rexford Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 The following site has an interesting discussion of how Tigers were used against anti-tank guns, and Russian comments on Tiger tank optics quality and gun accuracy: http://www.iremember.ru/artillerymen/monyushko/monyushko2.htm "After short but powerful artillery raids the Germans would attack with their armor. Heavy AFVs, Tigers and Ferdinands, ascended hills deep inside the German positions and stopped 1-1.5 kilometers from our own positions. The lighter and more maneuverable Pz.IV's continued to advance together with small numbers of infantry. It made little sense for us to fire at the AFVs deployed in the rear. Even in case of a direct hit the shell couldn't cause serious damage at such range. But German tankers waited until our anti-tank battery was forced to open fire at the tanks advancing in the front. A gun that opened fire, exposed itself, immediately fell victim to a well aimed shot from the stationary heavy AFVs. It must be noted that Tigers had very precise sights and very accurate 88mm guns." Given a long clear line of fire, it appears that Tigers could be very effective against guns. Reports of Tiger damage to Russian forces usually include a healthy number of guns, tanks and motor vehicles. The Tiger fired HE rounds at 810 m/s, which is higher than the Panther (700 m/s) and Tiger II (750 m/s), which might account for the accuracy against guns. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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