiger crews and thought you guys might find it interesting. Tiger manual Amongst other things there are some armour penetration charts for some of the commonly encountered enemy tanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Interesting stuff. I especially liked the section that explained how to use the gunner's sight. not exactly computerized, was it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortlund Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Thanks for that link. Really interesting to see that manual. Am I the only one laughing myself silly at the short mottos on almost every page? Like this one Drum scheisse weniger, treffe mehr, Das freut den Reichsminister Speer or this one Spar Munition es reicht bereits, ein wagen voll zum Ritterkreuz [ January 08, 2003, 12:35 PM: Message edited by: Leutnant Hortlund ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 This is a great manual. Especially this part. Im hungry now. EDIT: More good stuff. Hey Hortland, can you translate some of this for us? [ January 08, 2003, 02:18 PM: Message edited by: MeatEtr ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortlund Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Hrm, first a lill disclaimer. My German is not what it should be, maybe someone from Germany can correct all my grammar errors here. Anyway, the first one says something along the lines of You should shoot less and hit more, that makes Reichsminister Speer (armaments minister) happy. The other one says Save your ammo, you have plenty enough to fill your wagon with Knights crosses. Of cource they sound a bit better in German since it rhymes. They lose in the translation, and they loose even more since I am the one doing the translating 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSColonel_131st Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 On a visit from germany, another flightsimmer and former tank commander brought us this to have a look at. Was cool to see it firsthand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbb Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Originally posted by Strontium Dog: This might be old news? I just came across this manual for Tiger crews and thought you guys might find it interesting. Tiger manual Amongst other things there are some armour penetration charts for some of the commonly encountered enemy tanksI bought an English translation of this a couple of years ago. Don't know if it's still in print. Very interesting stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightblade Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Originally posted by Leutnant Hortlund: Spar Munition es reicht bereits, ein wagen voll zum Ritterkreuz . . . The other one says Save your ammo, you have plenty enough to fill your wagon with Knights crosses. The translation is not quite correct. It´s about: "Save ammunition, one full load of it is enough to gain a Knight´s cross." Just a minor thing but anyway Knight´s crosses were not that easy to earn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Thanks for the link. Has anyone gone here? It's pretty good as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Tiger1.info, and the site author David Byrden have been extremely helpful and accomodating. Even my dumbest questions have been answered, although sometimes it takes a while. I consider this the best site on the web for modeling the Tiger 1, bar none. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbb Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 It looks like the English translation is still available. Check out: http://www.aberdeenbookstore.com/german_weapons.htm 54. TIGERFIBEL, THE ORIGINAL TIGER TANK MANUAL, S,O, complete translation of the original manual issued to WWII German Tiger tank crews in 1943 including all intelligence charts and original illustrations, 174 pp. $20.00 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pakfan Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Does anybody know an internet source for the "real" manuals? I'm talking about the technical manuals, like the turret manuals, engine manuals, etc.??? That's what I've been trying to find for a long time now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaTyR Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 A stupid question, but here goes: on the bottom page charts, concerning Tiger vs. other tanks, there are 3 numbers on top of the illustrations. First is (?) the maximun range where the enemy can destroy the Tiger, second is (?) the maximun range where the Tiger can destroy the enemy frontally, both in hundred metres (a sort of a quick reference maybe). What is the third number for ? Everything else I can understand, but this little thing puzzles me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightblade Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 The last number (always double-digit) is actually two numbers. It´s the width in the stadia(? don´t know if that´s the correct term in English) optics when the Tiger can kill the enemy, fist number frontally, second number from the side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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