edward cameron Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I thought some of you may appreciate this reference from "From Normandy to the Ruhr - with the 116th Panzer Division. By Heinz Guderian. Page 429" Hauptmann Adam, who led the 1st Battalion of the Panzer Regiment, reported the following after the war: Four Storm Tigers were subordinated ... to me... Since, due to the rocket propulsion, the projectiles left a long, meteor like smoke trail behind them and thereby gave away the firing position, the position had to be changed after every round. We had a good view of the fork in the road north of Kirchhellen and observed that strong American combat units were assembled there and had come to a standstill. With all four Storm Tigers, a salvo was fired. The effect was hard to comprehend in those days. Vehicles flew through the air, and tanks flipped over like cardboard boxes. Of course, we had to immediately leave our position, but it took hours for the enemy to recover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Russian Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Originally posted by edward cameron: I thought some of you may appreciate this reference from "From Normandy to the Ruhr - with the 116th Panzer Division. By Heinz Guderian. Page 429" Hauptmann Adam, who led the 1st Battalion of the Panzer Regiment, reported the following after the war: Four Storm Tigers were subordinated ... to me... Since, due to the rocket propulsion, the projectiles left a long, meteor like smoke trail behind them and thereby gave away the firing position, the position had to be changed after every round. We had a good view of the fork in the road north of Kirchhellen and observed that strong American combat units were assembled there and had come to a standstill. With all four Storm Tigers, a salvo was fired. The effect was hard to comprehend in those days. Vehicles flew through the air, and tanks flipped over like cardboard boxes. Of course, we had to immediately leave our position, but it took hours for the enemy to recover. [shameless plug] There is an Eastern Front scenario with a Sturm Tiger in it on the Scenario Depot. It is HSG EW A Tiger by the Tail. There are not four but it will give you a chance to play with one. [shameless plug.] I tell you this because there are no Sturm Tigers in CMAK. Panther Commander [ April 23, 2004, 10:10 AM: Message edited by: Panther Commander ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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