Joshik Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Hi guys... I came across this photo on the net, and played around a bit with it in Photoshop. It shows two GIs standing on top of a dead Tiger tank. I'm using it as my desktop screen, and thought some of you might like it as well... Dead Tiger -Joshik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Monkey Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Gah, it looks like the Tiger shot the hands off the guy on the left before they got it. And I thought gun hits were gamey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Uber General Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 that thing has in impressive collection of holes in it. Can anyone tell what sort of guns would have caused them? Uber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 The bigger ones are probably 75 or 76 mm. It was common practice among allied tankers to run an AP round through abandoned German vehicles. It was probably good practice for the gunners and prudent as well. Just because it's not moving now doesn't mean it's not playing dead. The smaller dots could be ricochets of smaller guns. I imagine that a .50 from close range just might dig a gouge big enough to cast a shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrene Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Originally posted by hank: The bigger ones are probably 75 or 76 mm. It was common practice among allied tankers to run an AP round through abandoned German vehicles. It was probably good practice for the gunners and prudent as well. Just because it's not moving now doesn't mean it's not playing dead. The smaller dots could be ricochets of smaller guns. I imagine that a .50 from close range just might dig a gouge big enough to cast a shadow.The holes in the road wheels are definitively .50 Gyrene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Uber General Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Interesting. So the size of the ammo round, ie 76mm, will not translate into a hole of the same size in the armour? Do bits of it get sprayed off as it penetrates? Uber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgdpzr Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Originally posted by Sir Uber General: Interesting. So the size of the ammo round, ie 76mm, will not translate into a hole of the same size in the armour? Do bits of it get sprayed off as it penetrates? UberThis depends on the type of round. IIRC, solid shot (as used by the Brits) would produce a hole roughly the same diameter as the round. Other ammo types, such as discarding sabot, have a penetrator that is much smaller than the bore diameter, so they will produce smaller holes. Then there are the heat rounds which produce very small holes. I'm sure others can elaborate or correct me, but this is basically the gist of it I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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