101Tiger and 101Tiger II
This book is very comprehensive and straight to the point listing 101 interesting Tiger facts. It also includes very full details of the tests carried out on the Tiger in 1944 – comparing mobility, range and turning circles with that of other tank types.
This picture shows a Tiger 101, which did have spare track mounts on the turret sides. This version of the tank differed from that built in the Border kit.
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Part 1: The Tiger I
Production on the Tiger I ran smoothly despite Allied bombing and some sabotage. Its combat debut took place near Leningrad and Kursk in late 1942 and early 1943.
Employed in separate heavy tank battalions, the Tiger was nearly impenetrable to Allied weapons at anything but point-blank range. Light tanks with superior mobility can duel a Tiger at medium range. Avoid shooting at the turret and lower front plates as shells angled there tend to bounce or lose penetration.
Part 2: The Tiger II
The Tiger II (King Tiger) was the successor to the famous Tiger I. It was a heavy tank and was assigned to Heer and SS frontline battalions.
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Part 3: The Tiger B
The Tiger Ausf B was a prototype built to test the tank design. Henschel asked Krupp to prepare a bare mild steel hull as quickly as possible.
The first trial runs took place early in February 1944. A series of concise reports recorded observations and noted problems – some of which were very significant. This led to numerous design tweaks, including the notch cut into the front plate of V2.
Part 4: The Tiger Units
The accounts of the battles in which the Tiger played a major role tend to create the impression that this tank was omnipresent. This is not necessarily the case.
The first Tiger battalion, schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101, did not arrive on the scene until almost a week after D-Day—and that was only after enduring a painful road march. It then saw little action.
Part 5: The Tiger Combat Reports
All twelve official wartime Tiger combat reports have been rediscovered and restored, and are presented here in their original form.
The Tiger’s first deployment was inauspicious; three out of four broke down and one exploded. Marker advised that the tank should be destroyed to prevent its secrets falling into enemy hands, but his advice was overruled.
The book relies on tank-vs-tank and platoon-level reports to assess Tiger effectiveness, but these are weakened by the widespread tendency for unit histories to exaggerate claims of aircraft and tank kills.
Part 6: The Tiger II Production
The Tiger II was designed to be both a combatant and an intimidator. It was the heaviest operational tank of WW2 and it could be an unforgiving machine for crews.
Final drive problems hampered the effectiveness of the unit and, on Hitler’s orders, disabled Tiger tanks were blown up to prevent them falling into enemy hands. Despite these problems the Tiger II was still a potent threat.
Part 7: The Tiger Units in Action
Despite Allied bombing and sabotage, Tiger production continued to accelerate. Production numbers rose from 450 to 1,350 vehicles, including the four prototypes.
Wilbeck examines the intended missions of the Tiger battalions and their actual operations on both the Eastern and Western fronts. He includes a number of combat reports that offer snapshots of the action.
Part 8: The Tiger Combat Reports
Despite the failure of many Tiger battalions to fulfil their intended role – offensive breakthrough operations – they still managed to score a high kill ratio against Allied tanks. Wilbeck demonstrates that the common myth of the Tiger as an unreliable vehicle is false.
He reveals that early Tigers typically marched at a speed comparable to other medium tanks of the time. He also highlights that crews were expected to destroy their vehicles rather than allow them to fall into enemy hands and self-destruct equipment was available from February 1943 onwards.
Appendices
These two books should be of considerable interest to military modellers. They are well researched and clearly explain some of the “myths and legends” that have grown around this powerful tank.
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